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PartnershipsStaff at the centre have been involved in working partnerships with the following:
Bristol Record Society
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Bristol Record Office The Regional History Centre has had a close working relationship with Bristol Record Office for many years. Madge Dresser, Peter Fleming and Steve Poole have all contributed regularly to Archive Awareness campaign events in the BRO, and archive workshops have been held in the BRO for level three undergraduate students studying at UWE. |
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Wiltshire
Victoria County History of Wiltshire, a prestigious local history project became part of UWE in 2004. The team consists of Dr Virginia Bainbridge, County Editor, and Dr Alex Craven, Assistant Editor, whose appointment was made possible through UWE funding. The VCH was started in 1899 and dedicated to Queen Victoria. It aims to provide a history of each parish and town in England from original sources. So far around half the country has been covered. Groups of parish histories are published together in volumes and are now also available at www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk and www.british-history.ac.uk. The VCH is an invaluable resource for local and family historians and for academic researchers. Virginia and Alex are currently completing the last few histories for volume XVIII in the Wiltshire series, covering Cricklade and surrounding parishes. Incorporation into UWE has been a major boost to VCH Wiltshire, enabling the completion of volume XVIII and the start of volume XIX, to be centred on Longleat. With further funding for the last few volumes, it is now a real possibility that the County series will be completed. VCH Wiltshire has its own website at: http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/website/VCH/Counties/Wiltshire/Home
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England's Past for Everyone
The Victoria County History Project has been awarded over £3 million by Heritage Lottery Fund for the 'England's Past for Everyone' project. UWE historians Peter Fleming and Madge Dresser have put in a successful bid to participate in this project under the umbrella of The Regional History Centre. They will produce a study entitled Immigrants and Minorities in Bristol, 1000-2000 in year 3 of this 5 year project. They will have substantial volunteer input in their research and dissemination and will produce a related History Footsteps module. |
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The West of England and South Wales Women's History Network. The West of England and South Wales Women's History Network is been based in Department of History at UWE . It was set up in 1993 by a group of women academics who wanted to encourage research and stimulate interest in women's history and gender history in the south west of Britain. In November 2002 the Regional History Centre and Women's History Network held a jointly sponsored study day on Bristol Women and Philanthropy | ||
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