The Archivist

Charlotte Brunskill is the Archivist, Records & Data Protection Manager at the Paul Mellon Centre. She has worked as an Archivist in the arts and heritage sector for over twenty years and has previously held positions at the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery. In this film, she delves into the history of the PMC photo archive and gives insight into its development from an idiosyncratic resource to a collection of over 100,000 images with the sole aim of creating a superlative visual source for the study of British art.
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Why not wear Gloves?

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Because it's not necessary to maintain the integrity of the items. Whenever you see an archivist use gloves, it's usually because of they don't, they get inundated with comments about how they should wear gloves. Clean hands don't harm most objects, no matter how old

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@@MsDaem0n OK. With everything flying around...each to their own. Thanks