Tag Archives: conservation
Conserving the Richard Bright Collection
Dr Richard Bright is a key figure in the history of medicine and intellectual life, famous for his work in nephrology and discovery of Bright’s disease, but also active in other areas, including natural history, geology, anthropology and travel. Bright … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright's disease, conservation, Dr Bright, Guy's Hospital, medicine, Richard Bright, Science
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Working as historians: new and revised school workshops
The Autumn 2019 term has been a busy one at the Norfolk Record Office with the Education and Outreach team delivering workshops at The Archive Centre and in schools. As well as delivering our popular Second World War workshops for … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, First World War, historians, preservation, school workshops, secondary schools, Strangers
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Disaster recovery: The impact of the fire at Norwich Central Library and the creation of The Archive Centre
This August marks 25 years since the fire at Norwich Central Library which took place on 1 August 1994. At the time the archives of the Norfolk Record Office were kept in the basement strongroom of the library with some … Continue reading
The Appliance of Science: Using Science in Conservation
Back in October we were really pleased to run our first ever workshop as part of the Norwich Science Festival. The workshop looked at how science was used on a practical level within the workplace; in this case focusing on … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, Norwich Science Festival, paper, school workshops, Science
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‘Such Facts as Seem to Throw Light Upon Each Other’ Conserving The Papers of Dr Richard Bright
On the 30 May our collection care team welcomed a project conservator, David Parker. For the next two years, he will be working for the new project involving the conservation of the 19th century papers of Dr Richard Bright. Richard Bright … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright's disease, conservation, Dr Bright
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Seals and sealing: An introduction to seals through the archives of the Norfolk Record Office
Many visitors to the Norfolk Record Office will have come across seals on documents, through requesting records to the searchroom, on display in behind-the-scenes tours or waiting in conservation for our kind team of volunteers who sew socks to fit! … Continue reading
Celebrating National Libraries Day: Meet the Archive Specialists at Norfolk Heritage Centre
Saturday 6 February 2016 is National Libraries Day and we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to celebrate the resources we have available at Norfolk Record Office. At The Archive Centre we have a reference library in the search … Continue reading
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