NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM

Description: The Museum has acquired film on a piecemeal basis since the 1960s but has recently begun to collect more actively, particularly amateur footage of the British and Indian armies in the 1930s and 1940s. The films show almost every aspect of army life at that time, including the introduction of mechanisation, training, engineering work, social life, and sports. In some cases they carry a soundtrack added by the original cameraman when the film was copied. Film collections of the Middlesex Regiment and Women’s Royal Army Corps museums have recently been acquired, as have a number of Ministry of Defence recruiting and information films.
Website: http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk
Keywords: Military forces; Amateur films; Army; Middlesex Regiment; Women’s Royal Army Corps
Access: Access available. By prior appointment, preferably on Mondays. Access for disabled.
Facilities: Viewing on premises. Duplicating. Copies of some material can be supplied.
Charges: Charges for other services. There is a charge for copies of videos.
Copyright: Copyright not held. Copyright advice available. Copyright adviser: Dr A.W. Massie.

Video/Film: Video: 280 reels/cassettes. Amateur, documentary, official.
Video components: VHS Video, lo-band U-Matic.
Film: 265 cans. 15% colour film, 85% black and white film. Amateur, documentary.
Film components: 8mm, 16mm, positive film.

Notes: A handlist is available for consultation in the reading room; access to holders of reader’s tickets only.
Conservation policy: Film is copied onto video to facilitate its long-term preservation. Nitrate film is copied and disposed of for safety reasons.

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