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Research Support Libraries Programme
The Research Support Libraries Programme had its origins in the Follett Review (1993) and the associated Anderson Report (1996). Its focus was on bringing together traditional and new forms of access to library information, with specific reference to support for research. It was a joint funding initiative of the Higher Education Funding Councils for England and Wales, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and the Department of Education for Northern Ireland. On 9 July 1999, funding totalling around £7.8m was announced for 39 projects under the two main strands of the Programme, Collaborative Collection Management and Research Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as for one conservation unit. 18 second round projects were announced on 23 June 2000. Further details can be obtained from the Research Support Libraries Programme website.
The Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project was funded for 3 years from 1 August 1999, under the Collaborative Collection Management strand. The project was managed by Brian Dyson, Hull University Archivist, and the Project Archivist was Helen Roberts.
It was a collaborative project between the Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull (lead institution), Leeds University Library and Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, University of York. The Library of the Religious Society of Friends and the East Riding of Yorkshire Archives Service were also associated with the project.
