Celebrating our collections dating from 780AD to the present day
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist With the new season now underway, in this article we feature some of the items from our diverse West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) collections related to the game. They present to the researcher a sense of the investment, dedication, competition and excitement generated by the football season across Sussex: Collection title:…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist Travelling back to 1975 the United Kingdom had a very different feel, a population of just over 56 million people, coal fired power stations generating electricity, weekly cash salaries, white sliced bread, families with one car, three TV channels, Tom Baker as Dr Who, flares, Leeds United in the European Cup…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist and Volunteer Coordinator In this series of blogs looking at new collections at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO), I will continue to guide you, the reader, through the variety of work undertaken by the volunteers. Through a culmination of sorting, listing, ordering, cataloguing and packaging, their completed collections are now open…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Volunteer Coordinator and Archivist In the week that celebrates and recognises the contributions of volunteers around the country, we at the West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) would like to thank all our volunteers from the local community who continue to make a positive contribution towards the services WSRO provides. Our volunteers come…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist In 1999, a collection recording the administration of water supply in West Sussex was deposited at WSRO. Covering the years 1833 to 1979, the archive included the records of 23 organisations consisting of private companies, local government bodies and regional authorities. Catalogued by volunteers throughout 2024, these papers were given the…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist and Volunteer Coordinator In this series of blogs looking at new collections at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO), I will continue to guide you, the reader, through the variety of work undertaken by the volunteers. Through a culmination of sorting, listing, ordering, cataloguing and packaging, their completed collections are now open…
Cataloguing sales particulars for a New Town By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist and Volunteer Coordinator Post-war re-development of Crawley led to a large scale planned expansion of the town, creating areas for industry, retail, and urban living. Classified by the government as a ‘New Town’ and overseen by the Crawley Development Corporation (CDC), this was one of…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist and Volunteer Coordinator In this series of blogs looking at new collections at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO), I will continue to guide you, the reader, to the variety of work undertaken by the volunteers. Through a culmination of sorting, listing, ordering, cataloguing and packaging; with the ability to inform and…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Archivist and Volunteer Coordinator The volunteers at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) work with a wide variety of collections. They sort, list, order, catalogue and package. Once ready, these are opened for use to our researchers. Within this, the first of a series of blogs, I will introduce you, the reader, to…
By Nick Corbo-Stewart, Volunteer Coordinator and Archivist In the week that celebrates the 40th anniversary of this event, organised by the NCVO (The National Council for Voluntary Organisations), we at the West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) would like to thank all our volunteers from the local community who make a positive contribution towards the services…
Continue reading ➞ National Volunteers Week, 3-9 June 2024-Volunteers at West Sussex Record Office
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