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The future of °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s printed past has now been secured, thanks to the donation of grants worth almost £19,000 from °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Futures.

°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Library Services have been given the money to preserve and re-house almost 5000 historical photographs, dating back to the 1850s, and archived copies of the student magazines, some of which go back two decades further.

Gillian Furlong (°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Library Services) said: "These collections are in dire need of some sort of treatment if they're to be preserved.

"Most of the photographs are far too fragile to be used and the low-grade paper of the magazines simply crumbles without Melinex plastic sleeves and archive boxes to protect them."

Once the preservation work is finished, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Library Services plan to make the collections more accessible, first digitising them and eventually releasing them onto the internet.

Despite the huge undertaking, the department hopes to finish the work before the new academic year but, says Ms Furlong, it'll be worth it.

"These collections document the university and student life over almost 180 years - they're not just important for °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s history, but for London's history."

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