The Social History Archive
@socialhistarchive.bsky.social
The Social History Archive empowers academic researchers, tutors and students with unparalleled access to British and Irish historical content.
We are delighted to have sponsored 'The Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive project' with @provnewshistory.bsky.social Find out more here and download the toolkit: bcmcr.org/projects/pnla/ #Archives #LocalNews #NewspaperArchives #CulturalHeritage #ResearchImpact #AcademicResearch
The Society is pleased to launch a new programme to support research bit.ly/4iFNuF0 The RHS / Social History Archive Partnership offers free access to resources in @socialhistarchive.bsky.social, published by DC Thomson. Applications for 6-month access to Archive content invited #Skystorians 1/2
Society launches new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive - RHS
The Society is pleased to launch a new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive, published by DC Thomson. The Social History Archive is a comprehensive online archive ...
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We are delighted to welcome David Sarsfield as our new Business Development Manager. David brings a wealth of experience from the primary source publishing world having worked for 15 years with British Online Archives, initially as an editor before moving into sales and business development.
Introducing our Primary Source Series - British Emigration Records Find out more here: bit.ly/4uSgkVR #DigitalHumanities #HistoricalData #ResearchResources #AcademicCommunity #LibraryResources #SpecialCollections #HistoriansOfLinkedIn
What is the Social History Archive — and why should it be on your radar? #SocialHistoryArchive #Archives #DigitalHumanities #Research
Inside the digitisation studio: bringing history to life. #TheSocialHistoryArchive #BritishLibrary #Archives #DigitalHumanities #ResearchInnovation
We are delighted to welcome Matthew Weldon as Customer Support & Success Manager. Matthew brings experience in customer support and success, having worked with higher education customers across the Talis & Lean Library product suites. #NewColleague #JoinUs #CustomerSupport #AcademicSuccess
We’re delighted to welcome our 2026 Applied History Fellows. The Royal Historical Society, in partnership with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson, is pleased to announce Dr Sadie Levy Gale and Dr Matthew Stephens as the recipients of our new Applied History Fellowships.
This #LocalHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting our Primary Source Series: Guernsey – Life on the Islands (1560–2000). Find out more here: bit.ly/4eEVDHE #CommunityHistory #HeritageMatters #PrimarySources #SocialHistory #Archives #ChannelIslandsHistory #IslandHistory #MaritimeHistory #AcademicSky
Our latest blog by Molly Pearce, MLitt graduate in Comparative Literature, examines how newspapers shaped public opinion around controversial literature using sources from The Social History Archive. Read the blog here: bit.ly/4tbuzTV #LiteraryHistory #BookHistory #NewspaperArchives #AcademicSky
We’re delighted to be exhibiting at UKSG, Scottish Events Centre, Glasgow — Stand 31, from today until 1 April. If you’re attending, please come and say hello. #UKSG2026 #UKSG #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Libraries #HigherEducation #ResearchInnovation #GlasgowEvents #MeetUsThere#AcademicSky
In honour of Shrove Tuesday, we are taking a moment to appreciate the long and rather delicious history behind this pre‑Lent tradition - pancakes. We prefer lemon and sugar. How do you like yours? (Video © Reuters) #ShroveTuesday #PancakeDay #SocialHistory #CulturalHeritage #RitualAndTradition
We’re at Charleston Asia. Come and see us at table #19 to explore the latest from The Social History Archive. #CharlestonAsia #CharlestonConference #AcademicLibraries #SocialHistory #DigitalArchives #LibrariansOfBluesky #EdTech #ResearchTools #HumanitiesResearch #AcademicSky
Missed our Jackie magazine webinar? Dive into the cultural impact of Jackie (1964–2003) — from pop culture and fashion to youth identity, and wellbeing in late‑20th‑century Britain. Watch here:https://www.youtube.com/@TheSocialHistoryArchive #JackieMagazine #SocialHistory #Archives#WebinarReplay
We’re excited to be heading to Charleston Asia. Come and say hello — we’ll be at Table #19. Looking forward to meeting everyone there. #CharlestonAsia #AcademicPublishing #HigherEd #MeetUsThere #ConferenceSeason #AcademicSky
The Social History Archive. Millions of records and newspapers. One archive. #WhatIsTheArchive #PrimarySources #DigitalArchives #SocialHistory #ResearchTools #AcademicSky
All set up. Please come and see us #UKSGForum2025 #UKSGConference #LibraryLife #AcademicPublishing #DigitalScholarship #AcademicSky
Read the latest blog from @ihr.bsky.social - ''Advocating for 'History by Doing History'. It mentions our partnership - having just launched #AppliedHistoryFellowships blog.history.ac.uk/2025/11/advo... #DoingHistory #WhyHistoryMatters #SkillsForOurTimes #HistoryEverywhere #AcademicSky
Advocating for History by Doing History - On History
This blog was written by Claire Langhamer, Director of the IHR Historians are very good at crafting arguments and in recent times very many people have advanced very many arguments about why history m...
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Explore the history and impact of witchcraft through six digitised volumes from University College London’s collections. From 17th-century trials to 19th-century folklore, these texts show how witchcraft shaped law, society, and belief. #WitchcraftHistory #UniversityCollegeLondon #AcademicSky
