King's College London Archives
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King's College London Archives and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
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We’ve been having a fantastic time at History Day @senatehouselib.bsky.social ! We’ll be here for a few more hours so make sure to say hi and get some free pens and badges ✍️
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’ve been having a fantastic time at History Day @senatehouselib.bsky.social ! We’ll be here for a few more hours so make sure to say hi and get some free pens and badges ✍️
...formal class photos, a conga line of Reggie carriers, and a student hard at work on a very retro computer - phew!
We hope you work hard and play hard just like they did, and when it comes to your assessments remember that we may well have a load of records to help you with your studies 👋
We hope you work hard and play hard just like they did, and when it comes to your assessments remember that we may well have a load of records to help you with your studies 👋
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
...formal class photos, a conga line of Reggie carriers, and a student hard at work on a very retro computer - phew!
We hope you work hard and play hard just like they did, and when it comes to your assessments remember that we may well have a load of records to help you with your studies 👋
We hope you work hard and play hard just like they did, and when it comes to your assessments remember that we may well have a load of records to help you with your studies 👋
A big welcome to all of our new students starting today, and to those returning too!
We thought you might like to see a snippet of King's-gone-by, so we've gone black-and-white. Digging through our archive, there's views of the Strand, dental students hard at work, fun & games with a tug-of-war...
We thought you might like to see a snippet of King's-gone-by, so we've gone black-and-white. Digging through our archive, there's views of the Strand, dental students hard at work, fun & games with a tug-of-war...
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A big welcome to all of our new students starting today, and to those returning too!
We thought you might like to see a snippet of King's-gone-by, so we've gone black-and-white. Digging through our archive, there's views of the Strand, dental students hard at work, fun & games with a tug-of-war...
We thought you might like to see a snippet of King's-gone-by, so we've gone black-and-white. Digging through our archive, there's views of the Strand, dental students hard at work, fun & games with a tug-of-war...
We undertake these Collections Weeks twice a year so that the service you get the rest of the year is far better! This week we will also be rearranging objects in the stores and working on our new location system. Stay tuned!
September 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We undertake these Collections Weeks twice a year so that the service you get the rest of the year is far better! This week we will also be rearranging objects in the stores and working on our new location system. Stay tuned!
We take this time to repackage large new collections into archival boxes and folders so they are better protected and better stored, and alongside that we create basic box lists so that we have an idea of what we have received.
September 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We take this time to repackage large new collections into archival boxes and folders so they are better protected and better stored, and alongside that we create basic box lists so that we have an idea of what we have received.
At the start of day 2 of our Collections Week the reading room is looking a little chaotic with new accessions that we’re sorting, but by the end of the week it should be much more organised! 🧵 #archives
September 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
At the start of day 2 of our Collections Week the reading room is looking a little chaotic with new accessions that we’re sorting, but by the end of the week it should be much more organised! 🧵 #archives
We're so happy to be at the first day of the Archives & Records Association Conference! There's so many amazing talks from industry professionals and the first keynote speaker, Julz Davis, gave such food for thought to start us all off. Can't wait for all the other speakers over the next few days...
August 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We're so happy to be at the first day of the Archives & Records Association Conference! There's so many amazing talks from industry professionals and the first keynote speaker, Julz Davis, gave such food for thought to start us all off. Can't wait for all the other speakers over the next few days...
Congratulations to all A Level students receiving your results today! For those of you who will be joining us at King's, we can't wait to meet you.
Our archives are open for students of any subject, and with millions of documents there'll be something of use to you. Make sure to come say hi!
Our archives are open for students of any subject, and with millions of documents there'll be something of use to you. Make sure to come say hi!
August 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Congratulations to all A Level students receiving your results today! For those of you who will be joining us at King's, we can't wait to meet you.
Our archives are open for students of any subject, and with millions of documents there'll be something of use to you. Make sure to come say hi!
Our archives are open for students of any subject, and with millions of documents there'll be something of use to you. Make sure to come say hi!
It is a small booklet of several pages of cat pictures with humorous* captions, akin to our internet cat pictures today!
*some we didn't get but must be hilarious to those in the industry, we're sure.
#InternationalCatDay
*some we didn't get but must be hilarious to those in the industry, we're sure.
#InternationalCatDay
August 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It is a small booklet of several pages of cat pictures with humorous* captions, akin to our internet cat pictures today!
*some we didn't get but must be hilarious to those in the industry, we're sure.
#InternationalCatDay
*some we didn't get but must be hilarious to those in the industry, we're sure.
#InternationalCatDay
It's #InternationalCatDay, so we had to find something suitable from the archives!
This "cat-a-log" was created in 1974 (based off a 1950 original) by Ethicon, manufacturer of suture products and suture technology, and it forms part of our King's College Hospital collection (Ref: KH/PUB/1/2/18)
This "cat-a-log" was created in 1974 (based off a 1950 original) by Ethicon, manufacturer of suture products and suture technology, and it forms part of our King's College Hospital collection (Ref: KH/PUB/1/2/18)
August 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It's #InternationalCatDay, so we had to find something suitable from the archives!
This "cat-a-log" was created in 1974 (based off a 1950 original) by Ethicon, manufacturer of suture products and suture technology, and it forms part of our King's College Hospital collection (Ref: KH/PUB/1/2/18)
This "cat-a-log" was created in 1974 (based off a 1950 original) by Ethicon, manufacturer of suture products and suture technology, and it forms part of our King's College Hospital collection (Ref: KH/PUB/1/2/18)
Our military collection is made up of personal papers, and that means you can come across some touching pieces.
This letter in our Cdr Burrows collection was written by Anthony Vincent Large to his parents in 1942 and it recounts his harrowing 38.5 days adrift at sea after his ship was torpedoed.
This letter in our Cdr Burrows collection was written by Anthony Vincent Large to his parents in 1942 and it recounts his harrowing 38.5 days adrift at sea after his ship was torpedoed.
August 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our military collection is made up of personal papers, and that means you can come across some touching pieces.
This letter in our Cdr Burrows collection was written by Anthony Vincent Large to his parents in 1942 and it recounts his harrowing 38.5 days adrift at sea after his ship was torpedoed.
This letter in our Cdr Burrows collection was written by Anthony Vincent Large to his parents in 1942 and it recounts his harrowing 38.5 days adrift at sea after his ship was torpedoed.
Collections come in all sizes, and this little postcard gave us a big smile! Addressed to medieval historian Patrick Wormald, it was sent in 1984 by a group of historians trying to find the site of Quentovic, an early medieval Frankish town.
#history #medieval #ExploreYourArchives
#history #medieval #ExploreYourArchives
July 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Collections come in all sizes, and this little postcard gave us a big smile! Addressed to medieval historian Patrick Wormald, it was sent in 1984 by a group of historians trying to find the site of Quentovic, an early medieval Frankish town.
#history #medieval #ExploreYourArchives
#history #medieval #ExploreYourArchives
📣 Service announcement!
The reading room will be closed to visitors for our bi-annual Collections Week from the 1st-5th September. Please ensure to plan your visits accordingly.
The reading room will be closed to visitors for our bi-annual Collections Week from the 1st-5th September. Please ensure to plan your visits accordingly.
July 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
📣 Service announcement!
The reading room will be closed to visitors for our bi-annual Collections Week from the 1st-5th September. Please ensure to plan your visits accordingly.
The reading room will be closed to visitors for our bi-annual Collections Week from the 1st-5th September. Please ensure to plan your visits accordingly.
We have a wonderful new blog post written by our MA History intern all about Imperial Scholarship and the East. During his time with us, Kamal looked at letters and minutes in our College Archive relating to Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, a Victorian orientalist and polyglot. 🧵
#Victorian #Empire
#Victorian #Empire
July 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We have a wonderful new blog post written by our MA History intern all about Imperial Scholarship and the East. During his time with us, Kamal looked at letters and minutes in our College Archive relating to Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, a Victorian orientalist and polyglot. 🧵
#Victorian #Empire
#Victorian #Empire
Hello, Bluesky! 👋
We are King’s College London Archives and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. We have millions of items covering 3 centuries of King’s and merged institutions & over 800 collections of senior British Military personnel.
We can't wait to share our fantastic collections!
We are King’s College London Archives and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. We have millions of items covering 3 centuries of King’s and merged institutions & over 800 collections of senior British Military personnel.
We can't wait to share our fantastic collections!
July 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hello, Bluesky! 👋
We are King’s College London Archives and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. We have millions of items covering 3 centuries of King’s and merged institutions & over 800 collections of senior British Military personnel.
We can't wait to share our fantastic collections!
We are King’s College London Archives and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. We have millions of items covering 3 centuries of King’s and merged institutions & over 800 collections of senior British Military personnel.
We can't wait to share our fantastic collections!