We have completed cataloguing the archive of Peter Benenson, the founder of the human rights organisation Amnesty International.
The Sawantwadi Uprising of 1844–45 showed that the frontier between British India and Portuguese Goa was more than a political boundary.
The 'Indian Missionary Directory and Memorial Volume' sheds light on the people who set out to win converts in South Asia.
The use of camels for both logistical and military purposes was a common feature of life in parts of British India.
The second instalment of our blog about a collection of letters and photographs sent from an Italian canteen during the First World War.
A recently catalogued collection contains letters and photographs sent from an Italian canteen during the First World War.
A recent acquisition of letters of Dorothy Bussy, translator and novelist, and of her daughter, the artist Janie Bussy, has now been catalogued.
A newly catalogued series of India Office Records has been added to the Private Office Papers.
The papers are catalogued and available for researchers to view in the British Library’s Asian and African Studies Reading Room.
A recent acquisition to the India Office Private Papers has now been catalogued.
This small but moderately complex project used AI to transcribe a catalogue, but still required considerable human effort to review and refine the output.
This year (2025) marks the centenary of the passing of an Order requiring maritime workers of colour to register with the police.
Discover how the engraver Sébastien Leclerc I used the Planches Gravées de l’Imprimerie Royale to leave a rare glimpse of himself and his deep connection to science.
Like the great artist himself, many of JMW Turner’s relations led unconventional private lives...
The papers of India Office Librarian Frederick William Thomas (1867-1956) are now available to view in the Asian and African Studies Reading Room.
An overview of what’s included, what isn’t, and tips on how to use the platform.
The Victorian solicitor who established Britain’s first mosque.
Discover how Robert Hubert, a troubled outsider, was wrongly blamed and executed for starting the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Hannah Danby worked for Turner from 1809 until his death in 1851, after which she became custodian of his gallery.
from Medieval pieces of pointed lead to 19th-century graphite inserted in a hollow wooden stick.
