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Section of the front cover of the Central Office of Information Reference Pamphlet 67, titled Women in Britain.

Document of the Week: “Women in Britain”, 1975 Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik, is a 1975 pamphlet titled Women in Britain. Read more →
Nishah Malik
Published 7th September, 2026
An illustration of a group of schoolchildren from a range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, smiling upwards towards the viewer.

Document of the Week: Race Relations Act (1968) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. This week, we spotlight a poster that promoted the Race Relations Act that was passed by the UK government in 1968. Read more →
Nishah Malik
Published 13th April, 2026
Printed text reading If the Invader Comes What to Do - and How to Do it.

Document of the Week: “If the Invader Comes” (1940) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Curator, Dr Charlie Hall. It comprises a leaflet produced by the UK government’s Ministry of Information and distributed to every household in Britain in June 1940. Read more →
Dr Charlie Hall
Published 26th January, 2026

Document of the Week: “Northern Ireland Observed” (1980s) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan. It is a page from Northern Ireland Observed, which was published in the 1980s (it carries no date of publication). Read more →
Dr Tommy Dolan
Published 3rd November, 2025

Document of the Week: AIDS Poster (1987) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. This week we spotlight an AIDS awareness poster from February 1987. Produced by the Department of Health and Social Security, the poster reflects the British government’s efforts to combat Read more →
Nishah Malik
Published 17th February, 2025
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Licensed to access Censorship: Policy and Practice During the Second World War

1914   1959
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Coloured illustration of a British town being bombed. On the left a black and white soldier points to the sky.

Licensed to access Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989

1914   1989
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Representatives from the Soviet Union, UK and US at the 1945 Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany.

Licensed to access Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944–1961

1944   1961
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An image taken from within a trench. A soldier stands and looks directly at the camera, with other soldiers behind him.

Licensed to access Life on the Front Line: Diaries, News, and Letters from the First World War, 1914–1919

1914   1919
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