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Tim Procter (he/him)

  • Position: Interim Associate Director, Cultural Collections & Curatorial Practice
  • Areas of expertise: Strategic planning; cultural collections; archive collections management; access to collections; historical research.
  • Email: T.J.Procter@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 0979
  • Website: ORCID

Profile

Currently I am job sharing with Layla Bloom as Interim Associate Director, Cultural Collections & Curatorial Practice, a key role in the University of Leeds Libraries Executive Team. Our role involves leading the Cultural Collection & Galleries team. We are responsible for ensuring that cultural collections contribute to the intellectual life of the campus, and help deliver the Libraries’ ambitious vision for the future, Knowledge for all.  

I joined the University in 2016, as Collections & Engagement Manager for the archive and manuscript collections. In that role, I am responsible for the physical and intellectual management of and access to the archive collections and manuscripts that the University owns or that have been deposited with it for long-term care. I also manage the team that delivers access to the collections for all our audiences through the Brotherton Research Centre, the Treasures of the Brotherton gallery and the Stanley & Audrey Burton gallery. Prior to joining the University, I worked for the National Railway Museum in York for 12 years, managing its archives and research centre. 

Outside the University I am a trustee of the Friends of Sierra Leone National Railway Museum, a charity that supports the work of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum as a heritage attraction and community hub, through fundraising, curatorial knowledge exchange and research. 

Responsibilities

  • Strategic leadership of Cultural Collections & Galleries
  • Development of the archive, manuscript and objects collection
  • Development of engagement and use of the University's cultural collections

Research interests

My research interests include:

  • use of archives in undergraduate teaching
  • archives as inspiration for creative works
  • history and social impact of the railway network in Sierra Leone and its closure.

Qualifications

  • MA in Archive Administration
  • BA in Modern History

Professional memberships

  • Archives & Records Association, member
  • Research Libraries UK, Special Collections and Heritage network representative