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Archives Hub
"A national gateway to descriptions of archives in UK universities and colleges."
ARCHON
Hosted by the Historical Manuscripts Commission, ARCHON is "...the
principal information gateway for UK archivists and users of manuscript
sources for British history". It provides information on repositories
throughout the UK and abroad, as well as useful links to other websites.
Bolton Museums and Art Gallery
Photographs by Humphrey Spender taken as part of the Worktown Project.
British Library Newspaper Library
The national archive for British and overseas newspapers. Site contains catalogues and information on the collections.
Public Records Office
The national archive for the United Kingdom.
24 Hour Museum
The National Virtual Museum
Women's Library
Catalogues, exhibitions and information from the largest collection
of women's history in the UK.
Life History Research and other associated projects
British Library National Sound Archive
Details of the National Sound Archive's oral history holdings and projects.
Centre for Life History Research
Based at the University of Sussex.
'Dohistory.org' - Step-by-Step guide to oral history
Part of the 'www.dohistory.org' website.
Federation of Worker Writers & Community Publishers
Find out more about the Mass Observation Eye designed and created by Cath Arlidge.
H-Oral History
A member of the Humanities and Social Sciences On-Line service.
Humphrey Jennings: the man who listened to Britain
Channel Four microsite on Humphrey Jennings, co-founder of the original Mass Observation project.
Institute for Oral History
Useful oral history workshop on the web with tips on carrying out research etc.
In The First Person database
An index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives
Library of Unwritten Books
The Library of Unwritten Books is a community art project of short interviews recorded with people about a book they dream of writing or making. Limited edition mini-books are published from transcripts of the interviews, which are made available to readers at exhibitions and special events.
Living Stories
A life history project recording experiences of people living with haemophilia and HIV
Mountain Voices
"This website presents interviews with over 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions round the world. Their testimonies offer a personal perspective on change and development." A project initiated by the Panos Oral Testimony Programme. Can be searched by country and/or by theme.
My Brighton and Hove
Local history website
Oral History Online
Provided by Berkeley University.
Oral History Review
Go to 'E-Books & E-Journals, browse by title and search for 'Oral History Review'.
QueenSpark Publications
Brighton and Hove's community publisher
The Window
Linking two railway stations, one in Karachi, Pakistan, and another in London, The Window is an interactive large-scale screen located in a cafe at each site with a live audio and video stream that enables users to view each other, interact and leave messages in both languages for their counterparts in either location.
University of Sussex Journal of Contemporary History
"...an innovative, refereed on-line journal that seeks to provide a medium for publication in the postgraduate community and to disseminate creative, critical, and inter-disciplinary historical research."
Writing for the Mass Observation Project
The webpages of one M-O contributor, Bob Rust, created with his collaboration
by Anna Green in 1999. Anna was a member of Archive staff 1998-2000.
The production of this website was part of her project work on the
Certificate in Life History Work at Sussex.
