Two curators amongst the 90% that isn't on show - here a hand written journal from a missionary to Fiji, "William Wilson" (transcribed already)
Higher Priority
Guidance on making images available at sensible resolutions
Improvements to any pages relating to Joseph Wright (we have huge information resources)
Derby Museums page - needs enhancing. We've lots of history files, and some old photos that could be scanned.
Improvements to any pages related to The Enlightenment and the Derby/Midlands people involved.
Royal Crown Derby is a fairly recent company when compared to Derby porcelain. Task here is to sort out the two histories and relationship to Chelsea etc.
Lower Priority
George Sorocold: someone to add our additional reference sources to this page (Derbys.Arch.Soc)
Orphans (aah Articles that could be written - The museum has the knowledge!)
Frank Gresley - there are actually four notable Gresley artists. Frank is amongst those in Derby's collection. This source includes other artists who feature in the gallery's collection.
Derby Museum Orrery - the museum commissioned a modern copy of the Grand Orrery in Wright's painting. Its a masterpiece of craftsmanship and has an electric motor to drive it. Public domain videos of it can be made available.
Ronald Pope - Derbyshire sculptor. (we've quite a few of his works, and have the support of one of his daughters who has supplied images)
Rolls Royce Eagle Engine - derby has one of Alcock and Brown's engines that first crossed the atlantic.
Thistle Plate - add image of a wonderful decorated ceramic plate to the page on Musk Thistle.
Subject,Summary,Subject Area,"Priority (High, Medium, Low)",Museum contacts,"NOTES (Work Needed, Rationale or Ease of achievement.",Completion Status,Local Wikipedia contact with interest.,Existing Online Pages. (Wikipedia or DCC Website),Number
Anglo Saxon & Viking Derby,"Info on Early Medieval Derby, origins of town around cathedral quarter",Archaeology,Low,Rachel Atherton,"origins of Derby briefly mentioned on the wiki Derby page, but inaccurate; numerous sources to amalgamate",,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby
Anglo Saxon and Viking Repton,"Anglo Saxon Royal religious centre, taken over by the Viking Great Army in AD873-4, excavated, includes Viking warrior burial and charnal pit",Archaeology,Medium,Rachel Atherton,"mentioned briefly in pages on Repton, lots more info available; numerous sources, bibiography available",,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repton
"Cathedral Quarter, Derby",District in which Museum and Art Gallery and Silk Mill are found,General,Low,Jonathan Wallis,"Very weak wiki page, links to Derby Museums. Not priority for museum to upgrade.",,,"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_Quarter,_Derby"
Codnor Coin/Castle,Gold coin found by TV's Time Time during a film excavation,Archaeology,Medium,Rachel Atherton,Potential to enhance Codnor Castle page with detail and images of Coin in Museum collection,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codnor_Castle,3
Creswell Crags,"Important site of early post ice-age settlers, recently made World Heritage Site",Archaeology,Medium,Rachel Atherton,Wapedia page only. No links to Derby Museums,,,http://wapedia.mobi/en/Creswell_Crags
Derby Local Studies Library,,,,,No wiki page or link to Derby Museums
Derby Museum & Art Gallery,Museum page. ,General,HIGH,Jonathan Wallis,Create more balanced coverage. Remove images not relating to museum. Add links and images to other topics. ,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Museum_and_Art_Gallery,4
Derby Museum Orrery,See 'The Orrery' below
Derby School of Art,,Art,Low,"Lucy Salt, Matt Edwards",No wiki page yet
Derby Sketching Club,,Art,Low,"Lucy Salt, Matt Edwards, (contact Derby Sketching Club - Ann Eames)",No wiki page yet
"Exeter House, Derby",Residence of Bonnie Prince Charlie during 1745 rising,General,Low,"Roger Shelley, Mike Galer",Review entry (to see if we can offer enhancements based on our collections.) exsiting entry very basic,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_House
Flora of Derbyshire,"A history of at least three former publications by W Linton, Painter, and A R Clapham 1969 and current researches for a new publication",Botany,Low,(consultant Nick Moyes),New Page. Summary,,,www.derby.gov.uk/flora,6
Georg Holzendorff,German china painter who painted Derby Museum,Art,Low,"Lucy Salt, Matt Edwards",No wiki page yet
George Sorocold,"Engineer (especially in hydraulics), particularly associated with Silk Mill","Engineering, Industrial history, textiles",Medium,Roger Shelley,"Existing wiki page is quite weak, with no reference to seminal 1936 DAS Journal article - there are images in that and of other work by Sorocold (although none of course of him)",,,http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sorocold
Hayman Rooke,Archaologist,"Biography, Archaeology",Medium,Jonathan Wallis,"Improvement and expansion of existing, very limited page",,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayman_Rooke,7
Herbert Spencer,"Sociologist, writer, scientist","Philosophy, sociology",Low,Roger Shelley,"Very good wiki page exists, but it does not mention the family photographs (carte de visites), plaster casts made by Spencer and his Wimshurst machine, all of which are in the collection but not on display",,,http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Herbert+Spencer
John Whitehurst,"Derby Clockmaker, geologist, friend of Wright.",ENLIGHTENMENT,HIGH,"Roger Shelley, and Max Craven",Assess page. Does it need enhancing?,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whitehurst,19
Joseph Whittaker,Breadsall botanist who collected plants in Australia. Important in history of Flora of Derbyshire.,"Botany, Biography",Low,(consultant Nick Moyes),Detailed biographical notes available. ,Completed.- New Page created Dec 2010.. Potential to for further enhancement from research files at Derby Museum.,Victuallers,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Whittaker_(botanist),8
Joseph Wright of Derby,World-famous artist from Derby. Collections in Derby Museum & Art Gallery,"ENLIGHTENMENT, Art Biography",HIGH,Lucy Salt,Curators to identify gaps or errors in page content.,,,Treasures page on DCC website,9
Matlockite,Rare lead mineral named after the Derbyshire Town.,Geology,Low,(consultant Nick Moyes),New Page needed. Image from Derby Museum's huge specimen should be added to Creative Commons. ,DONE (Start Class),Victuallers,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matlockite,10
Midland Railway,"Major British railway company, with base in Derby, 1844-1923","Industrial history, transport",Low,"Roger Shelley, contacts at Midland Railway Study Centre","Wiki page needs improvement, suggested to Midland aaRailway Society or Roy F Burrows Midland Collection Trust. Has links to Midland Railway Study Centre, but not Midland Railway Butterley or Derby Museum collections",,,http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=midland+railway
The Orrery/Orrreries,J W Painting and a mechanical instrument,ENLIGHTENMENT.,HIGH,Lucy Salt/ Roger Shelley,Potential to enhance links to artworks and working model at Derby and elsewhere. Provide video of mechanical orrery in action (see NM) Available images are poor.
Richard Knill Freeman,"Scottish born architect who designed many churches, and Derby Museum and Art Gallery",Architecture,Low,Jonathan Wallis,There is no page.
Roman Ashbourne aurei (coins),"Hoard of two gold coins of Carausius, one acquired by Derby Museum, the other (unique) by the British Museum",Archaeology,Low,Rachel Atherton,no wiki page yet; most work already done and available in word files
Roman Derbyshire ware kilns,"Roman pottery kiln sites at Holbrook, Milford, Shottle - Derbyshire ware widespread in Roman Britain",Archaeology,Low,Rachel Atherton,no wiki page yet ; use DAJ articles; museum has images of excavations
Ronald Pope,Derbyshire sculptor,Decorative Art,Low,Matt Edwards ,"No wiki page yet, though good independent website at ronaldpope.com. No link to Derby Museums"
Samuel Rayner,"English Landscape artist associayed with Matlock Bath. Painted 'The Derby Exhibition', 1839","Art, ENLIGHTENMENT",Medium,Lucy Salt,"Good page, with links to Derby Museums",No action required,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Rayner
St Alkmund,"Anglo Saxon saint, interred at Derby",Archaeology,Low,Rachel Atherton,stub which now has image of sarcophagus and cross shaft; various sources including DAJ article and book by Derek & Marion Taulbut,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcmund_of_Derby
St Alkmund's Church and Anglo Saxon sculpture,"one of earliest churches in Derby, site of pilgrimage, sculpture in Derby museum includes St Alkmund's sarcophagus",Archaeology,Medium,Rachel Atherton,brief page on church but little on sculpture; use DAJ article; museum has images of excavation/demolition also article of cuttings on controversy at time of demolition,,,"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Alkmund%27s_Church,_Derby"
The Silk Mill,Museum page. ,General,Medium,Roger Shelley,Review content. Enhance images and text Yes - this can be done - There should be a Derby Silk Mill wiki page of its own,,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Industrial_Museum,14
Strutts Park Roman Fort,Lesser known of Roman forts in Derby,Archaeology,Low,Rachel Atherton,"No wiki page, but google takes you to reference on wiki page for Derventio (Little Chester)",,,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derventio_(Little_Chester)
William Hunt Painter,"Rev Wm Hunt Painter, late 19th century Derbyshire botanist",Natural Sciences,Low,(consultant Nick Moyes),Herb@homewiki page. No link to Derby Museums but good page,,,http://herbariaunited.org/wiki/William_Hunt_Painter
William Richardson Linton,"Author of Flora of Derbyshire, late 19th century",Natural Sciences,Low,(consultant Nick Moyes),No wiki page yet
William Wilson,Methodist minister who after travelling to Fiji settled in Derby. His journal is in the museum collections. ,World cultures,Medium,Jonathan Wallis,No wiki page yet
