Sharp, Dorothy

Item

Identifier
PAR98
Type
person
Name
Sharp, Dorothy
Description
Over 6,000 Items make up the Saltaire Collection today and it all started with one person, Dorothy Sharp. Dorothy came to Saltaire in 1984 and was employed temporarily at Shipley Library, then located in Victoria Hall. Her first job was to sift through the local history collection to find materials suitable for schoolchildren.

Later in 1984 Dorothy moved to nearby Shipley College as an assistant librarian and developed her interest in Saltaire's history. In 1987/88 Dorothy helped set up the 'Saltaire Resouce Base' - to support visiting schools - in the reopened Salts Mill, now a business, leisure and art centre being developed by local entrepreneur Jonathan Silver.

Dorothy became known locally as someone who was interested in collecting and preserving materials to do with Saltaire. And so the donations came in, and the Saltaire Collection (as it is called now) was born and began to grow!
Additional information
Biography on Saltaire Collection website
Item sets
Persons and organisations

Linked resources

Items with "Creator: Sharp, Dorothy"
Title Class
2019.32: The Early Days of Saltaire Archive Physical Object
C3b-521: Saltaire village, Documents (Places) Physical Object
E1a-019a: Education in Shipley & Saltaire 1800-1900 Physical Object
E1b-092: Photograph of Saltaire FIrst School Physical Object
E2-012: On The Face of It Physical Object
Items with "Associated person or organisation: Sharp, Dorothy"
Title Class
C3b-348: Saltaire Resource Base Physical Object