Assuming there is one, can someone post a link to a seating guide at the National Archives. Cheers Andy
Another great tip that I found out about today is that if you're coming by rail from the north, the overland rail link from Euston (one change) is about twice as fast to Kew Gardens as the underground.
Assuming there is one, can someone post a link to a seating guide at the National Archives. Cheers Andy I wrote one earlier in this thread: post 37 updates a previous version.
Cheers Gibbo. I was at Kew again today - 9 files copied this time compared to two on the last trip Obviously my area of interest is the BEF - Is there a way of viewing the whole WO 167 file online ?
Is there a way of viewing the whole WO 167 file online ? Yes. We're just waiting for you to post it If you mean an index, a tussle with PROCAT has produced what I've attached. Is that everything?
Yes. We're just waiting for you to post it If you mean an index, a tussle with PROCAT has produced what I've attached. Is that everything? Top Man ! Thanks for the list.
Well Done Andy ! I have 11 so far in two trips (I WONDER WHAT THE MATHS IS ON THAT !) Andrea has just told me that the NA are advertising for someone to be head of cataloguing for 40k a year. I'd do it for free ! Edit: Phew....The Job's gone, Andrea was going to look at applying for it !
Managed to download that by using the advanced search feature: 1) Under Catalogue Levels, tick Series to Item inclusive 2) Put WO 167 as the Series Code 3) As it must have a search term, in this case I set the Start Date and End Date fields to 01/09/1939 and 31/12/1940 respectively When the results are shown, use the Download Results button, save them as a csv file which can then be tidied up in Excel. I've now noticed the flaw in the plan: only the first 1000 results can be downloaded; bugger! Sorry, didn't notice that. Will need to split the date range and run it twice - edit - no, that didn't work as intended, either. Hmm...
Hello Everyone I am going to visit to the the national archives in the next couple of weeks. I have had a look at the website, and I have got to be honest, it has left me more confused than when I started, so I am hoping a few of you who have been before can give me a few pointers. First of all on the website, a lot of the documents have codes like WO 169/10278, lets say I ask for this document, as well as lots of others, is it best if I just take pictures of everything I come across that looks interesting, then go through it when I get home. Is there a limit on how many pictures I can take, or amount of documents I can ask for. Can everything be photographed, i.e. microfiche etc. Is there a technique, or camera setting that is best for getting nice clear pictures, I noticed no tripods are aloud. Are any days/times better than others for going. One last Thing, I do intend to buy a few documents, because I want to put money back into this excellent service they give us. Thank you Adam
Hi Adam I've moved your post to an older thread. I am sure at least some of your questions have been already discussed previously here. As for the rest, hopefully someone who has been to Kew will be able to help. Best of luck Diane
Hello Diane I refreshed the page after coming back in from the garden, and wondered what had happened for a second. I then got engrossed in the excellent information contained in this thread, thank you.
21 documents a day I believe so 21 WO171 files for example. I usually go around 10amish-3pmish asyou tend to miss the rush hour traffic. Allow 45 mins for them to order up documents you want. The minute the documents arrive order the max of 3 more to maximise your time productively. Thats all I can really help on. As for buying them, buy something from the bookshop instead. They charge so much for: Carparking, any minor copying... all the way to basically doing their job helping us... that they don't deserve it for 2 seconds on a scanner.
They say 21 docs in a day, but I've gone over that figure on 2 occasions wihout being stopped. I think that figure relates to max docs out in your locker without having returned any.
I'm just ordering some documents for tomorrow morning and for the life of me I can't find my note book that I wrote th eseat number I use down on. Does anyone know if there is a map of seating online at NA or what the seat number is by the window (Walk through doors and head slight right towards the windows. Its the table next to all the foam blocks used for reading books etc. Cheers for any help. Andy
I'm just ordering some documents for tomorrow morning and for the life of me I can't find my note book that I wrote th eseat number I use down on. Does anyone know if there is a map of seating online at NA or what the seat number is by the window (Walk through doors and head slight right towards the windows. Its the table next to all the foam blocks used for reading books etc. Cheers for any help. Andy 34D and 34E are by the window with copy stands. Can't remember offhand the other table numbers of that backrow but all the D and E seats in the row are directly next to windows. Lee
They say 21 docs in a day, but I've gone over that figure on 2 occasions wihout being stopped. I think that figure relates to max docs out in your locker without having returned any. That's right. There is no maximum number per day as far as I know. You can have max 3 being processed at any time, 21 in your locker (this may include the 3 being processed). In order to make the visit more effective, pre-order, so you have some waiting for you when you arrive, and don't lose 30-40 minutes waiting for the first three to arrive. And consider bulk orders if you have a large number of consecutive files you need to see. All the best Andreas
This is one of a batch of pictures sent to me, that I hope to find a code for, I was told they got them at Kew, so I thought it was about time I went for a visit myself. Its hardly readable, but I can make out the words "Field return of officers" 7 Oxf Bucks, and I know its connected to the battle of monte Camino. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=291&pictureid=2466
One point about the 21 files is that, if they include several boxed files, all 21 may not fit into your locker. In this case, they leave any that won't fit on a shelf above the lockers, on the staff side. They move them down as you return files and create space.