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An illustration by Joseph Syddall. The character of Tess, a young woman wearing a dress and a bonnet, tries to evade the sexual advances of Alec, a man stood at the other side of the field.

Document of the Week: "Tess of the D’Urbervilles" (1891)

Laura Wales

Published 10th February, 2025 3 min read

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A list written in cursive handwriting, of enslaved Africans released from a slave ship by the Royal Navy.

Document of the Week: List of “Liberated Africans” in Sierra Leone, 1808

Mary Wills

Published 3rd February, 2025 3 min read

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A black and white document with a large capitalised title that reads The Adventures of an American Housewife in London. Beneath the title, there are two columns of text printed in a heavy typeface.

Document of the Week: “The Adventures Of An American Housewife In London”

Tommy Dolan

Published 27th January, 2025 3 min read

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A black and white document with the title Britain's Beneficent Sway In India in a capitalised font. There is an illustration of two elephants at either side, with an ornamental border connecting the two to frame the text.

Document of the Week: "Britain’s Beneficent Sway in India"

Nishah Malik

Published 20th January, 2025 2 min read

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A black and white document titled Cape of Goof Hope: Report of the Immigration Board, Port Elizabeth, for 1861.

Document of the Week: “ . . . no more Irish be sent out . . .”

Tommy Dolan

Published 13th January, 2025 3 min read

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A Tampax advertisement that reads Women of the services are winning the war of freedom. An illustration of three women in khaki uniform, wearing British army tin helmets crowd around a machine gun.

Document of the Week: Tampax Advertisement (1942)

Nishah Malik

Published 6th January, 2025 3 min read

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