Volunteers wanted - UCL Special Collections

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UCL Special Collections are looking for volunteers to help prepare for a temporary move to The National Archives in July.

Students and staff are invited to help prepare the manuscripts, archives and rare printed collections for the temporary move to The National Archives, based in Kew, in July 2011.

The collections date back over one thousand years, and cover a vast range of subject areas, including early printed books, Latin American business archives, the world-renowned George Orwell Archive and the Bentham manuscripts, in addition to a large and historic Judaica collection.

Frederick Bearman (UCL Library Services) explained: "People can volunteer Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm and they can choose a morning, an afternoon, a lunch hour or even a whole day. No previous experience is needed and staff from Special Collections will be on hand to provide training and guidance."

For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Frederick Bearman at f.bearman@ucl.ac.uk or on 020 7679 5161.

Image: Paper portrait of Jeremy Bentham, from UCL Special Collections 

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