Thanks to the Friends of Thomas Plume's Library and Friends of the Nations' Libraries (FNL), we now have a replacement copy of a book that was missing from the original collection. Thanks also Robert and Adam at Konstantinopel R van den Graven for excellent service.

Were there too - Bonnie Baker.bsky.social - *calling libraries, archives, special collections and museums to join us there too!*

And so are we! National Manuscripts Conservation Trust. Join us - you know you want to….

Did you spot Kent Archives in the recent Channel 4 documentary, 'Edward vs George: The Windsors at War'? Presented by Alexander Larman, the previously-unseen diaries of Lady Helen Hardinge (1901-1979) were featured from our collections. 📺 Watch today: bit.ly/3CCHc6n

If you have ever wondered about how conservation works today, join us in on Friday 28th February when the Collection Care team will be in our beautiful Reading Room showcasing some of their latest projects. Full details here: ow.ly/vcg850UWg4q

On #DarwinDay, we'd like to celebrate Erasmus Darwin, Charles' grandfather. For a while he was the doctor for Calke Abbey and we have prescriptions he wrote for the family and for his patients from the surrounding area. This example was for Sir Henry Harpur on 19 March 1786.

Grants for manuscript conservation! Regional and specialist archives, libraries, museums (not nationals) can apply to NMCT for a conservation grant ranging from £500-£20k up to 100% of cost if necessary. Next deadline 1 April (decision mid June): nmct.co.uk/apply

Many of the projects we fund have a training element (e.g. internship, student placement etc) not mandatory but great if feasible as it increases the benefit of our grant AND benefits the conservation profession.

Contact us now to ask any questions. **We've got the funds and you've got the collections that need conserving!** Download our last Ann Report, with short features on all projects to see the sorts of things we can support. drive.google.com/file/d/1sApE..

On Thursday 6 March 2025 Archivist Rebecca will be presenting an online seminar to the Historia Domus network at 10:00 GMT LONDON ● 15:30 IST GOA ● 19:00 JST TOKYO Please register at historiadomus.net/seminars if you would like to attend. #AskTheArchivist #BehindTheScenes

*Apply now* for acquisition grants for rare books, mss, archives etc. National, regional, local and specialist collecting institutions are eligible. Next trustees' meeting is soon, so apply now if you have an acquisition in your sights & need support. fnl.org.uk/apply

FNL members had a fantastic visit to Senate House Library yesterday! So rewarding for members, whose subs allow us to give more acquisition grants, to see some of the rare books and manuscripts they helped to save, including 16thC cookery books & an 18thC conjurer's flip book!

Delighted that we could help King's College, Cambridge save the export-stopped Alan Turing 'Delilah' archive for the nation. The support from XTX Markets was quite incredible and ensured that this hugely significant archive is now at King's and is accessible to all in perpetuity.

Have you ever seen a more beautiful Library? 😍 Come and see all this dark-academia goodness for yourself on a guided tour of Chetham's Library 📚 👉 Book here: tinyurl.com/4je4wvrn

With the summer auction season underway, a reminder to the UK's national, regional, local, specialist, university and museum collectors of archives that you can apply to Friends of the Nations' Libraries (FNL) for an acquisition grant. We can make a decision in days if necessary. fnl.org.uk/apply

Delighted to have helped BL save for the nation 5 exceptional medieval mss from Longleat - including an unparalleled volume for the study of Hebrew in medieval England, comprising a trilingual Hebrew-Latin-Old French dictionary, glossed Hebrew Psalter, & Hebrew grammar.

*Jobs klaxon* A fantastic opportunity to train future generations of book & paper conservators and be part of the dynamic team at the University of Glasgow's Kelvin Centre for Conservation & Cultural Heritage Research. jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer-i…