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ABSTRACT
This article presents a personal view of the origins and development of Industrial Archaeology Review in the 40th volume of its publication. This is preceded by an account of the earlier journals to publish articles on industrial archaeology, as well as a brief account of such articles in the sister journal, Post-Medieval Archaeology. A short history of Industrial Archaeology Review is included for future reference purposes. The range of authors contributing to the journal is considered, from the volunteers in local industrial archaeology societies to the professional archaeologists of the later period. Attention is given to the importance of the publication of the annual Rolt Memorial Lectures, as well as the occasional themed issues where articles on specific topics have been grouped together. Finally, the article suggests how best use can be made, in this article and in the journal generally, of the advantages of digitisation.
Acknowledgements
The author is grateful for the assistance of the late John Powell, formerly Librarian at the Institute of Archaeology in Ironbridge, together with Sir Neil Cossons and Keith Falconer in unravelling the intricacies of the industrial archaeology journals that preceded Industrial Archaeology Review.
Disclosure Statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
Notes on Contributor
Marilyn Palmer read History at St Anne’s College, Oxford, and then worked in teacher training before joining the History Department of the University of Loughborough and becoming its Head in 1983. She transferred to the University of Leicester, becoming Head of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and Britain’s first Professor of Industrial Archaeology, retiring in 2008. She is President of the Association for Industrial Archaeology and was a Commissioner with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England before its amalgamation with English Heritage. She serves on committees concerned with her discipline for the National Trust and the Council for British Archaeology, and is the Subject Adviser for Archaeology for the University of the Third Age. She was awarded an Award of Merit by the Society for Historical Archaeology of the USA in 2005 for her success in integrating industrial archaeology into mainstream archaeology, and then an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in June 2015 for services to Industrial Archaeology and Heritage.
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