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A shelving unit with piles of archival documents stacked neatly, tied with a white ribbon and placed in rows on the shelves.

Our Curation Process and its Benefits

British Online Archives
Published 23rd June, 2025 2 min read
A report written in support of the decision taken by the Home Secretary, John Anderson, to detain Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF), in May 1940, under the terms of Defence Regulation 18B.

Document of the Week: Detention Report for Sir Oswald Mosley

Dr Charlie Hall
Published 23rd June, 2025 2 min read
A report from 1882, addresses illicit diamond dealing, as the British sought to secure and regulate the diamond industry.

Document of the Week: Diamond Trade in Griqualand West, 1882

Nishah Malik
Published 16th June, 2025 3 min read
A letter on aged paper, written in March 1845, from the Bishop of New Zealand to the Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG).

Document of the Week: Hōne Heke and Māori Resistance to British Colonial Rule

Mary Wills
Published 9th June, 2025 3 min read
A silhouette of a mosque against a mountainous background. Text at the top of the image says Eid Al Adha Mubarak.

Eid al-Adha 2025

British Online Archives
Published 6th June, 2025 1 min read
Aged paper with an ornate border and a logo resembling a rainbow arch with Civil Defence written in arched text within it, along with a crown above it. The document is titled Some Things You Should Know If War Should Come. There are handwritten annotations over the page.

Document of the Week: "Some Things You Should Know If War Should Come"

Dr Charlie Hall
Published 2nd June, 2025 3 min read
An aged piece of paper with cursive script written on a slant across the page.

Our Tags and Search Filters Make Research Easier!

British Online Archives
Published 27th May, 2025 6 min read
To women stand on a grand staircase in elegant dresses. One woman is of a very slim build, and the other has a fuller figure. The slim woman smiles into the distance while the other woman looks sad, and fans herself.

Document of the Week: Antipon Tonic—Weight Loss Advert in The Tatler (1909)

Nishah Malik
Published 26th May, 2025 4 min read
A typed document with text in two columns. At the head of the page there is a title that reads A Novel in a Nutshell.

Document of the Week: “Kismet”, the First Published Work of Walter de la Mare (1895)

Laura Wales
Published 19th May, 2025 3 min read
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