Conservation treatment of a paper document

National Manuscripts Conservation Trust

The administration of the National Manuscripts Conservation Trust (NMCT) was taken over by The National Archives in 2004. The trust was set up in 1990 by the British Library and the Historical Manuscripts Commission, with funding from the then Office of Arts and Libraries (now the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) and from private benefactors.

It provides financial assistance to owners and custodians in the United Kingdom for the preservation of the nation's written heritage by awarding grants for specific projects throughout the year. In April 1999 the trust lost government funding. It now relies on investment income to finance grants.