Previous Projects<\/h1>\nThe Elisabeth Frink Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2019\/10\/Reduced-size-017a-Frink-In-Memoriam-I-II-300x213.jpg\")
Thanks to an award from The Henry Moore Foundation<\/a>, as well as generous donations through the Dorset Archives Trust<\/a>, an archivist, David Johnston-Smith, was employed to catalogue and repackage the collection so that it will be available as a useful research tool for everyone.<\/p>\nThe collection includes a wide range of photographic material \u2013 portraits of Frink, pictures of her at work in her studios, as well as family photos which encompass the whole of her life \u2013 from baby photos, to images taken only weeks before she died.\u00a0 In addition, there is some original artwork – mostly juvenilia, a selection of small sculptural works, and a large quantity of paperwork including correspondence relating to the running of her business, and the sale, exhibition and marketing of her work.\u00a0 There is also a sizeable collection of printed material, which includes books, press articles, exhibition catalogues and reviews.<\/p>\n
Herrison Hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2019\/06\/NG-HH-CMR-4-14A-11-p.175.07-resized-300x200.jpg\")
NG-HH\/CMR\/4\/14A\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFunding was received from the Wellcome Trust to hire an archivist, Sophie Smith, to fully catalogue and repackage the records in order to ensure that research into records will be easier to understand. This money will also be used to conserve part of the collection to ensure their long-term usage along with engaging with academic partners in using the records for research\/workshops.<\/p>\n
In 1832 country home Forston House was converted into the Dorset County Asylum, and over the next 150 years more buildings were adapted and added, including a new building in 1863 and Herrison House in 1901. The hospital was closed completely in 1992. The Herrison Hospital records cover everything from administrate records and photographs to Rounders score books, this collection consists of approximately 300 boxes of archival material. Hospital patient records are subject to certain restrictions under the Data Protection Act, and access to records containing information less than 100 years old are restricted. Please get in touch if you have any queries: archives@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\nUnlocking the Bankes Archive<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"William](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/DP81672-300x247.jpg\")
<\/a>William John Bankes’ Egyptian drawing, reference: D-BKL\/H\/J\/6\/11\/A\/9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDorset History Centre worked in partnership with the National Trust at Kingston Lacy and the Priest\u2019s House Museum in Wimborne on an exciting project focused on one of Dorset\u2019s largest and most significant archive collections<\/a>, that of the Bankes family…<\/p>\nThe Herbert Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"Weymouth](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2016\/11\/D_HBT_2572_g-Weymouth-Pavilion-fire-300x296.jpg\")
Weymouth Pavilion fire, reference: D-HBT\/2572<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA huge collection<\/a> of delicate photographs has now been preserved at Dorset History Centre.<\/p>\n\nGraham V Herbert spent his whole working life running the family photographic business in Weymouth, building up a considerable reputation as a commercial photographer.<\/p>\n
We are still in the process of cataloguing the thousands of images from the digital surrogates we now hold…<\/p>\n
Borough of Poole Council collections<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"Close](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/DC-PL_C_F_3_10_close_up_380x400-285x300.jpg\")
Close up of Poole Coat of Arms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA generous grant meant that Poole’s historic archive of more than 1,600 boxes of parchment and paper covering 800 years could be catalogued<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nThe National Archives and contributions from a range of other supporters resulted in funding of \u00a334,867 for the project. The archive contains written records of the town’s history ranging from its founding charter in 1246 to the current unitary authority…<\/p>\n
Take Your Time<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"Reminiscence](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/04\/reminiscence-session-delivery-500x365-300x219.jpg\")
Reminiscence session for Take Your Time project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Take Your Time” was a Health and Wellbeing Legacy funded project which aimed to improve well-being for those living with dementia.<\/p>\n
\nDorset History Centre (DHC) had\u00a0a Reminiscence Worker, funded for 9 months by the Olympic Legacy Fund…<\/p>\n
Archiving the Arts<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/04\/D-PPY-C-5-4-1-6-Design-Pattern-Book-1930-Page-200-300x282.jpg\")
Poole Pottery Design Pattern Book 1930<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDorset History Centre took part in Archiving the Arts, a national strategy to collect and preserve the records of artists.<\/p>\n
\nWe already hold the archives\u00a0of world-renowned sculptors Mary Spencer Watson and Dame Elisabeth Frink…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Cyril Diver’s ecological study of Studland<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"Photographs](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/DP81751-resized-small-300x200.jpg\")
Photographs from the Cyril Diver collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Cyril Diver collection<\/a> contains documents from Diver’s ecological study of the Studland peninsular…<\/p>\nThe Cooper Dean collection<\/a><\/h2>\n![\"Holdenhurst](\"https:\/\/news.dorsetforyou.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/D_CDN_E_8_10_42-b-300x219.jpg\")
Holdenhurst Avenue House Plan 1936, reference: D-CDN\/E\/8\/10\/42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Cooper Dean archive, which provides insight into the history of Bournemouth, is now fully catalogued and free to access at Dorset History Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nThe collection\u00a0is mainly made up of\u00a0records relating to the management of the Littledown Estate, approximately 1000 acres of modern Bournemouth…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At Dorset History Centre we are very fortunate to have secured funding for projects that enhance access to our collections. Projects have included cataloguing, digitisation, preservation and education work. Projects are often undertaken in collaboration with partner organisations, and with the assistance of knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers. We also offer support for\u00a0community projects. Previous Projects… Read more Archive projects<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4985,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions\/4985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The collection includes a wide range of photographic material \u2013 portraits of Frink, pictures of her at work in her studios, as well as family photos which encompass the whole of her life \u2013 from baby photos, to images taken only weeks before she died.\u00a0 In addition, there is some original artwork – mostly juvenilia, a selection of small sculptural works, and a large quantity of paperwork including correspondence relating to the running of her business, and the sale, exhibition and marketing of her work.\u00a0 There is also a sizeable collection of printed material, which includes books, press articles, exhibition catalogues and reviews.<\/p>\n Funding was received from the Wellcome Trust to hire an archivist, Sophie Smith, to fully catalogue and repackage the records in order to ensure that research into records will be easier to understand. This money will also be used to conserve part of the collection to ensure their long-term usage along with engaging with academic partners in using the records for research\/workshops.<\/p>\n In 1832 country home Forston House was converted into the Dorset County Asylum, and over the next 150 years more buildings were adapted and added, including a new building in 1863 and Herrison House in 1901. The hospital was closed completely in 1992. The Herrison Hospital records cover everything from administrate records and photographs to Rounders score books, this collection consists of approximately 300 boxes of archival material. Hospital patient records are subject to certain restrictions under the Data Protection Act, and access to records containing information less than 100 years old are restricted. Please get in touch if you have any queries: archives@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Dorset History Centre worked in partnership with the National Trust at Kingston Lacy and the Priest\u2019s House Museum in Wimborne on an exciting project focused on one of Dorset\u2019s largest and most significant archive collections<\/a>, that of the Bankes family…<\/p>\n A huge collection<\/a> of delicate photographs has now been preserved at Dorset History Centre.<\/p>\n Graham V Herbert spent his whole working life running the family photographic business in Weymouth, building up a considerable reputation as a commercial photographer.<\/p>\n We are still in the process of cataloguing the thousands of images from the digital surrogates we now hold…<\/p>\n A generous grant meant that Poole’s historic archive of more than 1,600 boxes of parchment and paper covering 800 years could be catalogued<\/a>.<\/p>\n The National Archives and contributions from a range of other supporters resulted in funding of \u00a334,867 for the project. The archive contains written records of the town’s history ranging from its founding charter in 1246 to the current unitary authority…<\/p>\n “Take Your Time” was a Health and Wellbeing Legacy funded project which aimed to improve well-being for those living with dementia.<\/p>\n Dorset History Centre (DHC) had\u00a0a Reminiscence Worker, funded for 9 months by the Olympic Legacy Fund…<\/p>\n Dorset History Centre took part in Archiving the Arts, a national strategy to collect and preserve the records of artists.<\/p>\n We already hold the archives\u00a0of world-renowned sculptors Mary Spencer Watson and Dame Elisabeth Frink…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Cyril Diver collection<\/a> contains documents from Diver’s ecological study of the Studland peninsular…<\/p>\n The Cooper Dean archive, which provides insight into the history of Bournemouth, is now fully catalogued and free to access at Dorset History Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n The collection\u00a0is mainly made up of\u00a0records relating to the management of the Littledown Estate, approximately 1000 acres of modern Bournemouth…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At Dorset History Centre we are very fortunate to have secured funding for projects that enhance access to our collections. Projects have included cataloguing, digitisation, preservation and education work. Projects are often undertaken in collaboration with partner organisations, and with the assistance of knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteers. We also offer support for\u00a0community projects. Previous Projects… Read more Archive projects<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4985,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions\/4985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Thanks to an award from The Henry Moore Foundation<\/a>, as well as generous donations through the Dorset Archives Trust<\/a>, an archivist, David Johnston-Smith, was employed to catalogue and repackage the collection so that it will be available as a useful research tool for everyone.<\/p>\nHerrison Hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n
Unlocking the Bankes Archive<\/a><\/h2>\n
<\/a>The Herbert Collection<\/a><\/h2>\n
Borough of Poole Council collections<\/a><\/h2>\n
Take Your Time<\/a><\/h2>\n
Archiving the Arts<\/a><\/h2>\n
Cyril Diver’s ecological study of Studland<\/a><\/h2>\n
The Cooper Dean collection<\/a><\/h2>\n