This project will create a digital archive comprising of historical texts from a range of sources, including: the University of Leicester library's special collections, oral history recordings from East Midlands Oral History Archive and private collections of historical photographs.

My Leicestershire

Find out more about My Leicestershire on the project blog

This project will create a base digital archive comprised of historical texts from the University of Leicester Library’s Special Collections complemented by video recordings from Media Archive for Central England (MACE), oral history recordings from East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) and private collections of historical photographs of “ghost signs”, buildings, bridges, and other architecturally significant sites from across the county.

Community groups like the Leicester Industrial Heritage Society and Rothley Heritage Trust will be encouraged to select significant resources from the above mentioned collections. These will then be digitised and uploaded where possible. They will also be invited to upload their own resources to My Leicestershire. Download the Project Plan (pdf)

Project Staff

Project Director

Ben Wynne (Head of Academic Liaison)

Project Manager

Ed Kirkland (Project Manager)

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Summary
Start date
1 May 2010
End date
31 March 2011
Funding programme
Digitisation and Content
Strand
Developing community content
Project website
Lead institutions
University of Leicester
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