The Glasgow Academy Archive began in earnest during the summer holidays of 2019. Three rooms in the school’s main building in Kelvinbridge were allocated for use as archive spaces (alongside the senior School library) – one to use as a ‘searchroom’ and the other two as archive store rooms.
In October 2019, the school appointed its first professional Archivist, Lorraine Murray. Nowadays, the Archives team has gone from strength to strength with the addition of volunteers who have helped organise our growing collection.
To kick us off, let me introduce myself. my name is Lorraine and I work part-time in the Academy Archive and part-time as the Archivist at The Watt Institution in Greenock. Having the same job in two places often proves useful as it is surprising how often different institutions can collaborate and overlap. With my other job being in a museum setting, it means I am quite comfortable working with objects in the school collection, which perhaps doesn’t usually come under the remit of an Archivist.
In years gone by, I have also worked for the National Trust for Scotland, during which time I also studied at The University of Glasgow where I achieved my postgraduate degree in Information Management, Digital Preservation and Archives.
Over the coming months we look forward to bringing you updates on all the latest goings on within The Academy Archive.
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