Essex Record Office: A Service for All (VA 3/6/1/1)
Channel: EssexRecordOffice
Date: 2018-06-28

Created in April 1989, this is a promotional video for the Essex Record Office aimed at teachers and emphasising particularly the services provided by the Essex Record Office Schools Service. This recording relates to the previous location of the Essex Record Office in County Hall, Chelmsford

[0:00] Introduction

[1:50] A visit by an individual student: a girl called Genevieve from the County High School for Girls is introduced to the Record Office by Miss Janet Smith, Principal Archivist for Public Services

[4:45] Production of documents from the muniment rooms

[5:50] A tour of the Bookshop

[6:45] Conservation workshop at Old Court, Chelmsford, showing conservators at work

[8:35] A class of 7-8 year olds at Leigh Beck County Junior School, Canvey Island, being taught by Ian Mason, Advisory Teacher for History and Records

[12:35] Ian Mason at Saffron Walden High School teaching a class of 16-17 year old 'A' Level students

[14:05] Peter Bibby and two children from St. Peter's Church of England Primary School, Coggeshall, depositing school records with the Record Office and being greeted by Richard Harris, Deputy County Archivist

[16:00] Transcript and facsimile service

[17:00] BBC Domesday Project

[18:10] The public searchroom in use, showing Raymond Powell, editor of the Victoria County History of Essex, and Stan Jarvis, librarian and Essex author 

[19:30] end.

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https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/result_details.aspx?ThisRecordsOffSet=1&id=590227


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