Avantix wins big archiving job from State Library NSW
Queensland based Scanning Specialist Avantix has been awarded a digitisation project of an Historically Significant collection of documents for State Library New South Wales (SLNSW).
Avantix said it is proud to be the only Queensland based Scanning Specialist appointed to the SLNSW supply panel and has most recently won the right to digitise the first portion of ‘The Angus and Robertson (A&R) Archive 1 Collection’.
The Angus & Robertson Archive 01, is just one part of a significant collection of heritage documents held by SLNSW, making it part of “The most Valuable Library Collection in Australia".
The initial collection materials identified in this project consists of approx. 32,000 pages which is part of the larger Angus & Robertson Collection of over 500 boxes, 50 volumes, 500 pictures, and various relics held by the SLNSW.
It includes 18th and 19th century unbound typescript and hand-written manuscripts, being the publishing folders of correspondence, and authors' manuscripts and material relating to their publication. The A&R collection was acquired by the Library between 1933 - 1935.