The Archives Revealed programme has awarded ten cataloguing grants to archives across the UK, totalling nearly £400,000. The programme is a collaboration between the Wolfson Foundation, The National Archives and the Pilgrim Trust and is transforming access to archives for a variety of users.
The ten organisations will use their grants to catalogue collections covering subjects such as nursing, pantomime and architecture, as well as personal papers.
University of Kent – “Oh Yes It Is!” Cataloguing the David Drummond Pantomime Collection
For example, the Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association will catalogue its archive depicting the lives of over 90 people who survived the Holocaust and established new lives in Northern England.
Black Cultural Archives will catalogue the McKenzie Heritage Picture Archives, which was founded by photographer Anita J. McKenzie to ensure better representation of Black and Asian history. One of the first of its kind in Europe and spanning the 18th to 21st century, this collection holds imagery from photographers who captured authentic, everyday experiences from the perspective of these communities.
National Museums Northern Ireland
National Museums Northern Ireland will also compile a detailed inventory of its unique manuscript collections that record native Ulster vernacular writing and local speech.
Paul Ramsbottom, chief executive of the Wolfson Foundation said: “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with The National Archives and the Pilgrim Trust to catalogue significant collections from across the UK. These grants open up precious but hard to access collections, and the ten wonderful archives supported this round are no exception.”
The following organisations receive cataloguing grants:
- Black Cultural Archives
- De Montfort University Special Collections
- Hackney Archives
- Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association
- Institute of International Visual Arts
- National Museums Northern Ireland
- South West Heritage Trust
- St George’s, University of London
- Trafford Local Studies Centre
- University of Kent.
Find out more about all the cataloguing projects funded by Archives Revealed
Images: Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association, University of Kent, National Museums Northern Ireland
