Business Archives Council promotes the preservation of business records & interest in business history. Part of Crisis Management Team #SavingBusinessArchives

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30 Apr 2020
For advice on managing business archive collections please see our best practice website managingbusinessarchives.co.…
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10 Jul 2025
The BAC’s cataloguing grant for business archives deadline has been extended! We are now accepting applications for the £6000 grant until 4pm on Wednesday 30 July. For full details and application instructions please see businessarchivescouncil.org.…

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17 Jun 2025
We are delighted to announce that BAC trustee @Ricshire has been awarded the MBE in the King’s 2025 Birthday Honours for services to heritage, recognising his work with the BAC, as a member of the Crisis Management Team and as Archivist for the London Gay Symphony Orchestra.
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BAC retweeted
17 Apr 2025
Our second 'Business Bites' session for 2025 with @_BusinessArch is on Tuesday 29th April. Book here bac.whitefuse.net/events/bus… to join us to chat about research using business archives
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7 Nov 2024
We would like to say a big thank you to all the speakers at the BAC and BACS annual conference today, and a special thank you to our hosts @The_Macallan for sharing their amazing space with us
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7 Nov 2024
And thank you to our sponsors TownsWeb Archiving, @NKorn and @Preservica
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BAC retweeted
Excellent morning at the Liquid Gold conference hosted by BAC & BACS #BusArchConf24, now on to the afternoon sessions! #history #businessrecords @BusArchScot @_BusinessArch
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BAC retweeted
Very pleased to be at Edrington/The Macallan in Glasgow to present our project on Richard @Hennessy 's correspondence exploration with #AI. Thanks to the @_BusinessArch /@BusArchScot for organizing this event @edringtoncomms bac.whitefuse.net/events/liq…
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12 Sep 2024
We are deeply concerned about the dispersal by @HachetteUK of publishing business archives and will write to the publishing sector about the importance of business archives and keeping collections together for future use amp.theguardian.com/books/ar…
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BAC retweeted
12 Aug 2024
Excited to say that bookings for our conference with @_BusinessArch are now open to all 👉bac.whitefuse.net/events/liq… Draft programme here busarchscot.org.uk/wp-conten… and details about the venue and getting to Glasgow here busarchscot.org.uk/events/co…
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26 Jun 2024
Applications are still being accepted for the 2024 BAC Cataloguing Grant for Business Archives. The deadline has been extended to 5 July. For more info and how to apply see businessarchivescouncil.org.…

9 Apr 2024
We are now accepting applications for 2024’s BAC Cataloguing Grant for Business Archives. This year, a single prize of £5,000 will be made. For more info on criteria and on how to apply please see here businessarchivescouncil.org.…
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BAC retweeted
12 Jun 2024
Just two days left to get your papers in for our 2024 Business Archives conference with @_BusinessArch by 14/6. The CfP is here busarchscot.org.uk/wp-conten… we're looking for talks about realising the potential of business archive collections in all kinds of ways - big and small!
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BAC retweeted
30 May 2024
Bookings for our next Business Bites session with @_BusinessArch are now open bac.whitefuse.net/events/bus… Join us on 26th June for an online discussion on the topic of environmental sustainability and archives with Alexandra Wade @LdnMetArchives and Alasdair Bachell @ARAEnvironment
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29 Apr 2024
Applications are now being accepted for our Bursary for Business History Research. This bursary provides support for researchers to access business archives with awards up to £1000. For more info and how to apply please see businessarchivescouncil.org.…

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BAC retweeted
29 Apr 2024
Our 2024 Business Archives conference with @_BusinessArch will be held in Glasgow on 7th November. The Call for Papers is here busarchscot.org.uk/events/ and we welcome submissions for in-person or online talks about realising the potential of business archive collections
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9 Apr 2024
We are now accepting applications for 2024’s BAC Cataloguing Grant for Business Archives. This year, a single prize of £5,000 will be made. For more info on criteria and on how to apply please see here businessarchivescouncil.org.…

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BAC retweeted
18 Mar 2024
Bookings now open for our next Business Bites session with @_BusinessArch featuring Scotland's very own Surveying Officer! This event is open to all, book a place here bac.whitefuse.net/events/bus… to find out how surveying can help you!
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BAC retweeted
31 Jan 2024
Join us for our first Business Bites session of 2024 where we'll be hearing from @_BusinessArch bursary recipients Chris Corker, Emma West and Lewis Smith about their research using #BusinessArchives. Book via whitefuse bac.whitefuse.net/events/bus… ALL WELCOME #BizHis
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9 Jan 2024
The Aviation and Aerospace Archives Initiative have announced their 2024 conference is now open for registration. The conference will look at the history of airlines in the UK and how archivists have worked with these collections. For more info see eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-infi…
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BAC retweeted
5 Jan 2024
A reminder as we start to think about our 2024 #BusinessArchives conference with @_BusinessArch later this year that there's still time to fill in our survey if you attended our ‘Digital Everyday’ conference in November to help us plan👉🗒️surveymonkey.com/r/CJQQ62X
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