A status update on the oral history project which Michele is undertaking on behalf of the LBMA. As part of the project she will be conducting interviews with market participants to complement written records. She would be happy to hear from you if you would like to participate in the project. Read full article Michele Blagg, Institute of
Contemporary British History. Michele Blagg (BA(hons),
MA, PhD) is a visiting
Research Associate at the
Institute Of Contemporary
British History(ICBH). As part of a collaborative
doctoral award granted by the Art’s and
Humanities Research Council, she was based
at the Rothschild Archive, London. Her doctoral
research focused on the Royal Mint Refinery,
operated by N M Rothschild & Sons between
1852 and 1968, and how it adapted to the
changed London gold market. Her areas of
interest are in financial and business history
with special regard for the actors and networks
located in the London market. Her publications
include ‘Gold Refining in London: The End of the
Rainbow, 1919-20’ in The Global Gold Market
and the International Monetary system from the
late 19th century to the present (forthcoming,
2013); ‘The Royal Mint Refinery, a business
adapting to change’ in Business Archives Council,
Sources and History. She teaches on the ICBH
MA in Contemporary British History and assists
with the Witness Seminar Programme. She sits
on the Business Archives Council Executive and
is involved in the annual ‘Meet the Archivists’
workshop held in the City that aims to explore
ways in which research students can identify
and use business records in a variety of different
research fields.