Annual Report 2003-2004 - National Archives of Scotland
Annual Report 2003-2004 - National Archives of Scotland
Annual Report 2003-2004 - National Archives of Scotland
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Jane Hutcheon, Head <strong>of</strong> Library at the Royal Botanic<br />
Garden, with Ross Finnie, MSP, Minister for<br />
Environment and Rural Development, looking over<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the John Hope collection <strong>of</strong> botanical<br />
illustrations conserved by NAS staff.<br />
Chris Mathias, Head <strong>of</strong> Conservation at the Supreme<br />
Judicial Court <strong>of</strong> Boston, at Thomas Thomson House<br />
during his visit on the Quinque Fellows Programme.<br />
HBOS was organised in association with the <strong>National</strong> Preservation Office <strong>of</strong> the British Library to<br />
promote the use <strong>of</strong> the Preservation Survey Assessment (PAS) tool for collections. Subsequently<br />
NAS undertook a specific survey <strong>of</strong> the Clerk <strong>of</strong> Penicuik papers (GD18) as a pilot exercise and<br />
submitted a report to Senior Management and Head <strong>of</strong> Private Records Branch.<br />
Work continued on the John Hope collection <strong>of</strong> botanical illustrations on behalf <strong>of</strong> the Royal<br />
Botanic Garden, Edinburgh and was completed in December <strong>2003</strong>. A total <strong>of</strong> 306 objects were<br />
treated and mounted; occupying 779 hours work in total. Our association with Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Tim<br />
Wess and Craig Kennedy, who are studying the deterioration <strong>of</strong> collagen or parchment, continues.<br />
Several collaborative papers have been produced throughout the year within scientific and<br />
technical journals. Advice and a conservation survey report were provided to the Court <strong>of</strong> the Lord<br />
Lyon regarding possible digitisation <strong>of</strong> Registers <strong>of</strong> Arms in preparation for the Scottish Family<br />
History Service.<br />
In July <strong>2003</strong> Conservation Services hosted a visit from Chris Mathias, Head <strong>of</strong> Conservation at the<br />
Supreme Judicial Court <strong>of</strong> Boston. He visited <strong>Scotland</strong> as part <strong>of</strong> a programme organised by the<br />
Quinque Fellows Programme, developed collaboratively by the Quinque Foundation, a US-based<br />
charity, and Historic <strong>Scotland</strong>.<br />
Early botanical illustration <strong>of</strong> the moss Polytrichum commune, reproduced by<br />
kind permission <strong>of</strong> the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. One <strong>of</strong> the drawings<br />
conserved by NAS staff on behalf <strong>of</strong> the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.<br />
A series <strong>of</strong> workshops providing an Introduction to NAS Photographic Collections was organised<br />
by Conservation staff for colleagues in April <strong>2003</strong>. Specific handling training for Legal Search<br />
Room staff was delivered later in the month. Staff delivered a presentation to the Post Graduate<br />
Training Visit in October <strong>2003</strong>. Photographs and Glass, a workshop organised in collaboration with<br />
the Society <strong>of</strong> Archivists, was held in the Conservation workshop at Thomas Thomson House in<br />
December <strong>2003</strong> and attracted international participants. This repeated the success <strong>of</strong> the same<br />
workshop held in the previous year.<br />
A total <strong>of</strong> 12 Letters Patent were sealed on behalf <strong>of</strong> Registers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong>.<br />
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