Celebrations: Victorian and Edwardian Greeting Cards

庆祝活动：维多利亚时代和爱德华时代的贺卡

• 批准号: AH/W011506/1
• 负责人: Rachel Miriam Wilson Dickinson
• 金额: $ 3.59万
• 依托单位: Manchester Metropolitan University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FW011506%2F1
• 关键词: Celebrations; Victorian; Edwardian; Greeting; Cards

Greeting cards connect people. In the wake of COVID-19, community-building aspects of greetings have taken on additional resonance: we have been through lockdowns when physical interaction was not possible and many milestones were marked at a distance, even between close neighbours. Manchester Metropolitan University's (MMU) Special Collections Museum and Archives (SCM) holds an unrivalled resource of more than 32,500 Victorian and Edwardian greeting cards: the Seddon Collection. This under-studied collection is from c.1840 to c.1920. Most are from the 1880s and 1890s, the "Golden Age" of the greeting card. The majority are Christmas cards, but other life-events are celebrated, including Easter, Valentines, New Year, Birthday, Reward and Memorial/Sympathy. This is a timely moment to reveal this collection: greeting cards are changing. The popularity of e-cards means many never take physical form. Yet, the volume of e-cards being exchanged coupled with personalised print-on-demand cards and a surge in cardmaking as craft suggest that greeting cards have entered a "new Golden Age". Central to this RKE project is dedicated funding for staff time to use the MMU SCM's large Versascan 3650 flatbed scanner to digitise a selection of the Seddon Collection cards. The scanner was purchased through a Capability for Collections (CapCo) application (AH/V011987/1) in 2020. The first stage of this project is scanning and digitising records of selected greeting cards in the Seddon Collection, enabling remote, virtual access. These scans are at the heart of stage two: a pilot collaboration which seeks to engage the public in collections-based research. Using images of cards digitised in stage one, we will work with select partners to explore contemporary resonances in these greeting cards. Two collaborative main outputs are planned: a co-curated online exhibition designed and delivered with these partners; and a more intuitive cataloguing system for these cards shaped by responses from workshop participants. Combined with smaller outputs, these will raise the profile of this archival collection and make its ongoing message of community and hope accessible to a much wider audience. The original CapCo application was submitted with SCM/library staff as the investigators. This follow-on application has academics as the lead investigators. Dr Rachel Dickinson (PI) and Dr Emma Liggins (CoI) are Readers in the English Department who specialise in the long nineteenth century and have a demonstrable record of engagement through curating exhibitions, organising festivals, delivering public lectures, and leading workshops. The project's home remains in SCM and the skills and expertise of SCM professional staff play a crucial role, particularly that of curator Stephanie Boydell (CoI). The partners were chosen because of expertise, insights and access they bring. Death Café Chorlton will focus on cards from the perspective of grief and memorialisation with older adults. Elizabeth Gaskell House connects the twenty-first century to the Victorian period, focusing on primary-aged children. Internal partner Manchester Poetry Library supplements expertise on cards' verses and offers access to a network of youthful writers, and the internal RISE programme adds the perspective of contemporary young adults and provide work-related experience through student internships.

贺卡将人们联系在一起。在新冠肺炎之后，问候的社区建设方面产生了额外的共鸣：我们经历了封锁，当时无法进行身体互动，许多里程碑都是在远处标记的，即使是在亲密的邻居之间。曼彻斯特大都会大学(MMU)的特别收藏博物馆和档案馆(SCM)拥有超过32,500张维多利亚和爱德华时代的贺卡，这是无与伦比的资源：塞登收藏。这一未被研究的藏品是从公元1840年到公元1920年。这些贺卡大多来自19世纪80年代和19世纪90年代，也就是贺卡的“黄金时代”。大多数是圣诞卡，但其他生活事件也会被庆祝，包括复活节、情人节、新年、生日、奖励和纪念/同情。现在正是展示这一收藏的好时机：贺卡正在发生变化。电子贺卡的流行意味着许多贺卡永远不会以实物形式出现。然而，交换电子贺卡的数量，加上个性化的按需打印卡片，以及手工制卡的激增，表明贺卡已经进入了一个“新的黄金时代”。这个RKE项目的核心是专门为工作人员提供资金，让他们有时间使用MMU SCM的大型Versascan 3650平板扫描仪，将精选的Seddon收藏卡数字化。该扫描仪是在2020年通过CapCo应用程序(AH/V011987/1)购买的。该项目的第一阶段是扫描和数字化Seddon收藏中选定的贺卡记录，实现远程虚拟访问。这些扫描是第二阶段的核心：一项旨在让公众参与基于收藏的研究的试点合作。使用第一阶段数字化的卡片图像，我们将与选定的合作伙伴合作，探索这些贺卡中的当代共鸣。计划进行两项合作的主要成果：与这些合作伙伴共同设计和提供一个共同策划的在线展览；以及根据讲习班参与者的答复，为这些卡片建立一个更直观的编目系统。与较小的产出相结合，这些将提高这一档案收藏的知名度，并使其不断向更广泛的受众传达社区和希望的信息。最初的CapCo申请是由SCM/图书馆工作人员作为调查人员提交的。这一后续申请有学者作为牵头调查人员。雷切尔·狄金森博士(PI)和艾玛·利金斯博士(COI)是英语系的读者，他们专门研究漫长的十九世纪，通过策划展览、组织节日、发表公开演讲和领导研讨会，他们有明显的参与记录。该项目的大本营仍然是供应链管理，供应链管理专业人员的技能和专业知识发挥着至关重要的作用，特别是策展人斯蒂芬妮·博伊德尔(COI)。选择合作伙伴是因为他们带来的专业知识、洞察力和接触机会。死亡咖啡馆Chorlton将从悲伤和对老年人的纪念的角度来关注卡片。伊丽莎白·加斯凯尔之家将21世纪与维多利亚时期联系在一起，重点关注小学年龄的儿童。内部合作伙伴曼彻斯特诗歌图书馆补充了卡片诗方面的专业知识，并提供接触年轻作家网络的机会，内部崛起计划增加了当代年轻人的视角，并通过学生实习提供与工作相关的经验。