The Angus secures HLF Funding
Posted Tuesday, 18th December 2012
Oxford’s Regent’s Park College has received £488k from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and The Baptist Union Newington Court Fund (BUGB) to provide opportunities for people to learn about the important part Baptists played in the history of the United Kingdom and the world. The project will also safeguard this unique and important part of nation’s heritage.
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Write and distribute image rich lesson-starters and in-depth teaching resources for young people studying history at Secondary School (KS3 and 4)
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Work with IntoUniversity to develop year 10 and 11 Archive Taster Sessions to enable students from disadvantaged backgrounds aspiring to go to University to learn how to use a range of original documents in a archive setting
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Hold biennial lectures and exhibitions linked to national events like Fair Trade Fortnight, Black History Month and International Women’s Day
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Fully catalogue the collection and make it searchable online
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Digitise the BMS World Mission missionary paper archives and make them available online
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Work with churches to run a programme of training courses which will highlight the need for simple best practice archiving of church records and artefacts so that these important documents are preserved for future generations
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Run courses on writing church histories so that congregations can record their histories and tell the story of their church
Emma Walsh, College Librarian at Regent’s Park College
Dr Robert Ellis, College Principal
Stuart McLeod, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund South East, said:
If you’d like more information, or to schedule an interview with Emma Walsh, College Librarian please call 01865 288142 or email emma.walsh@regents.ox.ac.uk.
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