Archive Awareness 2009
Archive Awareness Campaign
Hundreds of archives are planning showcases, open days, workshops and many other activities to celebrate their holdings of original documents to new audiences. Find out about events near you!
· Visit the Women’s Library and find out about the unsung heroines behind feminism
· For newly digitised material, look no further than The National Archives Human Rights online exhibition, or the Parliamentary Archives slave trade registers
Find out about Archive Awareness 2009 here.
If you would like any information on this year's Archive Awareness activities and how you can get involved please contact angela.owusu@nationalarchives.gov.uk or rene@nca.org.uk.
What's on?
The Archive Awareness Campaign events directory
will tell you about special events going on in an archive near you
throughout the year).
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What's it about?
Archive Awareness Campaign is an ongoing celebration of all kinds of fascinating archive treasures...But do you know what an archive is? It's not a museum or a library. Find out more »
Victorian Voices
Victorian Voices was a short story competition
for schoolchildren, organised by the AAC. You can still use the
online resource pack for teaching or just for fun. Sources come
from archives across the UK.
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