Workshop: Engaging Archives, Collaborative Possibilities

This workshop is co-organised by the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums research group in the School of History, the Digital Creativity and Cultures Hub in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, and Cultural Collections in the Leeds University Library together with The National Archives.

Programme

09:30-10:00: Arrival

10:00-10:30: Introductions

10:30-11:45: Session 1: Experience and Emotions in the Archive (chair: Tim Procter)

‘Being an Archive-User’: Katie Carpenter, Tanmay Kulshretha and Meg Graham (all University of Leeds)
Sophie Smith (Henry Moore Institute)
‘Senses, Feelings and Emotions in the National Archives: The National Archives
‘Developing Healthy Engagement’ and the ‘Emotionally Engaged Toolkit’ (Kate Dossett, Holly Smith, Tim Procter and Simon Popple; all University of Leeds)

11:45-12:00: Break

12:00-13:15: Session 2: Health & Wellbeing (chair: Kat Rawling)

‘Voice of the Fans Project’: Rhian Isaac (University of Leeds) and Antony Ramm (Leeds Central Library)
‘Women’s Aid Archive Volunteer Project’: Holly Smith (University of Leeds)
‘Trauma-informed Practice and Wellbeing Research at The National Archives’: The National Archives

13:15-14:45: Lunch

13:45-14:45: Archive Show and Tell

14:45-16:00: Session 3: Accessibility and Inclusive Practices (chair: Rhian Isaac)

‘Immersive Access’: Simon Popple and Rachel Moaby (University of Leeds)
Laura Beare (Accessibility Working Group, Cultural Collections and Galleries, University of Leeds)
‘A Global, Inclusive Archive’: The National Archives
Rebecca Bowd (University of Huddersfield)

16:00-16:30: Round-up and next steps (chair: Kate Dossett)