Archive advice and information

Sarah started with Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service as a HLF trainee in 2015. She previously worked in finance and payroll before taking a history degree at the University of Worcester and a masters at Birmingham. Her personal interests include 18th and 19th century social history of medical institutions in Worcestershire, as well as Worcestershire’s wider cultural heritage.

Vicky has worked in Archives and Heritage since 2007. She qualified as an archivist in 2009, and has been part of the outreach team since 2022 . She coordinates volunteering across the service and is passionate about engaging people with heritage. Her research interests are in late medieval history and she is currently researching medieval personal seals and historic church graffiti.

With over 40 years' experience in archive and records management, Adrian leads the archive team who provide access to and expertise on collections, and ensure the long-term preservation of the archive collections. They are specialists in collections management practice, archive digitisation, conservation, archival research and guidance, customer engagement and accessibility.

Tom has over 2 years of experience working in the museums and heritage sector in Worcestershire. He also has experience of working within education and supporting people with learning difficulties. Tom has a keen interest in Military History, completing his Masters in the subject in 2024 at the University of Birmingham.

Qualified in 2011, Claire has worked in the archive sector since 2005 and currently manages the delivery of archive customer services within the Hive.
She enjoys working closely with all stakeholders but is particularly driven by enhancing the customer experience both on site and remotely; making sure that it is as straightforward, enjoyable and informative as possible. Claire is also involved with developing events programmes for the archive service and is always looking to new ways to positively engage with the public. She has represented the service regionally and nationally, helping to develop national training in the management of volunteers for archive services.

Teresa has 12 years experience of working with customers and providing access to the archive collections. She regularly leads projects to ensure that the customer experience on-site and remotely is a positive one. She is particularly interested in local history, especially the history of the City of Worcester.

Jasmine has many years of experience working with customers across the Archive, Museum and Gallery sectors. Passionate about art and history she previously worked at Tate and as a Curatorial Assistant at Central Saint Martins’ Museum & Study Collection in London – first working in their archives as a volunteer while studying History of Art at Kingston University. In 2019, she gained a Master’s Degree in Curating and Collections from Chelsea College of Arts. Jasmine is currently working on a project to catalogue the Sandys Archive, as well as facilitate the promotion and publicity of its contents through a range of outreach initiative to raise awareness of the collection.

Alvie qualified as an archivist in 2017 and has worked in the archive sector since 2012. They have a BA(Hons) in history and MA in early modern religious, social and cultural history from the University of Warwick. They are currently working towards a PhD focusing on antiquarian’s who researched Shakespeare. Their PhD is a collaborative studentship between the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and UCL which is funded by the LAHP. They are a foundation member of the Archives and Records Association and have volunteered on the regional committee since 2018. Their professional interests include digital preservation, enhancing customer access to archives, cataloguing, and palaeography.

Julia has over 15 years' experience of helping customers research Worcestershire’s history. Her personal interests include 18th and 19th century industrial history and Worcestershire's cultural heritage.

Anthony has a degree in Archaeology along with 15 years’ experience of working with customers in the Museums, Archives and Libraries sector. Anthony currently works on the New Burdens Project to catalogue and improve accessibility to a wide range of public records. Passionate about the natural world he trained as a naturalist at the Natural History Museum, London. He recently qualified with a Graduate Diploma in Archives and Records Management at the University of Dundee. He is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London.

Oliver joined in 2021, having previously worked for the Conwy Archive Service. He played a key role in the Archives and Records Council Wales’ Digital Preservation Working Group, working closely with The National Library of Wales.  Having qualified in 2010, he has further postgraduate education in Digital Recordkeeping. His experience of digital preservation will complement the already highly skilled Archive and Archaeology team. His role is to implement a Digital Preservation solution to make available born digital content deposited with us.

Zoe became a qualified Archivist and Records Manager in 2011 after having previously worked for the British Postal Museum and Archive and volunteering in archives such as The National Portrait Gallery. Since then she has worked in Local Authority settings and gained experience in Electronic Records Management. With a Fine Art background she is very keen for archival records to be used by all for creative and wellbeing purposes.

Carol's special interest is nineteenth century women's history and school records. Formerly a teacher, she is passionate about helping all customers, and children in particular, to learn from primary sources.