Tag: evaluation
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The Cryer Collection at Wakefield Local Studies Library

An avid collector This spring I had the pleasure of spending some time exploring the fascinating Cryer Collection of scrapbooks and manuscript volumes held by Wakefield Local Studies Library, as I undertook a scoping project to evaluate the condition and significance of the collection. The accumulation of the collection is attributed to John Cryer (c.1781-1864),…
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The Trevelyan Family Archive Project

Background to the project Between 2016 and 2023 I was employed by Newcastle University to catalogue and promote use of the Trevelyan family Archives. The Trevelyan family have their roots in the South West of England, but the generations associated with the collections at Newcastle were based at the National Trust property Wallington, near Morpeth…
