Authors: Finkelstein, David; Bromage, Sarah; McCleery, Alistair

Source: Learned Publishing, Volume 15, Number 3, 1 July 2002 , pp. 193-197(5)

Publisher: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

Abstract:

'It's important that we remember the past is not just dry facts and statistics but also the detailed lives of real people. SAPPHIRE aims to give a voice to these lives.'

The Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE), an initiative with Napier University as lead and Queen Margaret University College as main collaborative partner, is an oral history project which aims to record the social, economic and cultural heritage of the Scottish printing and publishing industry in the 20th century.

Undertaken in partnership with a number of Scottish organizations, its results are providing a better understanding of an important and overlooked part of Scotland's heritage. Outcomes of the project include a permanent oral history archive stored at the Edward Clark Collection at Napier University, and exhibitions and publications on the history of the printing and publishing industry. The development and current activities of SAPPHIRE are described and reviewed.

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Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/095315102320140482

Publication date: 2002-07-01

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