The Cataloguing Grants Programme supports the cataloguing of collections that need external funding to provide access to their content.
We are administering the distribution of more than £1.5 million over five years to tackle cataloguing backlogs. This has been made possible by the generous support of:
- The Pilgrim Trust
- The Foyle Foundation
- The Wolfson Foundation
- The Monument Trust
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
- The Mercers Company Charitable Foundation
- The Goldsmiths Company
- The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust
We provide additional funding, together with expert and secretariat support, for the programme. An independent panel makes the final decisions on the allocation of grants.
Five year review of the Cataloguing Grants Programme
Find out about the impact of cataloguing projects supported by the programme, from uncovering new treasures to supporting scholarship and opening up new opportunities for archive services.
National Cataloguing Grants Scheme Five Year Review (PDF, 0.00Mb)
2012 scheme
The 2012 scheme closes on 18 May at noon.
To apply, use the application form and guidance notes below:
Phase one application form (DOC, 0.02Mb)
Guidance notes for applicants (DOC, 0.07Mb)
Cataloguing Grants Panel 2012
- Georgina Nayler (Pilgrim Trust, Chair)
- Rachel Foss (British Library)
- Paula Brikci (Arts Council England)
- David Brown (National Archives of Scotland)
- Sue Donnelly (London School of Economics Library, Archives Division)
- Mary Ellis/Sarah Horton (CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales)
- Heather Forbes (Gloucestershire Archives)
- Liz Rees (Tyne and Wear Archives Service)
- Chris Webb (Borthwick Institute, University of York)
In attendance:
- Nicholas Kingsley (The National Archives, Programme Manager)
- James Travers (The National Archives, Programme Secretary)
Successful applicants in 2011
Applications for over £1.6 million in total were received. Although many worthwhile projects could not be funded, we are delighted to announce that the following projects have been successful:
- Bowes Museum - 'Collections for a wider world': opening up access to the Bowes Museum archive (£27,402)
- Cambridgeshire Archives - 'The Fen Office Revisited': the Bedford Level Corporation Archive (£28,000)
- Carmarthenshire Archives - Estate and State in the Cawdor Archive (£35,875)
- Devon Record Office - 'The Right to Remain Silent?' The Devon County Quarter Sessions Cataloguing Project (£32,000)
- Dudley Archives - the Earls of Dudley collection (£41,818)
- Hull History Centre - 'North East Coast Town Revealed': Hull in WW2 (£29,801)
- Lincolnshire Archives - 'Rolling the World' (£44,013)
- Rotherham Archives - 'From Bunker Hill to Burma': the York and Lancaster Regimental Archive (£39,171)
- Sheffield Archives - The Rise and Fall of the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire (£34,167)
- West Lothian Archives - Livingston New Town (£42,858)
- Wiener Library - 'Ordering Memory': the personal document collections (£29,263)
- York City Archives - 'A City Making History': the governance of York 1155-1976 (£38,400)
Read case studies in our statistics, studies and reports section.
For more information please contact the casework manager.
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