Churchill Archives Centre
Where the modern history of Britain is open to all
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The Churchill Archives Centre is a world-leading collection of 20th Century history.
“Where the modern history of Britain is open to all”
The Archives Centre began by collecting the papers of Winston Churchill and other contemporaries and has grown to become an important resource for the study of modern history from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Our collections encompass the personal papers of individuals who made and remade British domestic politics and international relations, advanced scientific knowledge, and who observed or transformed society, economics and culture. These materials record key events and trends in the history of Britain and beyond. The Centre continues to collect.
The Archives Centre has been awarded Accreditation by The National Archives and the Churchill Papers have been entered on the UNESCO International Register of the Memory of the World.
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New Churchill award honours Colin Bell DFC
Churchill College is pleased to announce that thanks to a donor (a friend of the College and member of the University Library Advisory Board), it has recently established an award […]
The Monmouth Rebels of 1685
In this blog, Professor Mark Goldie shares his nomination for our ‘50 stories for 50 years’ series to mark the 50th Anniversary of Churchill Archives Centre. You don’t expect to […]
Lise Meitner Original Slide Rule
Our collection MTNR, consists of papers relating to the nuclear physicist Professor Lise Meitner (1878-1968) but also contains a number of objects – mainly medals and awards for her outstanding […]
Next steps in Digital Preservation and Access
With each passing year the Archives Centre acquires more digital material, both digitised from our paper and audio-visual holdings, and born-digital material from our depositors’ devices and storage. This presents […]
The Churchill Archives Centre launches new Access Portal to mark its 50th Anniversary
The Churchill Archives Centre is a world-leading repository of 20th century history, holding a wide range of documents by more than 570 political, military and scientific luminary figures from the […]