Glamorgan's Blood: Dark Arteries, Old Veins - Cataloguing and Conserving the Records of the National Coal Board (360G-Wellcome-203715_Z_16_Z)

1) Employ an archivist on a 3 year project to: Reconstruct the pre-vesting records of private companies Catalogue the National Coal Board (NCB) records, including: sorting and appraisal renumbering repackaging creation of new catalogue descriptions enhancement of existing descriptions updating of lists in word/excel formats and their transfer into CALM imposition of clear structure and arrangement consistent numbering system address records series which began prior to nationalisation and continued afterwards 2) Employ a conservator on a 2 year project to: Establish conservation priorities Identify the plastic material of which many of the plans are made Carry out remedial conservation Flatten folded / rolled items Address storage requirements of newly flattened items Plan for future digitisation of unusable material Supervise and train staff and volunteers to: Repackage the collection Repackage glass plate negatives Clean volumes 3) Dissemination Promotion of the project through social media Press coverage Contribution to Glamorgan Archives (GA) annual events programme Closing event Body of work produced: Full item level catalogue of NCB records and those of pre-vesting date companies Collection stabilised and repackaged to ensure future preservation Discoverability and accessibility of collection disseminated to potential audiences, including the general public along with the academic community.