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Oral History Conference 2013
Anyone interested in business history or archives should attend this years Oral History Society annual conference, which focuses on corporate oral histories, titled Corporate Voices: Institutional and Organisational Oral Histories. The conference, which takes place on 5th to 6th July at the University of Sussex, will explore the hidden histories of organisations, including private companies, public institutions, hospitals, universities, museums and charities.
To find out more go to the Oral History Society's website.
Posted on: Friday, 26th April 2013
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25 years of the Ballast Trust
The Ballast Trust is a charitable foundation that provides a rescue, sorting and cataloguing service for business archives with an emphasis on technical records such as shipbuilding, railway and engineering plans, drawings and photographs. It is based in Johnstone, near Glasgow.
Founded in 1987 by businessman and industrial historian William Lind (1931-2007), the trust has processed technical records on behalf of national and local archive repositories and museums. Follow the link for an a history of the first twenty-five years.
http://www.ballasttrust.org.uk/
Posted on: Friday, 26th April 2013
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Nescafé marks its 75th anniversary
Nescafé was launched in the United Kingdom in 1938, shortly after its release in Switzerland. 75 years on, 5,500 cups of the branded instant coffee are consumed every second worldwide. A fuller account of the origins of Nescafé and how the brand developed in the years that followed can be found on the Nestlé website.
http://www.nestle.co.uk/media/newsfeatures/nescafe-75-years
Posted on: Thursday, 18th April 2013
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Diageo to expand archive facility
The UK-based global beverages producer Diageo plans to invest £1.5million in expanding and enhancing the companys global brand archive at Menstrie in Scotland.
It contains material on more than 1500 brands, 200 production sites and 150 markets and includes more than 10,000 bottles and 12,000 adverts, all of which record the evolution of the brands.
For more on Diageo's history, visit the website below:
http://www.diageo.com/en-row/ourbusiness/Pages/History.aspx
Posted on: Saturday, 23rd March 2013
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150 Years of Transport in London
On Saturday 10th January 1863, the Metropolitan Railway Company opened a sub-surface railway between Bishops Road, Paddington and Farringdon Street, a distance of 3¾ miles. This was the worlds first passenger underground railway. On the first day 30,000 passengers were carried, with £850 of fares paid.
Transport for London Corporate Archives act as the custodian of the corporate memory of these developments and more.
To find out more please visit the website at http://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/historicalarchives/17324.aspx
Posted on: Thursday, 21st March 2013
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