The ‘Sponsor a Box’ is now up and running, to help the John Goodchild Collection housed at the West Yorkshire History Centre be catalogued and preserved for the future.
Information from the West Yorkshire Archives:
John Goodchild was a local historian and antiquarian, he amassed this fabulous collection over his lifetime. It is believed to be one of the largest private collections relating to Yorkshire collected by a single individual.
We are appealing to the people to help us build on the work of the project by sponsoring a box. Money raised from the sponsorship will go towards the preservation, packaging, cataloguing and conservation work needed to ensure that the Collection is available and accessible for all.
More information: Sponsor a Box
Find out what is in some of the boxes from ‘What’s in the Box? – short videos on YouTube. WYAS wanted to give everyone the opportunity to take a peep into the world of the John Goodchild Collection. The ‘What’s in the box?’ series gives a snapshot of items contained in various boxes of the collection to highlight the rich and diverse nature of these unique records relating to the districts of Yorkshire.