William Hunter's Library: a transcription of the early catalogues (360G-Wellcome-203711_Z_16_Z)

£58,998

This project will transcribe and produce an accessible digital version of one of the earliest manuscript catalogues of William Hunter’s Library. Renowned as one of the finest 18th century libraries to remain intact and a keystone of Hunter’s collecting, the main goal is to create a tool to enable efficient and in-depth analysis of his original book collection. The project will harness the flexibility and power of a collections management system (CMS) to provide public digital access to a fully searchable modernised version of a manuscript catalogue of Hunter’s Library dating from 1785, linking to current catalogue records and facsimile images of pages from the original volume/s. Our ultimate objective is to create a portfolio of new resources (Digital Hunter) that will break down traditional divisions that have hindered intellectual access to Hunter’s collections as a whole. A thorough understanding of the contents of Hunter’s Library – what texts he acquired, read and was influenced by – is key to our understanding of him as a physician and medical educator who desired to create a 'factory of knowledge'. This project will thus support future inter-disciplinary research in re-evaluating Hunter as an important figure in Enlightenment society.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 58998
Applicant Surname Gardham
Approval Committee Research Resources Committee
Award Date 2016-05-18T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2015/16
Grant Programme: Title Research Resources Award
Internal ID 203711/Z/16/Z
Lead Applicant Ms Julie Gardham
Partnership Value 58998
Planned Dates: End Date 2017-12-22T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2016-11-21T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Scotland