PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE
GRANT AWARDS
Division of Preservation and Access
Announced: July 2001
Included in this list are grants to jurisdictions that are part of the
Extending the Reach initiative, a new series of funding opportunities
designed to spread the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities
to selected jurisdictions and constituencies throughout the United States.
In fiscal year 2001 the NEH offered Extending the Reach grants to support
humanities initiatives in the following jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska,
Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Special consideration
was given to applications for NEH Preservation Assistance Grants from
institutions in these U.S. states and territories.
ALABAMA
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
Outright: $3,837
The purchase of light monitoring equipment to assess the lighting conditions
that affect the museum's world art collections.
(12 months)
Lowndes County Probate Office, Hayneville, AL
Outright: $4,506
Purchase of archival supplies, storage furniture, and environmental
monitoring equipment to stabilize archival materials that document the
history of 19th- and 20th-century south Alabama. (4 months)
Montgomery County Historical Society, Montgomery, AL
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of archival supplies and equipment to preserve collections
of documents and photographs related to the history of 19th- and 20th-century
Montgomery, Alabama. (12 months)
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Outright: $4,084
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and of supplies
for disaster recovery that would prepare staff to protect collections
related to the study of literature and history. (4 months)
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Outright: $4,891
The purchase of archival supplies and storage furniture to rehouse court
records that document the legal, social, and economic history of 19th-
and 20th-century southwest Alabama. (12 months)
ALASKA
Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center, Inc., Haines,
AK
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving material
culture collections that focus on the culture of Alaska's native peoples. (12
months)
ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Little Rock,
AR
Outright: $4,764
The purchase of supplies and environmental monitoring equipment to preserve
Arkansas Supreme Court briefs and records that document the civil and
legal history of the state from 1822 to 1926. (12 months)
ARIZONA
Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ
Outright: $4,974
The purchase of archival materials to rehouse the museum's collection
of paintings and works-of-art on paper by 20th-century Southwest Indian
artists. (12 months)
CALIFORNIA
Gold Nugget Museum, Paradise, CA
Outright: $4,411
The purchase of monitoring equipment to assess storage environment and
materials to rehouse material culture collections that document the social,
mining, and farming history of northern California. (12 months)
iotaCenter, Los Angeles, CA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
collections, photographs, moving image collections, and material culture
objects that document 20th-century art. (6 months)
Kimberly Crest House and Gardens, Redlands, CA
Outright: $1,821
Purchase of monitoring equipment to assess storage environment and supplies
to rehouse paper-based collections, photographs, and audio and film collections
that are related to the history of central California. (6 months)
Maritime Museum Association of San Diego, San Diego,
CA
Outright: $4,341
The purchase of equipment and materials to rehouse works of art on paper
and photographs that depict the maritime history of San Diego. (12
months)
Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
Outright: $4,700
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
collections, photographs, and material culture objects that document the
social history and culture of California. (7 months)
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Outright: $4,350
The purchase of storage furniture and supplies to preserve collections
of maps, photographs, and documents in the Water Resources Center Archive
that focus on the environmental history and culture of the West. (9
months)
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Outright: $4,200
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving library
and archival collections that relate to social and religious history and
the history of education in southern California. (12 months)
COLORADO
Animas Museum, Durango, CO
Outright: $5,000
Improving storage for the museum's photograph collection and consultation
to develop an integrated pest management program. The photographs document
the history of the San Juan Basin region of Colorado. (12 months)
Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of supplies to rehouse material culture collections that
document the history and culture of American Indians in the Southwest. (12
months)
CONNECTICUT
Branford Electric Railway Association, Inc., East Haven,
CT
Outright: $2,363
The purchase of storage materials to preserve paper-based collections
and material culture objects that are related to the history of transportation
in the 19th and 20th centuries in Connecticut and New York. (9
months)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Historical Society of Washington, D.C., Washington,
D.C.
Outright: $4,700
A preservation assessment of paper-based collections, photographs, and
material culture collections that are related to the social, political,
and economic history and culture of Washington, D.C. (3 months)
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, Washington,
D.C.
Outright: $4,972
The purchase of storage furniture and supplies to preserve oversized documents
and photographs that are related to the social and religious history of
Washington, D.C. (6 months)
FLORIDA
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, Winter
Park, FL
Outright: $4,600
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving photographic
prints and negatives of the art of Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek. (3
months)
Lakeland Public Library, Lakeland, FL
Outright: $4,091
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving a
photographic collection that depicts social history from the 1930s to
the 1960s in Lakeland, Florida. (12 months)
Miami Museum of Science, Miami, FL
Outright: $3,700
A preservation assessment and the purchase of storage materials to preserve
an image collection focusing on the history and cultures of the Caribbean. (10
months)
Saint Petersburg Historical Society Museums, Saint
Petersburg, FL
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to develop a long-term plan for preserving
archival and material culture collections that are related to the social
history of Florida. (12 months)
Saint Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-range plan to preserve archives
of community colleges that document 20th-century African American, social,
and civil rights history in Florida. (10 months)
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg,
FL
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving library
collections that focus on the history of marine science that date from
the 1500s to the 20th century. (10 months)
GEORGIA
Georgia Institute of Technology Library and Information
Center, Atlanta, GA
Outright: $4,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve library
and archives collections that relate to the history of science and technology
in the 19th and 20th centuries. (3 months)
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Outright: $4,995
The purchase of storage materials to rehouse a photographic collection
that depicts the social and cultural history of the teaching of medicine
in Atlanta's African-American community. (12 months)
Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA
Outright: $4,965
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
and image collections that document the religious and social history of
Georgia and North Carolina. (7 months)
IDAHO
Idaho State Historical Society, Boise, ID
Outright: $4,998
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve books,
periodicals, and archival collections that focus on the 19th- and 20th-century
social history and culture of Idaho. (8 months)
Kellogg Public Library, Kellogg, ID
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving a
photographic collection that depicts the history of mining in the 19th
and 20th centuries in North Idaho. (10 months)
ILLINOIS
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Evanston, IL
Outright: $2,000
The purchase of supplies to rehouse material culture collections that
document the history and culture of American Indians in the United States. (7
months)
Native American Educational Services College, Chicago,
IL
Outright: $4,866
A preservation assessment of paper-based and audio and moving image collections
that document American Indian life and culture in the 20th century. (1
month)
IOWA
Ackley Heritage Center, Ackley, IA
Outright: $4,918
The purchase of light filtering film and protective glass to protect collections
from light damage and airborne particles. The material culture collections
document Iowa life from the 19th century to present. (12 months)
University of Iowa, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research,
Iowa City, IA
Outright: $4,797
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse materials that document the
history of technology and water use in the Upper Mississippi Valley. (5
months)
University of Iowa, Iowa Museum of Natural History,
Iowa City, IA
Outright: $4,996
The purchase of storage furniture, equipment, and supplies to rehouse
records, photographs, and works-of-art on paper that focus on the history
and culture of Iowa in the 19th and 20th centuries. (12 months)
KANSAS
Reno County Historical Society, Hutchinson, KS
Outright: $4,758
Consultation with a conservator to develop a long-term plan for preserving
material culture collections that document 19th- and 20th-century social,
economic, and mining history in Kansas. (12 months)
KENTUCKY
Berea College, Berea, KY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving collections
of books, archival materials, and audio recordings pertaining to the history
and culture of Appalachia. (12 months)
Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve library
and archival collections that focus on military and religious history. (7
months)
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-range plan to preserve documents
and artifacts related to the culture, folklore, economics, social, religious,
and military history, and the history of education in Kentucky. (7
months)
Maysville and Mason County Library, Maysville, KY
Outright: $1,394
The purchase of equipment to monitor the environment of material culture
collections that relate to the social and political history of Kentucky
and Ohio. (12 months)
Pikeville College, Pikeville, KY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-range plan to preserve collections
that document social, cultural, educational, literary, and genealogical
history of the Kentucky mountains. (9 months)
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
Outright: $2,345
A preservation assessment of audio recordings that document the folklore
and folk music of the Upper South, Appalachia, the Upper Cumberland, and
western and northern Kentucky. (4 months)
LOUISIANA
Hermann-Grima Historic House, New Orleans, LA
Outright: $2,550
The purchase of storage supplies to rehouse archival collections that
document 19th-century life in New Orleans. (12 months)
Longue Vue House and Gardens, New Orleans, LA
Outright: $3,480
A conservation assessment of historic wallpaper and works-of-art on paper
at a historic house museum. (2 months)
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, New Orleans,
LA
Outright: $4,600
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving audio
recordings, moving image, and paper-based collections that are related
to the history of jazz in Louisiana. (5 months)
Nunez Community College, Chalmette, LA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve archival
collections documenting the college and its community in St. Bernard Parish,
Louisiana. (4 months)
MAINE
Dennys River Historical Society, Dennysville, ME
Outright: $4,679
Conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
collections, maps, photographs, and material culture collections related
to the social history of eastern Maine. (6 months)
Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc., Portland, ME
Outright: $5,000
A preservation workshop for library staff and the purchase of storage
furniture to rehouse archival collections that document the architectural
and social history of eastern Maine. (12 months)
L. C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME
Outright: $4,230
A visit by a conservator who will conduct a training workshop for the
museum's staff and volunteers and purchase of storage furniture to preserve
material culture collections that document American Indian culture. (8
months)
Nylander Museum, Caribou, ME
Outright: $960
The purchase of environmental equipment to monitor storage conditions
and storage furniture to rehouse paper-based collections and artifacts
that document the natural history of Maine. (7 months)
Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, ME
Outright: $4,322
The purchase of storage materials to rehouse paper-based collections,
maps, and photographs that document the political, social, business, ethnic,
genealogical, and architectural history of Maine. (12 months)
Victoria Mansion, Portland, ME
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of equipment and the establishment of a program to monitor
the environment of the museum's material culture collections. The collections
document 19th-century social history in Maine. (12 months)
MARYLAND
Montgomery County Historical Society, Rockville, MD
Outright: $5,000
A visit by a conservator who will conduct training for the society's staff
and volunteers and the purchase of storage furniture and supplies to rehouse
textile collections that document the social history of Maryland. (12
months)
MASSACHUSETTS
Becket Athenaeum, Inc., Becket, MA
Outright: $3,109
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to care for archival
collections that document the history of Beckett, Massachusetts, since
the 18th century. (7 months)
Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA
Outright: $2,925
A preservation assessment of storage needs to preserve archival collections
that document the history of education in the Boston area. (8 months)
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster, MA
Outright: $4,000
The purchase of archival supplies and storage furniture to rehouse the
papers of John Hay, 20th-century nature writer from Cape Cod. (6
months)
Duxbury Free Library, Duxbury, MA
Outright: $2,956
A general preservation assessment of paper-based collections that document
civic, economic, business, shipping, military, and genealogical history
of New England from the 1600s through the 20th century. (6 months)
Facing History & Ourselves National Foundation, Brookline,
MA
Outright: $1,652
The purchase of archival storage containers to rehouse collections of
educational materials pertaining to ethics and the history of social justice. (12
months)
Haverhill Historical Society, Haverhill, MA
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator and purchase of storage furniture to rehouse
material culture collections that document the social and industrial history
of Massachusetts. (8 months)
Immigrant City Archives, Lawrence, MA
Outright: $3,585
The purchase of archival supplies, storage furniture, and environmental
monitoring equipment to preserve archival materials that document the
history of Lawrence, Massachusetts. (5 months)
MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA
Outright: $4,950
A conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving moving
image collections that document the history of education, science, and
technology. (7 months)
MICHIGAN
Benzie Area Historical Society, Benzonia, MI
Outright: $4,500
The purchase of storage materials to preserve an archival collection that
is related to the literary, social, and cultural history of northern Michigan. (8
months)
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
Outright: $4,552
Conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving material
culture collections that are related to social history and the Civil Rights
Movement in the 19th and 20th centuries. (6 months)
MINNESOTA
Hibbing Public Library, Hibbing, MN
Outright: $4,963
A conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paintings
by 19th- and 20th-century artists and the purchase of materials to rehouse
ephemera related to 20th-century musician, Bob Dylan. (5 months)
Kandiyohi County Historical Society, Willmar, MN
Outright: $4,435
The purchase of monitoring equipment to assess the storage environment
of material culture collections that document the social, political, immigrant,
and economic history and everyday life of northern Minnesota. (10
months)
Renville County Historical Museum, Morton, MN
Outright: $4,998
Training the society's staff and purchase of storage furniture and materials
to preserve photograph and slide collections that depict the social, economic,
and cultural history of south central Minnesota. (2 months)
MISSOURI
Dekalb County Historical Society, Maysville, MO
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of archival supplies and storage furniture to house records
and maps documenting the history of DeKalb County, Missouri, since 1854. (12
months)
Henry County Museum and Cultural Arts Center, Clinton,
MO
Outright: $4,777
Attendance at a workshop on the care of textiles at the Campbell Center
for Historic Preservation Studies, an examination of textiles by a preservation
consultant, and purchase of supplies to rehouse textiles. (7 months)
Jackson County Historical Society, Independence, MO
Outright: $3,401
The purchase of preservation supplies to preserve archival and material
culture collections that are related to the social history of Missouri
and the American expansion in the West in the 19th and 20th centuries. (12
months)
St. Louis Public Library, Saint Louis, MO
Outright: $4,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving a
glass plate negative collection that depicts the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. (7 mnoths)
Union Station Kansas City, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Outright: $5,000
Purchase of storage furniture and consultation with conservator to rehouse
material culture collections that document American Indian history and
culture. (8 months)
MONTANA
Billings Preservation Society, Inc., Billings, MT
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to set preservation goals and provide
training to staff, board members, and volunteers for the preservation
of the historic house museum's textile collection. (12 months)
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, Missoula, MT
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and consultation about the condition
of the museum's World War II poster collection.
(1 month)
Livingston Depot Foundation, Livingston, MT
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and an assessment of
the effects of vibration on the museum's collection and its historic railroad
depot building, which sits next to a rail line and roadway. (4
months)
Yellowstone County Museum, Billings, MT
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment, onsite training workshop, and the purchase
of materials to preserve a photographic collection that depicts the social
and industrial history and cultures of Montana. (12 months)
NEVADA
Clark County Museum, Henderson, NV
Outright: $4,969
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and storage supplies
for the museum's collections that focus on the history of southern Nevada. (12
months)
Senator Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum, Henderson,
NV
Outright: $4,998
Purchase of monitoring equipment and implementation of environmental program
to assess the preservation needs of material culture collections that
focus on aviation history and the purchase of supplies to rehouse textiles. (12
months)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Manchester Historic Association, Manchester, NH
Outright: $3,050
The purchase of archival supplies and storage furniture to rehouse early
20th-century records that document the social, economic, industrial, and
genealogical history of 20th-century New Hampshire. (12 months)
New Durham Historical Society, New Durham, NH
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving material
culture collections that document the social, industrial, and economic
history and culture of New Hampshire. (3 months)
Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NH
Outright: $2,973
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
collections, photographs, and material culture objects that document the
social history and everyday life of New Hampshire. (12 months)
NEW YORK
Alice T. Miner Museum, Chazy, NY
Outright: $2,285
Conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve archival
collections that document the social, political, military, agricultural,
and industrial history of New York in the 19th and 20th centuries. (10
months)
Amagansett Historical Association, Amagansett, NY
Outright: $4,930
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
and photographic collections that focus on the social, economic, and cartographic
history of the Long Island region. (6 months)
Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages,
Stony Brook, NY
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of material culture collections that document
the history of transportation in 18th- and 19th-century New York. (5
months)
Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum, Bolton Landing, NY
Outright: $4,358
Conservation training for the museum's staff and volunteers and the purchase
of equipment and supplies to preserve material culture collection related
to opera singer Marcella Sembrich. (3 months)
Rochester Historical Society, Rochester, NY
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving material
culture collections housed in an early 19th-century structure that document
the social history and culture of western New York. (9 months)
State University of New York Research Foundation, College
at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
Outright: $2,593
The purchase of supplies to rehouse audio and moving image collections
that document the social and political history and culture of the New
York's Adirondacks. (9 months)
William Alanson White Institute, New York, NY
Outright: $3,678
A general preservation assessment to develop a long-range plan to preserve
materials that document the history of psychoanalysis in the United States. (4
months)
NORTH CAROLINA
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Outright: $1,747
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse pamphlets that relate to
the military, political, social, and religious history and culture of
North Carolina. (12 months)
Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC
Outright: $5,000
Preservation needs assessment and long-range planning to preserve paper-based
collections, sound recordings, and photographic collections related to
the history and culture of the college and the Appalachian region. (12
months)
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota State University, Main Campus, Fargo,
ND
Outright: $5,000
A needs assessment survey to create a long-term plan to preserve archival
materials that document the 19th- and 20th-century history of the university,
the state, and the region. (12 months)
Railroad Museum of Minot, Minot, ND
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of equipment to monitor the environment and supplies to preserve
paper-based and material culture collections that are related to the settlement
and railroad history of North Dakota. (12 months)
Ward County Historical Society, Minot, ND
Outright: $4,980
A preservation assessment of the society's material culture collections
that document the history of settlement and daily life in northwest North
Dakota. (12 months)
OHIO
Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture to rehouse material culture collections
that focus on the history of Cincinnati and the surrounding region. (7
months)
Clermont County Public Library, Bethel, OH
Outright: $1,779
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving the
Sharp Collection of large-format photographs that focus on the 20th-century
history and culture of Clermont County, Ohio. (6 months)
Cleveland Police Historical Society, Cleveland, OH
Outright: $1,800
The purchase of ultra-violet light protection film to be installed in
the galleries and storage areas to preserve the society's archival records,
photographs, films, and artifacts that focus on the history of Ohio. (12
months)
Delhi Historical Society, Cincinnati, OH
Outright: $5,000
A visit by consultants who will conduct preservation workshops for the
society's staff and volunteers and the purchase of storage furniture to
rehouse paper-based collections and textiles. (10 months)
Marion County Historical Society, Marion, OH
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator who will also conduct an on-site workshop
on the care of material culture collections that focus on 19th and 20th-century
Americana. The society will also purchase storage supplies. (12
months)
Merry-Go-Round Museum, Sandusky, OH
Outright: $3,434
The purchase of storage supplies to preserve paper-based collections,
photographs, and material culture objects that are related to the social
and cultural history of America. (12 months)
Oberlin Heritage Center, Oberlin, OH
Outright: $4,847
The preparation of a conservation plan, attendance at the Campbell Center
course on the care of historical collections, and the purchase of shelves
for storage of materials related to the history of Oberlin, Ohio. (12
months)
Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus,
OH
Outright: $4,408
Attendance at a workshop on the care of textiles at the Campbell Center
for Historic Preservation Studies and the purchase of supplies to rehouse
a millinery collection that date from 1820 to 1990. (12 months)
Shaker Heights Public Library, Shaker Heights, OH
Outright: $2,650
The purchase of storage materials to rehouse a photograph and slide collection
that depicts the history of education and culture in Ohio in the 1960s
and 1970s. (12 months)
OKLAHOMA
Cameron University, Lawton, OK
Outright: $2,245
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve library
and archival collections and a preservation training workshop for library
staff. (3 months)
Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum, Woodward, OK
Outright: $5,000
A conservation survey and the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment
to assess the condition and preservation needs of the museum's document
and photograph collections that focus on Oklahoma history. (4 months)
Rainy Mountain Kiowa Indian Baptist Church, Mountain
View, OK
Outright: $3,800
A preservation assessment to develop a long-range plan to preserve photographs
and documents related to 19th- and 20th-century American Indian religious
and social history in Oklahoma. (5 months)
PENNSYLVANIA
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Outright: $4,316
The purchase of supplies to preserve the museum's archives related to
20th-century art and the artist, Andy Warhol. (9 months)
Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $4,625
A conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving works
of art on paper that depict the history of the chemical sciences. (3
months)
Elfreth's Alley Association, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $4,956
Purchase of equipment and consultation with a conservator to develop a
long-term plan for monitoring and improving the environment of material
culture collections in 18th-century historic structures. (12 months)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $5,000
An assessment of the preservation needs of paper-based collections related
to the 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century cultural, business, and economic
history of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. (2 months)
Tioga Point Museum, Athens, PA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage cabinets to house rare books and documents focusing
on the history and culture of north-central Pennsylvania and southern
New York. (4 months)
Ziegels Union Church, Breinigsville, PA
Outright: $1,633
A preservation assessment to develop a long-range plan and the purchase
of supplies to rehouse documents and artifacts that are related to the
social and religious history of Pennsylvania. (4 months)
PUERTO RICO
Municipio Autonomo de Ponce, Ponce, PR
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve an archival
collection that documents the life of Ponce, Puerto Rico, since 1696. (12
months)
RHODE ISLAND
Providence Public Library, Providence, RI
Outright: $3,558
A conservation survey and planning for long-term preservation of special
collections that document the history of Western civilization and Rhode
Island. (7 months)
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Outright: $3,033
A general conservation survey of storage space and books, publications,
and photographic and paper collections that document the history and culture
of Western civilization and Rhode Island. (2 months)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Region 9 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia,
SC
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and supplies to rehouse records, map,
photographs, and architectural drawings that focus on the religious, social,
and architectural history of the South and the Caribbean. (12 months)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, Columbia, SC
Outright: $3,880
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving a
collection of rare books related to the history of medicine in the 19th
century. (10 months)
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Outright: $5,000
The attendance of library preservation staff at five workshops provided
by Southeastern Library Network, Inc., and purchase of equipment to monitor
the environment of collections related to history, literature, and culture. (12
months)
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, SD
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and materials to rehouse a collection
of book illustrations that depict the traditional stories and life South
Dakota Indians. (12 months)
TENNESSEE
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving a
moving image collection pertaining to the history and culture of Appalachia. (10
months)
Highlander Research & Education Center, New Market,
TN
Outright: $4,100
A preservation assessment of archival records, audio and video tapes,
and photographs that document the social and industrial history, folk
art, and culture of Appalachia. (7 months)
Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Outright: $5,000
Preservation training for staff and a preservation assessment of rare
books, manuscripts, archival materials, and artifacts related to Abraham
Lincoln and to the history of education in Tennessee. (1 month)
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Outright: $5,000
Attendance at a preservation workshop, consultation with an archivist,
and the purchase of archival supplies to rehouse records that document
the contribution of African Americans to the health sciences. (12
months)
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, TN
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving library
and archival collections that are related to the history of religion and
the history of education in Tennessee. (10 months)
TEXAS
Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX
Outright: $2,100
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve books,
photographs, and archival collections that relate to social and political
history, and the history of education in Texas in the 20th century. (6
months)
Corpus Christi Public Library, Corpus Christi, TX
Outright: $2,500
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve archival
collections that document the 19th- and 20th-century history of Corpus
Christi, focusing on the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. (7
months)
Dallas Firefighters Museum, Lewisville, TX
Outright: $2,600
The purchase of storage materials to rehouse photographs and logbooks
that depict 19th- and 20th-century history of firefighting in Dallas and
the surrounding region. (7 months)
Dallas Historical Society, Dallas, TX
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage materials to rehouse photographs and archives
that focuses on the city's planning and execution of the 1936 Texas Centennial
Fair. (12 months)
Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of shelving to rehouse paper-based collections that focus
on the history of education and religion in Dallas, Texas. (12
months)
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Outright: $4,900
Conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving recorded
sound collections that are related to the history of jazz. (3 months)
Fort Bend Museum Association, Richmond, TX
Outright: $4,800
The purchase of storage containers and supplies to rehouse archival collections,
books, and material culture collections that are related to the settlement
of the Fort Bend area, 1820 to 1940. (12 months)
Fulton Mansion State Historic Park, Fulton, TX
Outright: $4,736
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and a storage system
for the museum's 19th-century textile collection. (4 months)
Grady McWhiney Research Foundation, Abilene, TX
Outright: $4,900
Attendance at week-long workshop on collections care presented by the
Smithsonian Institution. Staff will develop policies and procedures for
maintaining physical and intellectual control of museum collections. (2
months)
Heritage Society of Austin, Austin, TX
Outright: $1,898
The purchase of archival storage materials to preserve material culture
collections that document daily utilitarian life on a 19th-century Texas
farm. (12 months)
Laredo Public Library, Laredo, TX
Outright: $5,000
On-site preservation training of staffs and preservation assessments of
archival collections at five institutions that document the history of
Laredo County, Texas. (5 months)
Log Cabin Historical Complex, Fort Worth, TX
Outright: $2,989
The purchase of storage materials to rehouse paper-based collections and
photographs that focus on the Texas pioneer era, 1840 to 1890. (11
months)
Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX
Outright: $3,000
A preservation workshop for staff, volunteers, and members of the public
and an assessment of archival collections of 19th- and 20th-century regional
history. (12 months)
Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator who will assess storage conditions and
conduct on-site training for staff to preserve paper-based collections
that focus on the social history of the Texas Hill Country. (6
months)
Scurry County Museum, Snyder, TX
Outright: $4,849
A visit by a conservator who will conduct a training workshop for the
museum's staff and volunteers and staff members of nearby cultural institutions,
and the purchase of materials to preserve textile collections. (8
months)
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Outright: $4,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving moving
image collections that document the history and culture of the American
Southwest. (12 months)
Texas A&M University at Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
Outright: $2,500
Onsite preservation workshops for staff responsible for library and archival
collections that document the history and culture of South Texas. Staff
from area libraries will also attend. (12 months)
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, Galveston, TX
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator and an archivist to assess the museum's
material culture collections and photographs and archival collections
that are related to aviation history. (6 months)
Texas Folklife Resources, Austin, TX
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving audio,
still, and moving image collections that document traditional and contemporary
folk artists in Texas. (5 months)
University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, TX
Outright: $3,839
The purchase of materials to rehouse a photography collection that depicts
the 20th-century history and culture of north Texas. (12 months)
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Outright: $4,923
The purchase of materials to rehouse photographs that depict the 20th-century
social and political history and culture of the Houston area. (4
months)
University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Outright: $3,700
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
collections that document the social history of south Texas. (5
months)
UTAH
Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
Outright: $4,895
The purchase of equipment and supplies to preserve audio recordings that
document the folk arts of Utah. (12 months)
Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and supplies to rehouse material culture
collections that document the history and culture of American Indians
in North America. (12 months)
VERMONT
GRACE, Hardwick, VT
Outright: $3,657
A conservation survey to develop a long-term plan, and the purchase of
archival supplies to preserve a collection of folk art of northeastern
Vermont. (12 months)
Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury,
VT
Outright: $5,000
A visit by a conservator who will conduct a training workshop for the
museum's staff and the purchase of storage materials to rehouse material
culture collections that document the social history of Vermont. (12
months)
Old Stone House Museum, Brownington, VT
Outright: $5,000
A visit by a conservator and training for the museum's staff and the staffs
of nearby cultural institutions and the purchase of materials to rehouse
material culture collections that focus on the social history of Vermont. (12
months)
Park-McCullough House Association, North Bennington,
VT
Outright: $4,329
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and window shadows
to monitor and protect the historic house museum's collections that document
19th-century social history and culture. (12 months)
Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, VT
Outright: $4,515
Consultation with a conservator to plan collections storage space in a
new building. The material culture collections document the social, agricultural,
and religious history and culture of 19th- and 20th-century Vermont. (6
months)
VIRGINIA
Hampton University, Hampton, VA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of materials to rehouse library and archival collections
related to African American political and social history from the 17th
century to the 20th century. (12 months)
Town of Wytheville, Wytheville, VA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and supplies to rehouse material culture
collections that document the social, economic, and agricultural history,
everyday life, and culture of Virginia. (12 months)
WASHINGTON
Squaxin Island Museum, Library, and Research Center,
Shelton, WA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment and purchase of storage materials to preserve
photography collections that depict tribal history and culture from the
19th and 20th centuries. (7 months)
WEST VIRGINIA
Ohio Valley College, Vienna, WV
Outright: $4,736
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based
collections and audio and moving image collections that document the social
and religious history and culture of West Virginia. (1 month)
University of Charleston, Charleston, WV
Outright: $3,975
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan for preserving paper-based,
audio and image, and material culture collections that document the 19th-
and 20th-century history of West Virginia. (11 months)
WISCONSIN
Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, Sheboygan
Falls, WI
Outright: $2,094
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse a German-American newspaper
that focuses on the social history and culture of Wisconsin. (10
months)
WYOMING
Washakie Museum, Worland, WY
Outright: $5,000
A visit by a conservator who will conduct a preservation workshop for
the museum's staff, board members, and volunteers to rehouse material
culture collection that documents the history of the Big Horn Basin region. (5
months)
Weston County Museum District, Newcastle, WY
Outright: $5,000
Training for staff, board members, and volunteers of the 2 museums that
form the Weston County Museum District. Approximately 100,000 items in
the collections document the prehistory and history of the county. (7
months)
Wyoming State Archives, Cheyenne, WY
Outright: $4,831
The purchase of equipment to monitor environmental conditions of storage
areas for materials documenting the history of Wyoming and the American
West. (12 months)