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Lucy Razzall

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Collections Research at The National Archives, UK PI, AHRC-funded project *The Many Lives of Cardboard* (2026-27) literature, material culture, book history, textiles views my own

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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional... CFP! Spaces and Places of Care at The National Archives, UK Symposium: 7 Dec Proposals: 18 Sept We would love to hear from you if you work on archival collections and histories of care or welfare in any time period or global context. Please share!
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Talking Records
Talking Records is a collections-based symposium held at The National Archives every year.
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Lou Roper @roperlou.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#maritimehhistory
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
'I see thy glory like a shooting star' Shakespeare hiding inside Chancery records - these eighteenth-century boxes lined with waste sheets contain letters patent of denization The National Archives, C97
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Symposium CFP: Spaces and Places of Care, The National Archives, December 2026 (in-person only) Do you work with archival collections connected to histories of spaces and places of care? This may be of interest! Read more here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...
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Talking Records
Talking Records is a collections-based symposium held at The National Archives every year.
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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📢 NEW WILL OF THE MONTH POST 📢 June's post explores the will of a Tudor clergyman who forfeited much of his property in the turmoil of the Henrician Reformation📜 His fortunes improved: his will reveals material comfort & ownership of many fine & decorative items sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
A photography of an ornate sixteenth century tapestry. It is primarily green, with plants and flowers depicted in blue, cream, and orange hues, as well as birds, and a pale unicorn in the centre. The image is: Tapestry fragment woven in wool and silk, depicting a unicorn, Flanders, ca.1500, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2026 https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84543/tapestry-unknown/
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Scarlett Stevens @scarlettstevens.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
CALL FOR PAPERS  📣   Experiencing Relief in Early Modern Britain: 1500-1800   We welcome papers from ECRs, PGRs, and established scholars. For more info (e.g., how to submit a paper) please see our website: earlymodernreliefconference2027.wordpress.com #earlymodern #earlymodernists #AcademicSky
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The Many Lives of Cardboard is underway! We had a brilliant time at our first workshop in London last week and I've written a blog post with some initial reflections (read on to learn about cardboard's ancestors, tax evasion, & cheese in the 18th century: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...
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The Many Lives of Cardboard
In this blog, Lucy Razzall explores how The Many Lives of Cardboard project uses documents from our collection to trace the histories of this everyday material.
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Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
There's a new 'Will of the Month' post over on the @materialwills.bsky.social blog! 📜 Read on to find out about the will of Sir Francis Cottington, who left money and jewellery to Catholic institutions in Valladolid 👇 #Skystorians #History @uoearchhist.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Looking forward to sharing some thoughts on cardboard, archives, and record-making at this exciting event: www.vam.ac.uk/event/VDwJLx...
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Making Ecologies (May 2026) - Conferences and study days at V&A South Kensington · V&A
A one-day symposium brings together makers, researchers, and academics to share knowledge, explore material practices, and examine how situated making shapes contemporary craft and ecological futures.
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This was a brilliant project to be involved in with wonderful, generous, kind editors. Looking forward to seeing it in the world (gorgeous cover image too).
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Applications close soon for this MA/PhD student placement opportunity with me at The National Archives... do share!
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
'3.4 to 4.3m tonnes of paper and cardboard waste are exported each year for recycling' Our AHRC project, The Many Lives of Cardboard, is underway & we're starting with cardboard histories in the records of the state at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters
Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Fascinating will of an C18th Jewish Londoner! Love these Will of the Month posts.
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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
19th century cardboard secret code device klaxon! are you an MA or PhD student looking to get experience sharing archive wonders with broader public/children? apply now (7 year old me is absolutely making cardboard secret code devices all summer)
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
At The National Archives we have six exciting opportunities for MA/PhD students to gain experience of the cultural/heritage sector through student placements, including one supervised by me: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional... Please share; questions welcome!
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The ingenuity of cardboard
Develop research-led resources for informal learning with family audiences inspired by a unique object found in naval correspondence from 1804.
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The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Want to learn more about the spectacular find on the Danish cargo ship Anne-Marie? Sign up for an exciting roundtable with researchers from the Faroe Islands here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf... #skystorians #19thcentury #earlymodern #maritimehistory
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This 1843 Minute Book of the Royal Commission on Health of Towns was bound by John Smith, who also manufactured account books. The spine, now fragile and detached, reveals the use of account book waste in the binding (The National Archives, MH7/1)
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Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Posters are up! 🎉
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This beautiful letterhead from an educational supplier in 1912 offers a glimpse into diverse pedagogical methods at the time: Froebel's influential kindergartens & 'Occupations'; Object Lessons; chalk drawing & 'brushwork'; 'drills' & 'recitations'... (from Treasury records at The National Archives)
A letterhead on stationery from Rudd and Co, an educational supplier. Printed in green ink with a picture of a building and text on two scrolls
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Lucy Razzall @lucyrazzall.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is a fascinating picture of a widow writing what we'd today call a 'living will', in the 1780s. PROB 11/1143/398 at The National Archives
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Vicky Iglikowski-Broad @vickyig.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Our latest exhibition, Love Letters, is now open at The National Archives, revealing 500 years of love. From paupers, monarchs, queer networks & quiet acts of affection found in government records. Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! 💌
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