Archives Angel
The Waterways Archive collects, preserves and makes publicly
available records relating to our inland waterways. These include
plans, drawings, accounts, photographs and letters.
This is an opportunity to work with the archives team, gaining
valuable experience working on a range of projects associated with
the archives of National Waterways Museum Collection.
Tasks could include:
- Cataloguing records
- Re-cataloguing and reboxing records
- Researching the collection
- Working on exhibition research
- Helping with research enquiries by letter and email, including
family history enquiries
- Writing features and news items for the Virtual Waterways
website
- Assisting with the management of the library collections -
shelving, tidying, listing
Get in touch to find out more and volunteer:
Aged 16-25
Aged 25 and
over