History Bones: opening up the archive of the Brittle Bone Society

We will catalogue the archive of the Brittle Bone Society which is primarily held by the University of Dundee Archive Services. Any material remaining at the society’s headquarters will be transferred and catalogued with the catalogue made available online. The material will be rehoused in appropriate archival quality storage containers and a proportion of the material will be digitised. An additional element of the project will be to conduct oral history interviews with Brittle Bone Society members and staff which will become part of the archive.

Awareness of the archive and its research potential will be increased, as will the likelihood of further accruals. A project board will oversee the progress of the project and will assist in organising a dissemination events which will encourage the discussion of archives relating to disability.