Fiona Philip and Daniel Mutibwa of the University of Leeds write about their project to unlock the potential of our Daily Herald Archive.
The Pararchive project’s research in our archives revealed images illuminating the history of Stoke-on-Trent, its factories and workers over four decades.
Filmed in 1915, Charles Urban’s Britain Prepared used military footage to promote British strength and determination in the war effort during the First World War.
Our research centre isn’t just for visitors interested in photography, cinema, TV and the internet—we recently welcomed a researcher whose enquiries were of an entirely architectural nature…
John Hinde was a pioneer of colour photography in Britain. Some of his work has just gone on display at the Photographers’ Gallery’s exhibition Mass Observation: This is Your Photo.
As Tate Britain prepares to open a new exhibition of L.S. Lowry’s industrial landscapes, we look at scenes of northern urban life in our collection.