Cremation Archive Cataloguing Project (360G-Wellcome-206172_Z_17_Z)

£21,416

The principal objective of this project is to catalogue and make accessible for research archive material of the Cremation Society of Great Britain. This will provide an invaluable resource for academic research by various disciplines into cremation and society's disposal of its dead. The Cremation Society of Great Britain first deposited journals and part of its archive with Durham University in 1998. These were catalogued and made available for research. The Society then made a further substantial addition to that material in 2015, which now needs to be catalogued. The material covers all aspects of the Society's administration dating back to the late 19th century, the provision of its facilities for members, including funding schemes, and the development of the crematoria themselves. It also includes records of the International Cremation Society, particularly their annual conferences around the world. A professionally qualified archivist will be employed for six months to: 1. Sort and produce an online catalogue of the archival material to the current best practice ISAD(G) guidelines, overseen by similarly qualified professionals. 2. Package, box and label the material using the appropriate archival-quality materials to ensure long-term preservation and accessibility of the material, with the advice of professionally-qualified conservation staff.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 21416
Applicant Surname Stansfield
Approval Committee Research Resources Committee
Award Date 2016-11-25T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2016/17
Grant Programme: Title Research Resources Award
Internal ID 206172/Z/17/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Michael Stansfield
Partnership Value 21416
Planned Dates: End Date 2018-03-16T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2017-06-05T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region North East