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Section of an advertisement from The Illustrated London News, 12 December 1931, featuring a title reading To the Women of Britain, followed by six short paragraphs/sentences, followed by another title reading buy British and a subtitle reading from the Empire at home and overseas.

Document of the Week: “To the Women of Britain [. . .] buy British”, 12 December 1931

Chloe Haney
Published 11th May, 2026 3 min read
Text reading Report of the Select Committee on The Spread of Leprosy.

Document of the Week: Robben Island and the Spread of Leprosy (1883)

Nishah Malik
Published 27th April, 2026 5 min read
Two pages from the 1929 Annual Report on the Southern Provinces in Nigeria. Text on the pages is split into numbered paragraphs.

Document of the Week: The Women’s War in colonial Nigeria, 1929

Dr Mary Wills
Published 20th April, 2026 3 min read
An illustration of a group of schoolchildren from a range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, smiling upwards towards the viewer.

Document of the Week: Race Relations Act (1968)

Nishah Malik
Published 13th April, 2026 4 min read
Printed text reading Corn Law Rhymes; Printed by order of the Sheffield Mechanics' Anti-Bread-Tax.

Document of the Week: Corn Law Rhymes (1831)

Dr Catherine Bateson
Published 30th March, 2026 3 min read
Various illustrations of office equipment, such as a lamp, a hat stand. a clock, etc.

Document of the Week: “Everything for the Well Dressed Man” (July 1975)

Dr Tommy Dolan
Published 23rd March, 2026 6 min read
An illustration of a Wheel of Fortune on a tarot card. It is a circle containing symbols around the edge and a cross in the centre. A demon-like figure is beneath the wheel, holding it on its back, and a yellow snake is to the left of the wheel.

Document of the Week: “The Key to the Tarot” by Arthur Edward Waite (1910)

Dr Mary Wills
Published 16th March, 2026 5 min read
Six illustrations depicting the telephone, showing it in use and demonstrating how it works internally.

Document of the Week: “The Telephone” (1877)

Chloe Haney
Published 9th March, 2026 2 min read
Text reading The History of Witches, Ghosts, and Highland Seers Containing Many wonderful well-attested Relations. Handwritten text features between the lines History and of.

Document of the Week: The History of Witches, Ghosts, and Highland Seers (c. 1800)

Chloe Haney
Published 2nd March, 2026 3 min read
Two photographs of Indian women wearing saris with the title Feminine Makeup in India.

Document of the Week: Makeup Traditions in India

Nishah Malik
Published 23rd February, 2026 5 min read
Text reading Shall I go to war with my American brethren? A discourse addressed to all concerned in determining that important question.

Document of the Week: “Shall I Go To War With My American Brethren?” (1776)

Dr Catherine Bateson
Published 16th February, 2026 4 min read
Section of a page of typed text titled By the King. A Proclamation.

Document of the Week: Royal Proclamation Forbidding Travel From Ireland (1799)

Dr Tommy Dolan
Published 9th February, 2026 4 min read
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