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Whilst Islamic art bibliographer at Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.

Her interest in and work with Islamic manuscripts dates to her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin in Middle Eastern Anthropology (Archaeology) and History followed by an internship at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Current projects concern the Jos Museum Arabic Manuscript Collection in Nigeria funded by Gerda Henkel Stiftung and the library of Maalim Muhammed bin Idris in Zanzibar funded by PCWF. State Department Speaker Grant, the Fufore Family of Yola, the Islamic Manuscript Association, the Ford Foundation, the Nigerian TetFund, and the Prince Claus/Whiting Foundations. Ambassador’s Cultural Preservation Fund, U.S. Biddle has been consulting conservator for Northern Nigerian manuscript collections, supported by grants from the U.S. This program was expanded with the assistance of grants from the Adelphic Education Fund. In the early 1990s she established a comprehensive book conservation program and lab at Wesleyan University and annually trained undergraduate students and adult apprentices in paper and book conservation. Prospective continuing education studentsĭuring her years at Wesleyan University (USA) Michaelle Biddle served as Clerk of the Works for it $10 million 1980s library expansion, Assistant to the Librarian for Budgets, and Collections Conservator and Head of Preservation Services.Hamburg Center for University Teaching and Learning (HUL).Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Academic Skills.Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability.The Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts.