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Amongst the archives of the Diocese of Derby is our #ArchiveOfTheWeek, three volumes of watercolours of the county's parish churches, created about 1823 by Philip Browne. Photographs of some churches were added between 1870 and 1900. #EYAReligion/Spirituality

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek are records of the Derby Hebrew Congregation, founded on 5 April 1899 and closed in 1986. In June 1949 the Congregation celebrated its Golden Jubilee which included a dinner at the Assembly Rooms at the Market Place in Derby. #EYAReligion/Spirituality

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a glimpse of the President’s Secretariat Notification (30 Sept 1961) announcing the institution of the “Jeevan Raksha Padak” — awarded in three grades for meritorious lifesaving acts. -President Sec., Ceremonial Section, 1962, Fn. No. 7/CER/12

It 's not quite winter yet, but the cold weather is heading our way. Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is a recording of Brian Gill remembering being inspired to travel from Sheffield into the Hope Valley to walk during the famous heavy snow of 1947.

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a rare glimpse of the Bhoovalaya Manuscript — a 9th-century multilingual, written entirely in Kannada numerals using a complex numerical code — a marvel of India’s intellectual heritage. -OR, Bhoovalaya Mss (Kannada), Acc No. 507 #SewaParv

Take a peek into the 1700s with our #ArchiveOfTheWeek, Derby Borough Quarter Sessions. It dealt with all sorts: road repair, illegitimate children and all kinds of petty crime, like the theft of a quilted petticoat, apron and fine woollen gown from a garden in Nov 1758.

In #BlackHistoryMonth our #ArchiveOfTheWeek are records of the Derby Branch of the International Friendship League. Read more about their bid to "break down mythical barriers" one friendship at a time in our latest blog post: recordoffice.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/fro…

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is this example of gorgeous calligraphy. Benjamin Wilson was only 15 when he made this in 1736 and was largely self-taught. He later moved to London and became a painter, theatre manager and scientist!

Blacksmith Herbert Walter Turner, born 1956, was very active in his community in Brimington and Chesterfield until his death in 1919, as recorded in his detailed, thoughtful and quirky diaries. This gem of late Victorian local history is our #ArchiveOfTheWeek.

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is a plan of an extension to Wirksworth Infant National School. Erected in 1851, fees were £4 pa for the upper room, £2 for the lower. Free places limited to 12, but trustees could admit more giving due regard to the character of the school. #EYAEducation

The records of Netherthorpe School is our #ArchiveOfTheWeek. Founded in 1572 it's still in operation today. Its 350th anniversary in 1922 was a grand celebration with a fete, concert, Punch and Judy shows, fireworks and even an aerial display! @NetherthorpeSch #EYAEducation

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI प्रस्तुत करता है अभुदय पत्रिका का दुर्लभ लेख — "प्रयाग में वर्किंग समिति की बैठक" (26 अप्रैल 1937)। 1907 में पं. मोतीलाल नेहरू द्वारा स्थापित अभुदय औपनिवेशिक शासन के विरुद्ध सशक्त आवाज़ और राष्ट्रीय जागरण का प्रेरक बना। -PA, Abhudaya, Vol. 31-II/B, 1937

#ArchiveOfTheWeek A 1937 issue of Abhudaya featured a Hindi crossword puzzle with a ₹500 prize! Founded in 1907 by Motilal Nehru & others, Abhudaya was a powerful nationalist voice for reform, self-reliance & freedom. Now, after 87 years, can you solve it?

A governess's life could end in poverty but not in the best households! Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is the 1847 will of the Harpur Crewe's governess, Amelia Wheldon. She retired to a nice 3 bed cottage on the estate and gave lots of bequests to her friends and relations. #EYAEducation

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is D614, an 1806 Parwich sale catalogue. Sale catalogues are full of treats for the historian, with plenty of social, economic and topographical titbits. This one includes a list of freeholders and leaseholders.

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek are these 'Architects Christmas broadsheets', as produced by the staff of Derbyshire County Council's Architect's Department. They contain humorous articles, satire and cartoon illustrations, mainly about colleagues and their work environment. #EYAHumour

#ArchiveOfTheWeek On 31 July 1940, Gaya Prasad Kabir Panthi of the Sadguru Kabir Sangh wrote to the Viceroy, urging that Kabir Saheb’s birthday be declared a public holiday, praising him as a mystic who united communities & upheld equality. -Home, Public, 1940, Fn. No. 47-10-40

Buxton Museum & Art Gallery are temporarily storing some material with us, including our #ArchiveOfTheWeek, the archive of Sir William Boyd Dawkins (1837-1929), the archaeologist who excavated Creswell Crags and opened the new Buxton Museum in 1928: calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/overv…*

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is a photo of Anne Banton of Ticknall on her 100th birthday in Aug 1890. Having worked as a dairy maid at Calke Abbey, she celebrated with her family and the Harpur Crewes. She was paraded in a carriage and ate a hearty meal with her descendants.

We’re not sure if our #ArchiveOfTheWeek, this ‘Water Cure’ booklet, would tempt us to take the waters at Smedley’s Hydro. The tiny souvenir of comic images is part of a collection of ephemera for the hydro established in Matlock in 1853. 😬 #EYAHumour

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a few glimpses of the speech by the Hon'ble Dr B.R. Ambedkar on the Completion of the Constitution, delivered in the Constituent Assembly of India on November 25, 1949. #BRAmbedkar #HumaraSamvidhan #HumaraSwabhiman #JayatiJaiMamahBharatam

#ArchiveOfTheWeek 🇮🇳A Glorious Moment in History 🇮🇳 #NAI presents a rare photograph of the Rani of the Jhansi Regiment, the valiant women soldiers of the INA, led by Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, marching past Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. -PA, S.C.Bose Papers

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a note by Aurel Stein on "Air Photography in Archaeology" from Camp Mohand Marg, Kashmir, along with a sketch of a Bird' s-eye view of features and definitions, dated 29 June 1919. -ASI, Archaeology, 1920, Fn. No. 4

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents draft farewell letters (May 1948) from H.E. Lord Mountbatten to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Sardar Baldev Singh, thanking them and expressing hope for future friendship as he prepared to leave India. -PS, Gen. 1948, Fn. No. 142/3-GG/47

#ArchiveOfTheWeek Did you know? In 1941, British official H. Waddington proposed a Mughal Garden at Humayun’s Tomb or Safdarjung Tomb! 🌿🏰 #NAI presents a note on this proposal from archival records. -Education, Forests & Land, 1941, Fn. No. 5-14/41

📜 #ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents the 1930 tricolour flag of Cochin State—Red, Yellow & Blue with the Darbar’s Coat-of-Arms—approved as per a letter dated 19 July 1930. A vibrant emblem from princely India! -Foreign & Political, Honours, 1930, Fn. No. 135-H

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a group photograph of the Members of the Lok Sabha, dated 4th September 1956. Source: NAI, PA, Ch. Ranbir Singh Papers, Acc. No. 702 #ElectionDay #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #LokSabha #HistoryThroughNAI #ArchivalHeritage #AmritMahotsav

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a few rare glimpses of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment photographs along with Subhas Chandra Bose. Source: NAI, PA, INA/339 #INA #SCBose #MainBharatHoon #HistoryThroughNAI #ArchivalHeritage #AmritMahotsav

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a proposal for a site for a Press Club in New Delhi, based on a letter from M.Yeatts to the Hon’ble Mr. J.N.G. Johnson, C.S.I, dated September 1, 1936. -Land & Development Office, Lease, 1936, Fn. No. 2378-L #PressClubOfIndia

#ArchiveOfTheWeek 📜 #NAI presents a 1924 order by the Governor of Bombay, setting conditions for the release of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, restricting him to Ratnagiri & barring political activities. -Home, Political, 1930, Fn. No. 37/III #VeerSavarkar #HistoryThroughNAI

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a rare Farman by Emperor Akbar dated 27 Aug 1598, granting 135 bighas of tax-free land to the attendants of the Gobind Rai temple in Mathura. -Oriental Records, Acc. No. 2671/1 #AkbarFarman #MainBharatHoon #CultureUnitesUsAll

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents glimpses of "Swaraj Sopan"—a 1908 English-translated pamphlet of 16 Marathi songs on Self-Government, part of the Shivanand Pustak-Mala series. -Home, Political-A, 1908-06, Fn. No. 42–46 #ArchivalTreasures #MainBharatHoon #CultureUnitesUsAll

📜 #ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a rare leaflet titled "Manav Dharma", issued in 1943 by the All India Hindu Forward Block (also known as Hindu Mahasabha Forward Block), Delhi. A glimpse into nationalist thought during India’s freedom movement. #HistoryThroughNAI

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents rare glimpses from a broadcast speech by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, titled "The Situation in East Asia", delivered on 9th July 1944 during the Netaji Week Celebrations (4–10 July 1944). -Library Collection #NetajiSubhasChandraBose #AzadHind

#ArchiveOfTheWeek On 31 July 1940, Gaya Prasad Kabir Panthi of the Sadguru Kabir Sangh wrote to the Viceroy, urging that Kabir Saheb’s birthday be declared a public holiday, praising him as a mystic who united communities & upheld equality. -Home, Public, 1940, Fn. No. 47-10-40

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a letter dated 31 May 1948 from Lord Mountbatten to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, praising his “statesmanship and vision” during India’s constitutional transformation. -President Secretariat, Gen., 1948, Fn. No. 142(3)-GG/47 #HistoryThroughNAI

#ArchiveOfTheWeek A 1937 issue of Abhudaya featured a Hindi crossword puzzle with a ₹500 prize! Founded in 1907 by Motilal Nehru & others, Abhudaya was a powerful nationalist voice for reform, self-reliance & freedom. Now, after 87 years, can you solve it?

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is a photo of Anne Banton of Ticknall on her 100th birthday in Aug 1890. Having worked as a dairy maid at Calke Abbey, she celebrated with her family and the Harpur Crewes. She was paraded in a carriage and ate a hearty meal with her descendants.

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is a small sketchbook by John Glover (1767-1849), who became president of the Old Water Colour Society in 1807 before moving to Tasmania in 1831 where he became known as "the father of Australian landscape painting". #EYANature #CowAppreciationDay

#ArchiveOfTheWeek #NAI presents a rare glimpse of the Bhoovalaya Manuscript — a 9th-century multilingual, written entirely in Kannada numerals using a complex numerical code — a marvel of India’s intellectual heritage. -OR, Bhoovalaya Mss (Kannada), Acc No. 507 #SewaParv