Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1988-2003 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 archival folders
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Graeme Gardiner is a conservator who trained at Camberwell College. After qualifying he worked first at the Royal Asiatic Society before setting up Preservation Solutions and working with other heritage organisations.
Name of creator
Administrative history
Camberwell College of Arts is now part of the University of Arts, London. It was established as the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in 1898, and adopted its present name in 1989.
Name of creator
Administrative history
The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum. The library is located on Euston Road, London, The British Library is a major research library, with items in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and items dating as far back as 2000 BC. The library maintains a programme for content acquisition.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The possibility of having an in-house conservator was raised in the late 1980s. It was decided that some money would be set aside for this for an initial period of 3 years. Graeme Gardiner was employed from 1989. The initial employment was extended beyond the original period. The archival material consists of reports and correspondence concerned with this employment and the work undertaken.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The material was divided into two subseries:
- RAS COLL8/2/1 - Reports
- RAS COLL8/2/2 - Correspondence