Steve Riedlinger, the Club Archivist at the Roehampton Club talks to Max about his work. Steve has been commissioned in the lead up to the Roehampton Club's 120th anniversary to investigate the wealth of historical material held by the club with the goal of bringing the club's heritage to the attention of members and potentially, in future, the wider public.

With his customary authority, Geoff Browell discusses the ins and outs of managing a large, eclectic archive. Divided into two, the Military Archive and Kings College’s own records, it contains many notable artifacts including ‘Photo 51’, the photograph used to discern the double-helical structure of DNA and the original ‘Green Line map’.

Andrew Nichol, Deputy Head of Archives with Historic Environment Scotland, provides an invaluable window into the scale of work required to manage 50TB of data and catalogue a 30TB backlog. He shares his great enthusiasm for the shift to digitisation and the use of online resources to enhance our experience of archived collections.

Formed in 1823, the Royal Asiatic Society concerns itself with furthering the understanding of cultures from across Asia, from the Former Ottoman Empire and the Caucases to India, Persia, Japan, China and those parts of Africa most affected by Asian culture. Edward Weech, Librarian with the Royal Asiatic Society, shines a bright light on the particular considerations for managing a linguistically diverse, multi-format archive and how the Royal Asiatic Society is rising to meet these needs. He shares fascinating insights into not only the history of the Society but also European attitudes in the 18th and 19th century towards Asian culture.

Bringing his decades of experience, Stuart Bligh, Head of Research and Information at Royal Museums Greenwich, focuses on what it is like to work with a huge collection of objects and documents and the challenges faced by archivists in the Coronavirus era. Stuart also looks at the importance of archives in understanding how we as a nation came to be who we are today.

Andrea Tanner, Fortnum & Mason's Company Archivist, speaks passionately about her multi-faceted role and the role of new technology in overcoming the difficulties surrounding rebuilding a war-damaged archive.

Tamara Thornhill, Corporate Archivist with Transport for London provides a compelling and humorous insight into the TfL Corporate Archives and TfL’s relationship with the city and its people. Tamara talks about the pressures of working with and maintaining a large collection and shares numerous anecdotes about the fascinating materials found within the archive.