Who's Who at the Modern Records Centre

The Modern Records Centre is a department within the University Library and has ten full-time members of staff.

Helen Hopper, Archives Manager

As MRC Manager and Head of Archives and Special Collections, Helen Hopper is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the MRC and University Archives. She oversees the management and development of the physical and digital collections of the MRC and their use in teaching, research and community engagement.

Eren Delaney, Digital Preservation Specialist

Eren works on digital preservation at the Modern Records Centre.

Carole Jones, Customer Services Archives Assistant

Carole Jones works in customer service both front of house and behind the scenes in document production and returns, provides a reprographics service for researchers and clerical and administrative support for the MRC team. She also assists with digitisation projects and with the processing and listing of incoming archives.

James King, Senior Archivist

James King is primarily concerned with sorting and cataloguing archive collections and researching and writing administrative histories, as well as supervising the MRC searchroom and answering enquiries.

Rachel MacGregor, Digital Preservation Officer

Rachel MacGregor manages the MRC's digital preservation systems and leads on accessioning, appraising, cataloguing and maintaining digital archives held by the MRC.

Lizzie Morrison, Archivist (University Archives)

Lizzie Morrison has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the University Archive.

Jamie Orton, Digitisation Assistant

Jamie works on digitising archives and Special Collections to make available to as wide an audience as possible.

Lorenzo Prati, Customer Services Archives Assistant

Lorenzo works on document production, returns, reprographic services, and front-of-house duties in the MRC search room.

Chelsea Reeves, Customer Services Archives Assistant

Chelsea supports the running of the MRC with document retrieval and replacement, front of house and anything to help keep the department running smoothly.

Martin Sanders, Senior Archivist

Martin Sanders contributes to the acquisition, processing and provision of access to the Centre’s archive holdings through liaison with document owners, production of finding aids, advising users, answering enquiries, and contributing to outreach work. He has been particularly involved in the digitisation of our audio-visual holdings.

Naomi Shewan, Archivist

Naomi Shewan is concerned with accessioning and cataloguing collections, answering enquiries, and supervising the searchroom. She also contributes to outreach work and exhibitions, and assists with digitisation projects.

Liz Wood, Project Archivist (Mining the Past)

Liz Wood is working on the recently transferred archives of the National Union of Mineworkers. The three year project will involve appraising and cataloguing the collection, and working with colleagues to develop resources to improve public access to some of the archive's key sources on British 19th and 20th century social and labour history.

Collections Engagement and Outreach Officer

Post vacant