Architecture, Building and Construction Records Survey
Funded to run for one year, the project is a partnership between the Business Archives Council and The National Archives.
The building and construction sector makes a major contribution to the British economy, yet its history and archives are not well known or understood. There is a lack of information in the National Register of Archives (NRA) concerning the records produced by the best-known firms in the sector. The project has been set up to fill this gap in knowledge. The focus will be on companies whose records have neither been surveyed nor deposited, to establish the nature and location of the records they hold. The information gathered will be added to the NRA.
The project will support the aims of the National Strategy for Business Archives (England and Wales). As well as improving awareness of architecture, building and construction records through the NRA, the project will promote best practice in record keeping, to ensure the safety of collections at a time of real threat to all categories of business archives. The survey is now underway, after the project officer started work on 5 September.
While the survey is limited to England and Wales, there is scope for cooperation with Scottish partners to extend the project.
If you would like further information please contact Annabel Peacock in ASD (Archive Sector Development) asd@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk; telephone +44 20 8392 5270.
Posted on: Monday, 10th October 2011
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