Celebration of UK’s documentary heritage
A reception was held at the House of Lords on 5 September to celebrate the 20 items and collections recently inscribed to the UK Memory of the World Register. These items have been selected from the UK’s libraries, archives and museums to represent the outstanding documentary heritage of the United Kingdom.
The reception was opened by Dr Hywel Francis MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APG) on Archives. David Dawson, Chair of the UK Memory of the World Committee, then presented the awards and certificates to representatives of the winning institutions.
These 20 new inscriptions, which were first announced in May 2011, span over 1,100 years, come from across the country and embody pivotal moments in the history of their communities and the UK as a whole. These items join the ten items and collections already on the UK Register. The winners were chosen by the expert committee of the UK Memory of the World programme following a nomination and review process.
The 20 items and collections inscribed to the UK Memory of the World Register in 2011 are:
- Diaries of Anne Lister
- Cura Pastoralis of Gregory
- The Gough Map
- Bank of Scotland Archive, 1695-2001
- Wakefield Court Rolls
- Death Warrant of King Charles I, 1649
- The Bill of Rights, 1689
- John Murray Archive
- Jersey Occupation Archive
- The customer account ledgers of Edward Backwell, 1663-1672
- Edinburgh and Lothian HIV/AIDS Collections, 1983-2010
- The narrative created through Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s photography and Amber’s films
- Winchester Pipe Rolls
- The Great Hospital, Norwich
- Peter Worden Collection of Mitchell and Kenyon films
- GPO Film Unit collection, 1933-1940
- The Wedgwood Museum archive
- Documentary Heritage of the Women's Suffrage Movement in Britain, 1865-1928
- BT Research Centre collection, 1878-1995
- The Children’s Society Archive
Find out more about each of these items and collections on the electronic register here.
Written: 23/09/2011 , last modified: 26/09/2011
Dr Hywel Francis MP opens the reception at House of Lords. Reproduced with the permission of Parliament. 
David Dawson, Chair of the UK Memory of the World Committee. Reproduced with the permission of Parliament. 
Representatives of the 20 items and collections inscribed to the UK Memory of the World Register in 2011. Reproduced with the permission of Parliament.