St John’s Seminary – Wonersh Archivist/Records Manager St John’s Seminary, Wonersh, Guildford, Surrey (GU5 0QX) – a house of formation for Catholic Priests since 1891, is seeking to appoint an Archivist/Records Manager, initially on a 1 year fixed-term full-time contract (or a 2 year fixed-term part-time contract). The salary is £27,000 pa. The successful candidate … Continue reading Archivist/Records Management Vacancy

This year's Catholic History Day will take place on Saturday 1st June 2019 from 10am at the Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, 17 Blossom Street, York: The speakers include: Dr. Wilfred Hammond Re-thinking the Rebellion of the Northern Earls, 1569 Dr. Emilie Murphy Catholic music and memory in post-reformation England Dr. Peter Doyle Keeping the … Continue reading York Catholic History Day

Visit to Dublin, 12th – 17th August 2019 There are plans for a CAS visit to archives in Dublin and Co. Kildare in August 2019.  The visit will begin in the afternoon of 12th August and end in the late afternoon of Friday 16th August. The programme is as follows:   MONDAY, 12 AUGUST 2019 … Continue reading CAS Visit to Dublin/Co. Kildare, August 2019

The full programme and booking form for the annual Catholic Archives Society conference being held at Ushaw College 20-22 May 2019 are now available here.

The Scottish Council on Archives commissioned this short film on 'Why Archives Matter'. To view the film visit https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/all-projects/current-project/why-archives-matter/

Manage Your Collections, launched in 2017, allows archive services the opportunity to contribute full catalogue descriptions to Discovery, The National Archives aggregator for UK archival collections, or to update content previously contributed through the Access to Archives project. Discovery contains catalogue data from over 400 archives, also providing high-level information about records held in another … Continue reading Manage your collections

The North West Catholic History Society has digitised all the volumes of its annual journal dating back to 1969. These are now available to members of the Society for viewing and downloading  on the society's new web site: http://www.nwcatholichistory.org.uk . Also available are digitised copies of other publications such as "Arundel to Zabi" - a … Continue reading North West Catholic History Society

An agreement has been reached between the Trustees of the Catholic National Library (CNL) and Durham University that the Library, founded in 1912, will be taken into the care of Durham University. As befits its historic importance the Catholic National Library will remain as a discrete collection within the Library of Durham University, maintaining its existing title.  It will … Continue reading Catholic National Library

The Catholic Archives Society is working in partnership with several other interested organisations to develop a national strategy for Catholic archives in England and Wales. The objective is to establish a network for sharing advice and information about the care and use of Catholic archives in accordance with the Society’s aims of encouraging responsible archive … Continue reading National Catholic Archives Strategy