3 October 2006

Lord Provost to visit University of Dundee

The Lord Provost of the City of Dundee, John Letford J P, will be visiting the Book & Paper Conservation Studio based at the University of Dundee Library on Thursday 5 October. The Studio has been operating in the University since the 1980s and this week it celebrates ten years since moving into its purpose built studio within the Main Library. Eight conservators now work here, and have preserved and restored everything from Robert Burn’s family bible to the drawings of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

The Studio provides a conservation service for libraries, museums, churches, trusts, archives and private individuals throughout the UK. It has treated many historic items from local collections, some of which will be on display during Mr Letford’s visit. These include an important set of prints by JMW Turner from the special collections at the Wellgate Library, some rare early photograph albums donated to the University of St. Andrews by the Playfair family, and a variety of objects from other Scottish Universities.

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Anna Day
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University of Dundee
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