{"id":14,"date":"2018-10-31T14:58:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T14:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:24:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-429fa3a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"429fa3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4630eca\" data-id=\"4630eca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e26155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e26155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1166\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2019\/03\/Fig-146-2-2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-961\" alt=\"Lady with a bicycle in period dress, c.1900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2019\/03\/Fig-146-2-2.png 763w, http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/recordsandarchives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2019\/03\/Fig-146-2-2-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d3695a\" data-id=\"7d3695a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4477f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4477f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We act as the central point of information about the University&#8217;s history and welcome enquiries from students, staff and the wider community. We oversee the University&#8217;s current recordkeeping and assist departments in managing their records efficiently and in accordance with legislative requirements and good practice.<\/p><p>We also manage the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #008080\"><a style=\"color: #008080;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mensweararchive.com\/\">Westminster Menswear Archive<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/p><p>Explore this site to find out about the collections we hold, learn about our history and how to research on significant themes, how to access the collections and our digitised material and exhibitions. 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