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 ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3myf7rpvhvc2qhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-records-spaces-and-places-of-care-tickets-2003705824058?aff=oddtdtcreator Booking is now open for this FREE (incl. lunch!) symposium on histories of spaces & places of care in archival collections. Brilliant line-up on topics including hospital graffiti, plague households, postmortem records and more. 7/12/26 at The National Archives.21 Oct 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3myf7rpvhvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3myf7rpvhvc2qhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-records-spaces-and-places-of-care-tickets-2003705824058?aff=oddtdtcreator Booking is now open for this FREE (incl. lunch!) symposium on histories of spaces & places of care in archival collections. Brilliant line-up on topics including hospital graffiti, plague households, postmortem records and more. 7/12/26 at The National Archives.21 Oct 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3myf7rpvhvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3muh4zi2c6k24https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional-guidance-and-services/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/research-events/talking-records/ 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!01 Sep 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh4zi2c6k24https://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mrul46f5d22s'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, C9730 Jul 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrul46f5d22shttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mruakf2dm22vSymposium 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: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional-guidance-and-services/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/research-events/talking-records/30 Jul 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruakf2dm22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mlsimdbcds26The 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: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional-guidance-and-services/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/our-research-projects/research-projects/the-many-lives-of-cardboard/14 May 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsimdbcds26https://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mjmpgdch2c26Looking forward to sharing some thoughts on cardboard, archives, and record-making at this exciting event: https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/VDwJLxp20d/making-ecologies-may-202616 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmpgdch2c26https://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mjmai5z4lk2sThis 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). [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmai5z4lk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mjkca2ba7c2wApplications close soon for this MA/PhD student placement opportunity with me at The National Archives... do share! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkca2ba7c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3midv6dwr2c2e'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 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/rubbish-recycling-england-changes-reforms31 Mar 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3midv6dwr2c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3midsusiffs2yFascinating will of an C18th Jewish Londoner! Love these Will of the Month posts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3midsusiffs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mgubu52kgs2aAt 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: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional-guidance-and-services/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/research-education-and-training/student-placements-and-fellowships/the-ingenuity-of-cardboard/ Please share; questions welcome!12 Mar 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgubu52kgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mfjuvov2222oThis 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)23 Feb 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjuvov2222ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mdx463jjwk2zThis 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)03 Feb 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdx463jjwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lucyrazzall.bsky.social/post/3mdif2gmsvs2jThis 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:nfiifry65iuwillf6wr4wp67/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdif2gmsvs2j