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It was great to connect with colleagues and talk about our work for the @guardian bicentenary at the @_BusinessArch and @BusArchScot conference yesterday. Unbeatable conference snacks from Glasgow hosts @The_Macallan too! #BusArchConf24
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We're looking forward to taking part in this tomorrow!
Institute of Historical Research (@ihr_history) profile pictureInstitute of Historical Research@ihr_history29 Oct 2024
Remember, remember the 5th November … is History Day! Only one week until #HistDay24 and we can’t wait to welcome you to Senate House, London! Keep signing up at buff.ly/3Yo2Hi3 to explore our 90+ stalls & our online content at buff.ly/2qLXIc8. See you there!
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#OnThisDay in 1846 the Guardian's longest serving editor CP Scott was born. Scott became editor of the newspaper in 1872 and stayed in post for an incredible 57 years! 📷: Guardian
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Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub theguardian.com/world/2024/o…
Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub

Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub

John London, a landlord, paid rates so could take part in Westminster byelection despite being called a ‘blackamoor’

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Reminder: closing for applications this Friday (25 October) at 9am!
GNM Archive (@GuardianArchive) profile pictureGNM Archive@GuardianArchive17 Oct 2024
We are hiring! We're looking for a Head of Archive to join our team to cover a period of maternity leave for 10 months. Closing date 9am 25 October 2024. For further details about the role and how to apply see: workforus.theguardian.com/jo…
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We are hiring! We're looking for a Head of Archive to join our team to cover a period of maternity leave for 10 months. Closing date 9am 25 October 2024. For further details about the role and how to apply see: workforus.theguardian.com/jo…
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Amazing photographs from @HE_Archive but did you know that the first @Guardian staff photographer Walter Doughty was a pioneer of aerial photography? See more about his work including capturing Blackpool from the air in 1919 here: theguardian.com/gnm-archive/…

Walter Doughty - the Guardian’s first photographer

Telling the story of the Guardian’s first photographer, Walter Doughty, using material from the Guardian News & Media (GNM) Archive for this year’s Explore Your Archive campaign

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Pioneering aerial photographer’s pictures show England of the 1930s theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Pioneering aerial photographer’s pictures show England of the 1930s

Pioneering aerial photographer’s pictures show England of the 1930s

Images from Arthur William Hobart, who leant out of a biplane to produce pictures of life in the interwar period, digitised and released

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#OnThisDay in 1914 the @Guardian published the first installment of its History of the War series which covered the origins, events and aftermath of the first world war as it happened between 1914 and 1920 #Bizhist #exploreyourarchive 📷: GNM archive theguardian.com/gnmeducation…
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Cover notes: a selection of the 3,120 Observer Magazines published in the past 60 years theguardian.com/media/galler…
Cover notes: a selection of the 3,120 Observer Magazines published in the past 60 years

Cover notes: a selection of the 3,120 Observer Magazines published in the past 60 years

From the opening close-up of Lord Mountbatten to world leaders, pop stars, celebrities and even a child’s drawing, here are just a few of the thousands of Observer Magazine covers

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Happy 60th Birthday to @ObsMagazine 🥳 It's great to see our Observer archive collection featuring so prominently in Sunday's magazine!
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‘It’ll have bite, be radical and funny’: celebrating 60 years of the Observer Magazine dlvr.it/TCyrDQ

‘It’ll have bite, be radical and funny’: celebrating 60 years of the Observer Magazine

It’s six decades since David Astor launched the first issue of the Observer Magazine. Here, we look at its evolution

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It was lovely to introduce visitors from @PaulMellonCentr to our #archives this morning. Looking forward to a return visit later in the year!
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It's the anniversary of @guardian moving day again! The paper also moved into its new Farringdon Road offices #OTD in 1976.
GNM Archive (@GuardianArchive) profile pictureGNM Archive@GuardianArchive29 Aug 2019
#OTD in 1970 the @guardian left its #Manchester office in Cross Street. It was the end of an era – the building had been the paper's home since the 1860s.
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In June, @gdn_foundation held it's annual event. As part of this the Archive team created a video detailing the work it does as part of the foundation preserving the history of the newspaper. Have a look below!
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BAC@_BusinessArch29 Apr 2024
Applications are now being accepted for our Bursary for Business History Research. This bursary provides support for researchers to access business archives with awards up to £1000. For more info and how to apply please see businessarchivescouncil.org.…
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BACS@BusArchScot12 Aug 2024
Excited to say that bookings for our conference with @_BusinessArch are now open to all 👉bac.whitefuse.net/events/liq… Draft programme here busarchscot.org.uk/wp-conten… and details about the venue and getting to Glasgow here busarchscot.org.uk/events/co…
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Thank you @NewsUKArchives for a fascinating visit this week! We especially loved seeing the signature of #RachelBeer - the first female editor of both @ObserverUK and The Sunday Times. Just one of many links between our #archives
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Meet our latest additions to the archive 🎒🎒 #glastonbury24 #explorearchives
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Archive, 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus

On 20 July 1974, thousands of Turkish troops landed in northern Cyprus, five days after an Athens-orchestrated coup had taken place on the island

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A huge thanks to this week's volunteers Darcie and Ella who have done a fantastic job helping to repackage and catalogue our Guardian picture library, Les Gibbard and Katharine Whitehorn collections.
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Great to see the importance and value of archives being highlighted in the @guardian today @explorearchives theguardian.com/culture/arti…
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