Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
Looking after your letters A guest blog post by Charlotte Anstis, a Conservation Intern at the National Archives of Ireland Through the centuries paper has shown itself to be an incredibly robust and flexible material in many ways, illustrated by its Continue reading Looking after your letters
On the 3rd and 4th September 2014 the letters of 1916 project visited the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) to collect and photograph letters held in its archives. PRONI was established in 1923 and operates as the archival Continue reading A visit to the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
Letters of 1916 is delighted to announce its latest collaboration with a national institution, the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) PRONI was founded in 1923 shortly after the official foundation of Northern Ireland as the official archive for Continue reading Letters of 1916 welcomes the Public Record Office of Ireland as a new contributor
We have just added the Military Archives’ profile to our ‘Featured Profiles’ section. There are a number of letters belonging to the Military Archives in the Letters of 1916 collection, including letters written by Padraic Mac Piarais and Harry Boland and James Connolly. Continue reading New! Featured Profile – Military Archives
There are a number of letters belonging to the Military Archives in the Letters of 1916 collection. In this featured institution profile, the Officers of the Military Archives, Commandant Pádraic Kennedy and Captain Claire Mortimer, told us about the Military Continue reading Featured Institution: The Military Archives
The process of creating a digital collection such as The letters of 1916, takes many people with many skills and expertise. This is the first blog post that describes one piece of the workflow from sourcing an analogue document to Continue reading Featured Institution: National Archives of Ireland
The major functions of the Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives are to collect, preserve, arrange, describe, and make available for use the records and materials that document the Capuchin Order’s heritage in Ireland. The Capuchin Order has a very long history Continue reading Featured Institution: Irish Capuchin Provincial Archives