Sunday 2 March 2014

The Industrious Fabric of Leeds: The A2SN workshop 2014


A Workshop of Exploration

16 & 17 May, 2014

This workshop, organised by A2SN, is supported by the Historical Model Railway Society, the Business Archives Council and the Postal History Society. It is the third in a series which began in 2012.

The Workshop seeks to explore and expand co-operation between volunteer-led societies involved in business history fields and the academics, archivists and museum professionals working in the same areas. The events aim to prompt an awareness of what these various groups are doing, and to start a dialogue between the enthusiast and academic which may lead to co-operation in preserving and using collections, and furthering our understanding of the past and its relevance to the future.

Leeds developed as an industrial hub, where the technologies of fabric manufacture, the development of transportation technologies, and the creation of businesses came together. We are extremely fortunate to have been able to book Armley Mills Industrial Museum as a venue on this occasion as it showcases the development of the industrious city. Whatever your passion, we aim to give you new opportunities, avenues of exploration and fresh insights.


 PROGRAMME

Day 1

09.30 – 10.15: Registration and Coffee
10.15 – 10.30: Introduction - Welcome - Keith Harcourt and Roy Edwards, Di Drummond and Daniel Martin.
10.30 – 11.00: Daniel Martin - Archives without archivists
11.00 – 11.30: Hugh Feldman - The Thrills and Frustrations of researching US Post Office Department Records
11.30 - 12.00: John Scott - Rags to Riches
12.00 - 12.30: Professor Steve Toms - Cotton Textiles in the British Industrial Revolution

12.30 – 14.00: Lunch + Tours of the Museum

14.00 – 14.30: Don Townsley -The Leeds Locomotive Industry
14.30 – 15.00: Ian Drummond and Jonathan Stockwell - Researching The Derwent Valley Light Railway
15.00 - 15.30: Anthony Coulls – Rail Vehicles of Leeds their National and International impact
15.30 - 16.00: Refreshments
16.00 - 17.00:  Keynote - Professor Alan McKinlay - 'A Clerical romance?: Banks, Marriage and Marriage Bars, c. 1900-1974'

Optional Drinks and Dinner – Venue to be Advised

Day 2

10.00 - 10.30: Registration and Coffee
10.30 - 11.00: Derek Rayner Leeds Built Road Steam Engines
11.00 - 11.30: Jane Mccutchan - Agricultural Steam Mechanisation, 1860-1930
11.30 - 12.00: Paul Jordan - Tracing the history of Criollo

12.00 - 13.00: Lunch + Tours of the Museum

13.00 - 13.30: Tamara Thornhill - Transport for London and the HMRS - Standards for Discovery
14.00 - 14.30: John Arkell - Reconstructing Companies - The Modelmaker's Perspective
14.30 - 15.00: Helen Foster - Coal Stories: a Digital Showcase for Scotland’s Coal Mining Oral History Collections
15.00 - 15.30: Di Drummond - Leeds: Railway Industry and Empire
15.30 - 15.45: Conference Close
 
A brilliant two days - definitely not to be missed, whatever your historical interest… 

A brochure and application form can be found here. Book early to avoid disappointment!





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