The St Colm's College Archive has just been awarded £3500 for centenary development from the Pilgrim Trust. The grant will be used to purchase new storage materials and to promote the archive in connection with the upcoming centenaries. The development will be completed in time for the first celebrations in October.
The Pilgrim Trust was founded in 1930 by Edward Stephen Harkness of New York, with an endowment of just over £2 million. Harkness, as stated in the Trust Deed, was prompted by his admiration for what Great Britain had done in the 1914-18 war, and by his ties of affection for the land from which he drew his descent. He desired that the gift should be used to give grants for some of the country's more urgent needs and in promoting her future well-being. Around 60% of the Trust's annual grants are given in the field of preservation and scholarship. Further information can be found at http://www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk.
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