Journal

Our annual journal Social History in Museums contains a mix of papers on current research, new projects, reviews of exhibitions and new writing in social history.

An archive of past journals is now available.

Please note: the journals have been scanned and are available as pdf documents here. Some are large documents and so may take a short time to download.

You can also download an index of authors and articles here.

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Volume 35
Volume 34
Volume 33
Volume 32
Volume 31
Volume 30
Volume 29
Volume 28
Volume 27
Volume 26
Volume 25
Volume 24
Volume 23
Volume 22 (1995-96)

Conference Papers

  • Coxall, Helen: Resistant Readings: It is what you say and the way that you say it
  • Caulton, Tim: Hands on or Hands off? The role of interactive exhibits within traditional museum galleries
  • McManus, Paulette: Approaches to evaluation in preliminary assessment studies
  • Millard, John: Art History and half-baked gimmicks

Articles

  • White, Helen: Kids – what can you do? A North East Childhood at Tyne and Wear Museums
  • Harland, Lucy: All muffined out: a journey through the looking glass
  • Vamplew, Wray: Sports History, Sports Myths and Sports Museums
  • Tyler, Jayne: Sporting Life
  • Rumsby, John: Military Medals for Social Historians
Volume 21 (1994)

Conference Papers

  • Ormrod, David: Historians, Objects and Evidence … What Objects?
  • Ross, Cathy: Watching the Curators
  • Mastoris, Steph: The Dollypeg’s Offspring: in search of objects from post-war Britain for museum reminiscence work

Articles

  • Suggitt, Mark: Doctors in Taste?
  • Van Lakerweld, Carry: Sensitivities on Display: dealing with controversial subjects in a museological context
  • Merriman, Nick: The Peopling of London
  • Digger, Jo: The People’s Show: one strategy towards the democratic museum
  • Francis, Robin: The People’s Show – a critical analysis
  • Edwards Hazel: Follow the banner: interpreting trade union history
  • Copp, Chris: Research Popular Culture: a case study – Boxing Harborough