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£33m saves the World's Greatest Newspaper Collection for the Nation
The British Library has announced that it has received a commitment of £33m from the Government to preserve and make accessible the world's greatest newspaper collection.
The money was announced by the Prime Minister as one of a number of capital projects for the cultural and creative industries.
You can read more at http://www.bl.uk/news/2009/pressrelease20091016.html.
Roger Lewry
FFHS Archives Liaison
18 October 2009