tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74507462651746911952024-03-13T20:01:51.116-07:00Russell PracticeLouise Walsworth-Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06641646041625570676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450746265174691195.post-47300058131406995142011-01-27T00:56:00.000-08:002011-01-27T01:29:57.257-08:00Lord Morpeth’s Roll: A pre-famine census in the Russell Library<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The conservation team is participating in a project involving the Russell Library, the History Department NUIM, Castle Howard in </span><st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Yorkshire</span></st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> and Ancestry.com.
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<br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The Morpeth Testimonial Roll, wrapped around a gigantic bobbin, measures 412 metres in length and contains around 250,000 signatures gathered from across the whole of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Georgia;">. <span style=""> </span>It arrived in the Russell Library in 2009, when our role in the project officially began.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Created in 1841 at the instigation of the Duke of Leinster, Daniel O' Connell and others, this remarkable document marks the occasion of Lord Morpeth departing from his political office in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Georgia;">.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The roll consists of 652 sheets of paper which were either signed in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Dublin</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> or sent out to the counties of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Ireland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> for signing, and returned to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Dublin</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> for assembly.<span style=""> </span>This remarkable feat was undertaken in the space of a month; from collecting the signatures to compiling the roll to constructing the wooden bobbin and chest. <span style=""> </span>Some of the sheets still bear their postage stamps and franks, which are secondary additions of great historical importance as printed stamps were only introduced in 1840.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:8pt;" >This photograph shows one of the sheets sent in the post. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The sheet was sent from Bailyboro, Co. Cavan to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Georgia;">Dublin</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> and shows both the old franking system and the new postage stamps.<span style=""> </span>Postage stamps were used for the first time in May of 1840 when the penny black was introduced. <span style=""> </span>In September 1841 this sheet was posted with 2d blues. <span style=""> </span>Note that the stamps had to be cut with a scissors. It would be 12 years before Henry Archer invented the stamp perforating machine.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:8pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span> <p></p>
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<br /><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:8pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f94zU078Nsg/TUEzl9BS5-I/AAAAAAAAAFU/2FDH-ubTPTQ/s1600/Title%2Bsignature%2BT.M.Ray.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f94zU078Nsg/TUEzl9BS5-I/AAAAAAAAAFU/2FDH-ubTPTQ/s320/Title%2Bsignature%2BT.M.Ray.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566787341534816226" border="0" /></a>
<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:8pt;" >The address was written out by T.M. Ray and is both signed and dated within the flourishes of words ‘My Lord’.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p>
<br /></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The sheets are joined by glued paper strips, tail to head, originally creating a continuous length of paper which was subsequently rolled onto a wooden spool.<span style=""> </span>The first two sheets boast an elaborately written address which opens with:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">To the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Morpeth The Address of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Merchants, Traders & People of Ireland
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<br /></div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CLMWALS%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:Georgia; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 135135232 16 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:8pt;" >First Leaf of the Address Before and After Repair
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<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The vast majority of the paper used is of good quality and retains much of its original flexibility. There are, however, a small number of fragile, chemically unstable, sheets. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;">The glue used to join the individual sheets has caused staining where it has been applied, though again, not universally. A small number of sheets exhibit staining across the entire surface despite otherwise being of good quality. Paper length and width are not uniform, nor are the weights of individual sheets. <span style=""> </span>All these variables and complexities render the roll vulnerable to damage and degradation.<span style=""> </span>Our role in this project is to facilitate an understanding of the physical object which will complement both research and the future curatorial care of the object itself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;" >
<br />Only during cleaning of the first sheet were gold embellishments to the title revealed, a glimpse into how lavish those first pages were.<span style=""> </span>Edge repair of the sheet protects it from further damage and this combination of investigation, understanding and care are key to our conservation approach.</span>
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<br />Louise Walsworth-Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06641646041625570676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450746265174691195.post-40649206760367927542010-07-20T07:37:00.001-07:002010-07-23T08:06:32.498-07:00Eneas MacDonnell Letters for Conservation<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f94zU078Nsg/TEW1D3Xlt3I/AAAAAAAAAC4/Idnx12SooBA/s1600/looking+in.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f94zU078Nsg/TEW1D3Xlt3I/AAAAAAAAAC4/Idnx12SooBA/s200/looking+in.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495997998282684274" border="0" /></a>
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He had been a student at the lay college in Maynooth.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">The collection spans the period 1823-55 and contains letters and a few contemporary printed items.
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<br /></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">As is not uncommon, these had come to the library closely folded, tied in bundles and stored in a non-archival box. They had both surface dirt and minor handling damage, but were mostly robust. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br />The collection is a rich and varied resource which provides an elegant snapshot of the period. The letters are themselves of interest for their content but it is also interesting to link the individual authors of the letters to the wax seals present. Furthermore, the handwritten paper has both makers’ watermarks and, on some of the sheets, the paper type is embossed on the pages. All of these are interesting from an historical perspective, thus the material provides a very diverse collection of research and study material.</span><!--EndFragment--><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">Our aim was to catalogue the archive, flatten the pages, carry out minimal repairs, and provide archival housing that would ensure safe reader access.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br />The challenges that this body of material posed were many; the pages were not of uniform size, many of them had text on both sides, and there was sensitive secondary media present such as fragile wax seals or fugitive postal franks.
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<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">Each letter is to be housed in an archival polyester sleeve after treatment. This allows visual access to and physical support for the paper, as well as some breathability within the binding structure. Archival polyester is perfect for this task. All the sleeves are uniform in size but have been internally modified to accommodate three different dimensions within the collection. The bindings can be housed vertically on open shelves, preventing the risk of crushing to bottom documents which can arise where collections are housed loose in boxes. It also reduces the risk posed by direct handling of the pages. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">Once bound, it is possible to dismantle the binding without any risk to the collection, either for access or rearrangement should the need arise. It has been a pleasure to be involved in preparing this material for readers to enjoy and to address the challenges posed by such a rich and historical body of work.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">The following links may be of interest for further reading:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">The North East Document Conservation Centre Preservation leaflet: [see unbound flat paper]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/4Storage_and_Handling/01StorageMethods.php">http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/4Storage_and_Handling/01StorageMethods.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">Housing single sheet material at the Bodlean Library, Oxford:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://eprints.ouls.ox.ac.uk/archive/00000911/01/47405_Honey"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://eprints.ouls.ox.ac.uk/archive/00000911/01/47405_Honey</span></a></span><!--EndFragment--> <span style="font-size:10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span>Louise Walsworth-Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06641646041625570676noreply@blogger.com