Celebrating the Collector: Cataloguing and Curating the Papers of Professor Frederick Charles Pybus. (360G-Wellcome-105079_Z_14_Z)

£37,878

The project's primary aim is to provide greater access to and discoverability of the papers of Professor Frederick Charles Pybus (1883-1975). A distinguished clinician and researcher, Pybus expounded quite radical theorieson issues such as cancer and its causes, and yet is better known as a book collector than for his clinical accomplishments. We will employ a qualified Archivist for a year to produce an archival standard, web-based catalogue of this archive to be hosted locally and on the Archives Hub to unlock the research potential for medical humanities researchers. These resources will be enhanced by digitising items from the archive with appropriate metadata for remote access. The work will be closely supervised by the Principal Applicant and Co-applicant, both Archivists experienced in cataloguing significant medical archives. This project will also include preservation and conservation scoping. We will commission a report by a Conservator to identify any remedial action which thepapers require and repackage using archival standard boxes and supplies. Engagement activities will be co-ordinated by the Project Archivist to promotethe existence and use of the catalogued resource to academic and clinical researchers and the general public. This will include a project blog, an exhibition with accompanying public talk through the Pybus Society, and a dissemination symposium with speakers from Newcastle University's Northern Centre for the History of Medicine and Northern Institute for Cancer Research,as well as parties from national medical and humanities bodies reflecting on the archive's significance to their particular field of expertise.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 37878
Applicant Surname Johnson
Approval Committee Research Resources Committee
Award Date 2014-05-20T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2013/14
Grant Programme: Title Research Resources Award
Internal ID 105079/Z/14/Z
Lead Applicant Mr Ian Johnson
Partnership Value 37878
Planned Dates: End Date 2017-04-07T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2015-04-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region North East