The National Archives (TNA) has announced its cataloguing grants for 2025. The grants programme provides grants of up to £50,000 for the cataloguing of significant archive collections held in the UK. The programme aims to unlock these collections for the public for research and enjoyment. At least 20% of the total grant value is required to be allocated to activities that will promote public engagement with the collection during or after cataloguing. Photography inevitably is a regaulr beneficary and in the latest announcement the following are of particualr interest:
- £42,082. Bertz Associates, a community heritage organisation, alongside the Library of Birmingham will use their grant to catalogue the Haas collection. Lisel Haas (1898-1989), a queer Jewish photographer, emigrated to Birmingham with her partner in 1938. As a successful photographer in Germany, she re-established herself in the UK despite institutional and cultural barriers. Working with artist-facilitators and community groups, Bertz Associates will consult on the direction of cataloguing and contribute to archival interpretation.
- £50,000. The Historic England Archive is the nation's archive of the historic environment and plays an important role in telling the story of England. This project will catalogue and celebrate the remarkable photographic collection of Janette Rosing, c.1853-1950s. With images from every English county, the photographs capture architecture, landscape and communities, many of which have undergone profound change. The images were taken by leading photographers of the time and contain examples of the era’s photographic processes, creating a powerful document of social history.
See the full list of the 2024-2025 recipients (which often include photography as part of an archive): https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-revealed/cataloguing-grant/current-and-past-projects/2024-2025/
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