Hull History Centre has once again been awarded Archive Service Accreditation by The National Archives.
The award is the UK quality standard in recognising good performance in all areas of archive service delivery, and shows that Hull History Centre has met national standards in the care of its unique collections.
An official certificate will be presented to Hull History Centre on Tuesday 9 September at the Centre’s monthly lunchtime talk, which for September is “Sister Agnes Walsh: Hull-born Hero of the Holocaust” by her grand-nephew Ian Judson.
The talk is free to attend, and you can find out more here.
Hull History Centre, which opened in 2010, was initiated in 2005 as a partnership between Hull City Council – administered by Hull Culture & Leisure Ltd – and the University of Hull.
It provides a state of the art home for the city’s archives and Local Studies Library, as well as the University Archives.
The certificate will be awarded by Saul Nassé, Chief Executive of The National Archives, who said: “It’s wonderful to be able to recognise the excellent work done by archivists caring for records from both the city of Hull and its university.
“I’m looking forward to my visit and to the talk on Sister Agnes Walsh.”
City Archivist Martin Taylor said: “It’s very pleasing to again be awarded with the Archive Service Accreditation, after first receiving it in 2017.
“The accreditation panel commended the archive service on our community engagement as well as our commitment to digital preservation.”
Hull City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Culture and Leisure, Councillor Rob Pritchard, said: “The partnership with the University of Hull over the last 20 years to develop and deliver an archive service was a ground-breaking initiative.
“It’s resulted in a superb facility and resource to preserve and make accessible written heritage, which is important not just locally but also nationally and internationally.
“We welcome the recognition of quality which Archive Service Accreditation brings, and welcome Saul Nassé as he makes the presentation to the City Council and the University.”
For more information about Hull History Centre, visit Welcome to the Hull History Centre | Hull History Centre.
