Cataloguing the archives of the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society (1789 - 20th Century). (360G-Wellcome-085826_Z_08_Z)

£39,494

Founded in 1789, Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society (GB 0817) is acknowledgedamongst scholars in the field as holding a rich and unique collection of manuscripts relating to the provision of medical training, in particular surgery and midwifery; the championing of radical public health measures; as well as the provision of hospitals and their services within the community. These records, which date from the 18th to 20th centuries, survive alongside the papers of many internationally-renowned medics. Notwithstanding the significance of the archive for the history of medicine, it remains virtually unused by scholars. Intellectual access is hindered by a lack of a union catalogue or any application of international descriptive standards. The Society wishes to address these issues by listing its collections to international standards and by web-mounting the catalogue on the University ofAberdeen's CALM collection management system. This, along with targeted promotion, would for the first time bring the archives to the attention of thehistory of medicine community. We also wish to commission a professional conservation survey of this materialto report on its preservation (re-housing, environment) and conservation (treatment) needs. A significant proportion of the archive - the McGrigor Collection - was recently digitised and we wish to web-mount this as part of this project usingDigiTool resource discovery software, also hosted by the University. This willwiden access to a key collection with broad research appeal and serve as a further preservation measure. The web-mounted images will be linked to their relevant CALM catalogue entries.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 39494
Applicant Surname Convery
Approval Committee Research Resources Committee
Award Date 2008-05-21T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2007/08
Grant Programme: Title Research Resources Award
Internal ID 085826/Z/08/Z
Lead Applicant Ms Siobhan Convery
Other Applicant(s) Dr Marion White
Partnership Value 39494
Planned Dates: End Date 2010-02-28T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2009-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Scotland