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Monday, 26 October 2020

Archive in a Pandemic A-Z: E is for

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ENQUIRIES Throughout the lonely weeks of Lockdown and the gradual re-awakening of services, Archive staff have been diligently answering enq...
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Monday, 19 October 2020

Archive in a Pandemic A-Z: D is for

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  DANCING Charleston Dance Diagram by Andy Warhol  DON'T take your partner by the hand Keep your distance, touching's banned! Two co...
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Monday, 12 October 2020

Archive in a Pandemic A-Z: C is for

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CLEANING Every day we are open we are cleaning especially for you, dear public. Before and after each booking, we clean the table and the ch...
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Monday, 5 October 2020

Archive in a Pandemic A-Z: B is for

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BOOKING It is delightful to be open again and to welcome readers and researchers back to the search room. Gone are the days, however,  when ...
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Monday, 28 September 2020

Archive in a Pandemic A-Z: A is for...

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ARCHIVE   This the start of a new weekly blog of our experiences in the time of COVID-19.  This is a link to a tour of our Archive in word...
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Friday, 3 July 2020

The Identity of William Balfour

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My confusion of two men with the same name and where it led me... A new post from The Balfour Blogger #2 There is so much in the Balfour p...
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Monday, 8 June 2020

The Wreck of the Jonge Louisa - a gift from the sea

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A post from the Balfour Blogger #1: On 12th February 1785, Pat Hagart, Factor to the Earldom of Orkney, sat down at his desk in Kirkw...
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Tuesday, 12 May 2020

The Churchill Barriers 75 Years

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Today is the 75th Anniversary of the opening of  the Churchill Barriers. D52/4_007 They were officially opened by First Lord of the Ad...
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