Oral History of British Science and transnational history
Transnational histories of science as told through interviews for An Oral of British Science. read more
Author Archives: British Library
Unlocking Our Sound Heritage preserves 200,000 endangered sounds
Article written by: Nina Webb-Bourne Thanks to the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) team’s dedication to sound conservation, 200,000 of the nation’s most endangered recordings are now preserved for generations to come. This major milestone has arriv… read more
Recording of the week: Barnacle geese at Mersehead Reserve
This week’s selection comes from Harriet Roden, Digital Learning Content Developer for Unlocking our Sound Heritage. Human imagination has often shaped colourful tales. Superstitions are born from the indescribable and the unexplained. Even the call of… read more
Recording of the week: Women’s workwear in the 1960s
This week’s selection comes from Camille Johnston, Oral History Assistant Archivist. Speeding The Mail: An Oral History of the Post Office, CD published by the British Library and the British Postal Museum and Archive, 2005. In 1969 Morag Simpson MacDo… read more
Linton Kwesi Johnson awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2020
Poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2020. Sarah O’Reilly looks at Johnson’s career through his life story oral history interview for ‘Authors’ Lives’. read more