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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · 1d

🔦 Spotlight On: Lambeth Palace Library

The principal archive of the Church of England, it holds:

📜 Manuscripts from the 9th century
✒️ Papers of every Archbishop since the 12th century
📚 120,000+ printed books

Archive Mole can consult what you need and pick up anything a reading-room day misses.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · 4d

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · 8d

📅 Happy American Archives Month!

Did you know there are only 26 known surviving Dunlap broadsides of the Declaration of Independence, and three of them are in British repositories?

Printed by John Dunlap on 4 July 1776, these sheets were the first official printings of the Declaration.

Archive Mole @archivemole.com · 12d

We know that not everyone can make it to the archives themselves, and we are here to bridge that gap.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · 15d

🔦 Spotlight On: The India Office Records

Among the British Library's most significant holdings are the India Office Records – 175,000 items documenting Britain's administration in South Asia and beyond.

Can't reach the reading room? Archive Mole can help unlock the material for you.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · 22d

The Harleian Library is one of the core manuscript collections of the British Library, containing 2,200 illuminated manuscripts, more than 14,000 original legal documents, and over 500 manuscript rolls!

If you can't make the journey to consult it yourself, Archive Mole can do the work for you.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · 26d

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Sep 6

🔦 Spotlight On: The Sloane Collection

One of the founding collections of the British Library began life in the early 18th century, when over 71,000 books, manuscripts, and natural history specimens were gathered together and given to the nation.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Sep 3

📅 #OTD 1939, Britain declared war on Germany, beginning the country’s involvement in the Second World War.

With so many archives and collections, it can be overwhelming to know where to start with your research.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Aug 31

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Aug 29

📅 #OnThisDay 1950, British troops arrived in Korea from Hong Kong to support US forces during the Korean War.

Key records that preserve the record of Britain's role in the conflict survive at The National Archives, London.

Let Archive Mole help you unlock the stories hidden in these records.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Aug 28

📜 On this day 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act became law – a landmark moment that ended slavery in most of the British Empire.

The stories behind this history can still be traced in the records:
🔎 Slave registers
🔎 Compensation records
🔎 Further evidence in family papers and local archives

Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Aug 25

The British Library is the largest library in the world, with a collection estimated at over 200 million items.

If all its shelves were lined up, they would stretch for more than 746 km (464 miles)!

If you need something from those shelves but can't be there in person, Archive Mole can help.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Aug 22

⚔️ The English Civil Wars began on this day in 1642.

Oliver Cromwell’s letters are scattered across UK archives, from the British Library and Bodleian to the Cromwell Museum and more.

At Archive Mole, we help you navigate collections like these, connecting the pieces when the sources are dispersed.

Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Aug 20

📻 Today is #NationalRadioDay!

#DidYouKnow the BBC Written Archives Centre holds one of the richest collections of broadcasting history in the world?

It preserves:
✨ 250,000+ files of correspondence
✨ 32,000+ microfiche slides of BBC radio scripts

We love exploring collections like these!

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Jun 24

At Lord's today exploring the MCC Archive, the home of cricket's rich history (and the original Ashes trophy!). A treasure trove of records, artefacts, and legends from the game's past. 🏏📜

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · May 28

This document marked the end of the Maison Dieu's 300-year religious life and its transfer to royal control during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

This record, held at The National Archives, UK, is one of thousands still undigitised.

We can help you access them.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · May 28

In 1800, the Robert, an American ship sailing Dutch trade routes from Batavia (modern Jakarta), was seized during the wars of the French Revolution.

Its mail ended up in the High Court of Admiralty, now held at The National Archives, UK.

Still undigitised. Still sitting in a box.

Archive Mole @archivemole.com · May 26

"To discourage the personal use of Tobacco…Alcohol, Opium, and...other narcotics."

This 1899 memorandum established the British Anti-Tobacco & Anti-Narcotic League, a late-Victorian organisation committed to moral and medical reform.

Digitised at The National Archives, UK.

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Jan 2

Happy New Year! 🎉

As we welcome 2025, we've introduced a new AI-powered transcription service that converts your photos of historical documents - handwritten or printed - into editable text!

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Dec 19

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Dec 4

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Dec 2

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Dec 1

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Archive Mole @archivemole.com · Nov 29

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