Second World War – Page 2 – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Christmas in Changi – The Result!

Posted on 23 February 2016 by Emma Nichols

By Mary French and Emma Nichols Happy New Year from the Changi Conservators! Do you remember the Christmas Quiz from the Changi Guardian that we posed […]

Conservation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Christmas in Changi

Posted on 22 December 2015 by Emma Nichols

by Emma Nichols and Mary French Seasons Greetings from the Changi Archive Conservators! As we prepare to celebrate the holiday season at home with family […]

Christmas, Conservation, Digitisation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Conservation Challenges posed by the Changi Archive

Posted on 16 November 2015 by Special Collections

by Emma Nichols and Mary French The conservation of the WWII Changi civilian internment camp archives is being undertaken by two conservators, Emma Nichols and Mary […]

Archives, Conservation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Changi civilian internment digitisation project

Posted on 3 November 2015 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society Collection is delighted to announce that work has begun on its project to conserve and digitize the archives of two Second […]

Conservation, Digitisation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Archives of John Seymour Benson

Posted on 31 October 2014 by John C.

The RCS has just created an on-line catalogue for a fascinating recent acquisition, the papers and photographs of the geologist and mining engineer John Seymour […]

New on Janus, Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society, Special Collections

Dobinson Collection

Posted on 5 June 2014 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society Collections have published an on-line catalogue of a recent acquisition: the photographs and archives of Henry and Phyllis Dobinson. Henry was […]

Archives, New on Janus, Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society