Catalogue of town’s history to be made with £42k grant
ARCHIVISTS will be able to catalogue records that showcase Livingston’s culture, history and achievements thanks to a funding grant secured by West Lothian Council.
The team has been awarded a National Cataloguing Grant of more than £42,000 – the second highest of all the grants across the UK and the only successful grant in Scotland.
The funding has enabled the council to plan an 18-month project called Livingston New Town, From Plan to Community, 1962-2012. The project will be led by a cataloguing archivist and will involve the cataloguing of the records of Livingston Development Corporation as well as some of the archive’s smaller Livingston collections.
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Hide AdThe team will create an online catalogue and publish a summary guide to the collections.
The project coincides with Livingston’s 50th birthday in April and a host of events are planned to mark the occasion.