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Archiving at arms length

Discover how the Co-operative Heritage Trust remotely recruited archival volunteers and embarked on a programme of digitisation during the Covid-19 crisis. Try your hand at some transcription yourself.
The co-op dividend - what is it?

CHT blog post explaining the dividend and how it works today.
Virtual visits for schools

A new offer of virtual school visits
Lift up your banners - working class ritual objects

A CHT blog post looking at items from our collection which relate to collectivised protest.

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Resources

Downloadable and online resources to view at home.
The Story of the Co-operative Women's Guild

Kate Woodward looks at the fascinating history of the Co-operative Women's Guild and the impact they made from 1883-2016.
Archiving at arms length

Discover how the Co-operative Heritage Trust remotely recruited archival volunteers and embarked on a programme of digitisation during the Covid-19 crisis. Try your hand at some transcription yourself.
Search the Archive

Search our collections online via the Archives Hub. Contact us by email or telephone for assistance and to make an appointment.
The British Co-op and the World 1: New York, New York!

Co-operative historian Tony Webster describes the success of the Co-operative Wholesale Society in New York in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Our history

The Co-operative Heritage Trust was formed in 2007 to bring the Museum and Archive service together for the benefit of heritage audiences.
Our Museum Buddy story with Ancient House Museum

Kate Woodward talks us through our Museum Buddy project with Ancient House Museum, Norfolk, and what we have learnt.
Accessibility
Diary of a CWS Penguin brand umbrella

A creative writing piece exploring the Manchester Blitz of December 1940 through the eyes of a CWS Penguin umbrella.
Women's Outlook Magazine

The women's outlook magazine is one of our most frequently requested collections. Find out more about what we hold here.