PRESERVATION AND ACCESS AWARDS
Division of Preservation and Access
Announced: December 2005
Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL
Outright: $642,561
The preservation microfilming of approximately 600,000 pages of newspapers published in Chicago and its surrounding areas, as part of Illinois' participation in the United States Newspaper Program. (24 months)
http://www.chicagohs.org/collections/newspaper.html
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus, University Park, PA
Outright: $349,998
The preservation microfilming of approximately 416,600 pages of newspapers, as part of Pennsylvania's participation in the United States Newspaper Program. (24 months)
http://http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/libraries/cwp/browse.asp?A=2
Foundation of American Institute for Conservation, Washington, DC
Outright: $288,312
Professional development through workshops offered around the country for conservators responsible for the care of humanities collections. (24 months)
http://aic.stanford.edu/faic/
New York University, New York, NY
Outright: $185,056
Graduate education in the conservation of material culture collections. (24 months)
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/ifa/index.htm
Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA
Outright: $456,530
Match: $ 60,000
A preservation field service program that provides surveys, workshops and seminars, technical consultations, and disaster assistance to institutions in the Northeast. (24 months)
http://www.nedcc.org/
Southeastern Library Network, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Outright: $579,920
A regional preservation field service program that provides preservation surveys, workshops, and educational materials to libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations in the Southeast. (24 months)
http://www.solinet.net/
State University of New York Research Foundation, College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Outright: $254,267
Graduate training for conservators specializing in the preservation of humanities collections, including ethnographic and archaeological materials, works on paper, books, and photographs. (24 months)
http://www.buffalostate.edu/
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Outright: $231,542
Graduate education in the conservation of material culture collections. (24 months)
http://www.udel.edu/artcons/
University of Texas, Austin, Austin, TX
Outright: $483,000
Match: $ 80,000
The education of preservation administrators and conservators in the care of library and archival collections in the humanities. (24 months)
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/kilgarlin/academics.php
Midwest Art Conservation Center, (formerly Upper Midwest Conservation Association) Minneapolis, MN
Outright: $448,440
Match: $ 27,000
A regional preservation field service program that provides surveys, workshops and seminars, disaster assistance, and information services to museums, historical organizations, libraries, and archives in the Upper Midwest. (24 months)
http://www.preserveart.org/
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Outright: $389,883
The creation of an interactive Internet based spatial and historical reference tool for the cartography of the ancient world, which expands and updates the NEH supported Classical Atlas Project. (24 months)
http://www.unc.edu/awmc/
Andover Historical Society, Andover, MA
Outright: $2,023
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse a collection of 2,000 photographs and stereopticon views dating from 1840 to the present that document the history and culture of Andover, Massachusetts. (18 months)
Animas Museum, Durango, CO
Outright: $5,000
Consultation, training, and the purchase of equipment to monitor environmental conditions and improve the care of about 30,000 archaeological, ethnographic, and historic artifacts, and archival materials that document the history and culture of Colorado's San Juan Basin, with a focus on Durango and La Plata County. (18 months)
Appalshop, Inc., Whitesburg, KY
Outright: $4,989
The purchase of an environmental monitor and related computer software and archival film supplies for six major still and moving images collections that cover life in central Appalachia since the 1930s. (18 months)
Baltimore Hebrew University, Baltimore, MD
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of the university's rare book room and its collection of approximately 1,000 volumes of Judaica dating from the 15th to the 20th century. (18 months)
Barnard College, New York, NY
Outright: $4,060
A conservation assessment of eighteen scrapbooks containing photographs, letters, clippings, and ephemera that document the activities of an independent liberal arts college for women from 1901 to 1947. (18 months)
Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA
Outright: $4,486
A general preservation assessment of the Berkshire Theatre Festival archives that documents regional theater in Massachusetts since 1928. (18 months)
Bristol Historical Society, Bristol, CT
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of photographs, postcards, correspondence, and artworks, related primarily to the 19th century history of Bristol, Connecticut. (18 months)
Burlington College, Burlington, VT
Outright: $4,952
A consultant's assessment of the condition of the humanities collections of the Burlington College Library and recommendations for long term care of print and audio visual materials. (18 months)
Canton Public Library, Canton, CT
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment, a training workshop, and the purchase of supplies for archives, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and oral history collections related to the history of Canton, Connecticut, from the 17th through the 20th century. (18 months)
Carnegie Library of Homestead, Munhall, PA
Outright: $4,550
A general preservation assessment of archives, photographs, architectural drawings, and other records related to the history of a small Pennsylvania steel mill town during the 19th and 20th century. (18 months)
Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library of Grand Lodge, New York, NY
Outright: $5,000
A consultation to train staff in the use of environmental monitors and the purchase of a museum case and storage supplies to improve care of archival and museum collections on Freemasonry in New York. (18 months)
Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $5,000
Consultation to plan for the storage of anti slavery and Civil War collections dating from the 1850s to the 1890s. (18 months)
College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage shelving, cabinets, and preservation supplies to rehouse collections related to the institutional history of a Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1924. (18 months)
Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library, Columbus, GA
Outright: $4,993
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and preservation supplies and materials to help stabilize collections held by the Columbus State University Archives, including manuscripts, rare books, architectural drawings, maps, and oral histories relating to Columbus and the surrounding Chattahoochee Valley. (18 months)
Conception Seminary College, Conception, MO
Outright: $2,808
A preservation assessment of the policies, practices, and conditions affecting the Engelberg Collection, a collection of 2000 theological works dating from the 15th to the 18th century, which was developed by a Swiss abbey (established 1120) and acquired by the seminary in the 1870s. (18 months)
County of Essex Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs, Newark, NJ
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies for maps, plans, and blueprints that document the development from 1895 to 1979 of a park system that has served Newark and its densely populated suburbs. (18 months)
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN
Outright: $4,772
Hiring a conservation specialist to conduct an assessment of the museum's textile collection. The consultant would also conduct a workshop for the museum's volunteers and staff on the handling, care, and storage of textiles. The consultant's report would provide recommendations for appropriate shelving as well as the design of the storage area. (18 months)
Dakota State University, Madison, SD
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage shelving and preservation supplies to rehouse collections related to local history and to the institutional history of the university, 1881 to the present. (18 months)
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL
Outright: $4,755
A general preservation assessment of local, genealogical, book, and photographic collections related to the history of Decatur, Illinois, from the 19th through the 20th century. (18 months)
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of flat file storage cabinets and supplies for housing a diverse collection of oversized works of art ranging from 14th century illuminated manuscripts to contemporary works in all graphic media from the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. (18 months)
Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit, MI
Outright: $5,000
An assessment of the security needs at the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and Historic Fort Wayne, which house 150,000 artifacts reflecting the history of Detroit and southeastern Michigan. (18 months)
Diocese of Owensboro, Owensboro, KY
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment and the purchase of rehousing supplies for the Diocese of Owensboro archives that document the history of the Catholic Church in Kentucky since 1812. (18 months)
East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Baton Rouge, LA
Outright: $1,500
A preservation assessment of archives, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and oral history collections related to the history of Baton Rouge and the surrounding area from the 18th through the 20th century. (18 months)
Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, Onancock, VA
Outright: $2,708
The purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies for birth, death, marriage and other vital records, manuscripts, personal correspondence, ledgers, photographs, and records related to the history of Virginia's Eastern Shore from the 17th through the 20th century. (18 months)
Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI
Outright: $3,000
Purchasing storage materials to rehouse a 52 item collection of 19th and 20th century textiles in a newly constructed storage area. (18 months)
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Outright: $4,814
A preservation assessment of the special collections held by the Emporia State University Libraries and Archives and a preservation training workshop for library and archival staff. (18 months)
Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, NY
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage racks and a cabinet for archival holdings that document the construction and maintenance of the Erie Canal in New York state. Ultraviolet filtering film would be purchased to protect the museum's exhibition and research areas from light. (18 months)
Estes Park Public Library, Estes Park, CO
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment, a two day training workshop, and the purchase of supplies for textual, photographic, art, and material culture collections related to the history of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain National Park. (18 months)
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO
Outright: $3,000
A general preservation assessment of records related to the institutional history of a private hospital established in Denver by the Sisters of Charity in 1873. (18 months)
Fitchburg Historical Society, Fitchburg, MA
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a preservation professional to plan for improved storage of artifacts, art, and archival materials that document the history of Fitchburg (known as "Machine City") from its settlement in 1735 to the present and that reflect the city's industrial history. (18 months)
Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, FL
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage supplies and shelving to rehouse the historic house museum's collections of furnishings, historical objects, and personal artifacts related to the Knott family, who were active in Tallahassee history during the first half of the 20th century. (18 months)
Forbes Library, Northampton, MA
Outright: $4,440
A general preservation assessment of local, genealogical, and photographic collections related to the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts from the 19th through the 20th century. (18 months)
Frederick County Public Libraries, Frederick, MD
Outright: $4,850
The purchase of containers and other preservation supplies to rehouse textual and photographic collections related to the history of agriculture and rural life in Frederick County, Maryland. (18 months)
Frenchtown Heritage Museum, St. Charles, MO
Outright: $4,600
Consultation with a preservation specialist and the purchase of storage equipment and archival supplies to rehouse 3,000 still images in a variety of formats that document the history and culture of St. Charles city and county from the mid 19th century to the present. (18 months)
Friends of Hildene, Inc., Manchester, VT
Outright: $4,993
The purchase of monitoring equipment and consultation with a conservator to plan for improving environmental conditions, security and fire protection at Hildene, the home of Robert Todd Lincoln, which contains some 9,000 items of furniture, decorative arts, books, textiles, art, and personal ephemera belonging to four generations of the Lincoln family between the early 1860s and 1975. (18 months)
Friends of the Middle Border, Inc., Mitchell, SD
Outright: $4,880
The purchase of equipment and the training of staff to monitor environmental conditions in a museum where an estimated 15,500 historical artifacts, 2,650 textiles, 300 linear feet of archival materials, 1,200 photographs, 7,000 books, and 160 works of art are stored and exhibited. The collections document the history and art of American Indians and settlers in North and South Dakota from circa 1700 to 1980. (18 months)
General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, Crawfordsville, IN
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage supplies and furniture to rehouse collections that document the life of General Lew Wallace (1827 1905), the author of "Ben Hur," a major general in the Union army, governor of the New Mexico Territory, and minister to Turkey. The collections include published literary works and memorabilia from motion pictures and stage productions of "Ben Hur," in addition to historical objects, archival materials, photographs, paintings, and sketches with documented provenance to General Wallace and his family. (18 months)
Genesee Country Village and Museum, Mumford, NY
Outright: $5,000
A consultant's preservation assessment of the art and artifact collections held by the Genesee Country Village and Museum. (18 months)
Geronimo Springs Museum, Truth or Consequences, NM
Outright: $4,984
A consultant's analysis of the conservation needs of the Keith Humphries painting collection in the Geronimo Springs Museum of the Sierra County Historical Society, the purchase of supplies for framing a portion of the collection, and a workshop on collections care for staff of the museum and other local heritage institutions. (18 months)
Golden Pioneer Museum, Golden, CO
Outright: $3,554
A storage environment consultation and the purchase and installation of monitoring equipment and supplies to assess temperature and relative humidity, air pollutants, pests, and light levels in storage and exhibit areas for a collection that reflects the history of Golden, Colorado. (18 months)
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation survey of library special collections that document the history and culture of Swedish Lutherans in the American Midwest since the 19th century. (18 months)
Hampton University, Hampton, VA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for the improved care of special collections and preservation enclosures for a rare collection of anti-slavery pamphlets in the William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library of Hampton University. (18 months)
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Outright: $5,000
Purchasing storage furniture to rehouse the Yager Museum's 19th century textiles that depict art and daily life in the mid Atlantic region. (18 months)
Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich, MA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of cabinets for the storage of a collection of military miniatures comprised of approximately 6,000 figures organized into regiments that served from the colonial period to 1900. (18 months)
Historic Hillsborough Commission, Hillsborough, NC
Outright: $4,068
The purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies to rehouse manuscripts, maps, books, photographs, and artifacts related to the founding and operation of Burwell Female School, 1837 to 1857. (18 months)
Historic Hope Foundation, Inc., Windsor, NC
Outright: $4,939
The purchase and installation of equipment to monitor environmental conditions in Historic Hope Plantation's two historic buildings, which display collections of North Carolina furniture, textiles, decorative arts, and household artifacts. (18 months)
Historic Speedwell, Morris County Park Commission, Morristown, NJ
Outright: $4,871
A preservation assessment and purchase of storage supplies for archival holdings related to the Vail family and their ownership of the Speedwell Iron Works from 1790 to 1913. (18 months)
Historic Staunton Foundation, Staunton, VA
Outright: $4,995
A workshop to train the staff and volunteers of an organization dedicated to the preservation of historic buildings in the care of architectural drawings and the creation of a guide to collection care by the consultant who conducts the workshop. (18 months)
Historical Society of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of a collection of 2 million feet of local television news coverage donated to the society by WDBO TV that dates from 1954 through the 1970s that documents the recent history of central Florida. (18 months)
Historical Society of Frankford, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment, storage furniture, archival supplies, and a training workshop for archival, manuscript, and book collections related to the history of Philadelphia and the surrounding area from the 17th through the 20th century. (18 months)
Historical Society of Rockland County, New City, NY
Outright: $4,606
A preservation assessment of the artifact collection and the local history library related to the heritage of Rockland County, New York, since the late 18th century. (18 months)
Homesteader Museum, Powell, WY
Outright: $4,927
A preservation assessment of the facilities and a diverse collection of artifacts and documents related to the history of Wyoming, including materials on land reclamation, homesteading, and Japanese internment during World War II. (18 months)
Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, FL
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and supplies for archives, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and oral history collections related to the history of Vero Beach, Florida. (18 months)
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Outright: $4,000
A preservation assessment and the purchase of rehousing supplies for an archives that documents American Indian arts. (18 months)
Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
Outright: $2,316
The purchase of light filters, a storage cabinet, and preservation supplies for books, manuscripts, archival records, photographs, and other records related to the history of Jericho, New York, from the 17th through the 20th century. (18 months)
John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT
Outright: $4,857
Training and the purchase of supplies and an environmental monitor to improve the storage and handling of the museum's archives and photographs depicting the history of settlement in Green River, Utah, since the 1870s. (18 months)
Klamath County Museums, Klamath Falls, OR
Outright: $4,640
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment to measure relative humidity and temperature in the county's main museum, which houses court, election, and land records, tax rolls, photographs, and other materials related to the history of Klamath County from the 1880s to 1976. (18 months)
L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME
Outright: $5,000
A consultant's preservation assessment of paper based materials, such as photographs, documents, manuscripts, architectural plans and works of art, in the collections of the L.C. Bates Museum. (18 months)
Laramie Plains Museum, Laramie, WY
Outright: $5,000
Hiring a conservation consultant to conduct a preservation assessment of textiles, as well as to provide a training workshop for staff and volunteers of the museum. The staffs of area museums would be invited to participate in the training workshop. (18 months)
Lasell College, Newton, MA
Outright: $3,837
An assessment of the preservation, security, facility, and management needs of a collection of correspondence, ledger books, scrapbooks, photographs, yearbooks, and ephemera related to the history of the college, founded in 1851. (18 months)
Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY
Outright: $5,000
Light reduction measures in the museum's national landmark historic tenement building, where humanities collections are displayed in five "apartments" restored to depict the homes of former immigrant residents. (18 months)
Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME
Outright: $5,000
Consultation and the purchase of equipment to establish an environmental monitoring program for the 1786 Wadsworth Longfellow House, a National Historic Landmark and the boyhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The Longfellow collection of furnishings and personal artifacts document 116 years of family life, with 97 percent of the collections on view being original to the house. (18 months)
Marian College, Indianapolis, IN
Outright: $4,800
The purchase of storage furniture, environmental monitoring equipment, and preservation supplies to rehouse textual records related to college history as well as manuscripts and other materials of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, whose former estates now comprise the Marian College campus. (18 months)
Mark Twain House, Hartford, CT
Outright: $4,978
A conservation survey of the museum's special collection of books associated with Mark Twain, and the purchase of supplies to rehouse a portion of them. (18 months)
Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of environmental monitoring and cleaning equipment, preservation supplies and materials, and training of staff in collections care procedures for the Southern Appalachian collection of documents, photographs, oral history audiotapes, music recordings, and other materials held by the Ramsey Center for Regional Studies of Mars Hill College. (18 months)
Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA
Outright: $5,000
Hiring a curatorial consultant and a conservator to conduct a preservation assessment of a 55 piece clothing collection that belonged to President James Monroe and his family. The consultants would develop a conservation treatment plan for each item and recommend appropriate storage and handling guidelines for the collection. (18 months)
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY
Outright: $5,000
An assessment of the disaster response, security, and facility needs of the archive as well as the preservation and management of textual, audiovisual, and photographic records related to the college's institutional history and to former New York congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro. (18 months)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Outright: $4,599
The rehousing of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology List Visual Arts Center's art archives, which include collection, exhibition, and artist research records. (18 months)
Massanutten Regional Library, Harrisonburg, VA
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment, the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment, and preservation materials for books, photographs, correspondence, audiotapes, and other records related to the history of Harrisonburg, Virginia, and the surrounding communities during the 19th and 20th centuries. (18 months)
Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and archival supplies to rehouse a multimedia collection that documents the organization's contemporary art collection and the lives of 250 artists and their works. (18 months)
Mesa Southwest Museum, Mesa, AZ
Outright: $4,875
A conservation assessment of twelve murals, by the Arizona artist Jay Datus, in the collection of the Mesa Southwest Museum. (18 months)
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
Outright: $4,673
A preservation needs assessment of the library's special collections of rare books that support the Mint Museum's holdings of art, which include ceramics, pre Columbian art, and graphic arts; and preservation training for the librarian. (18 months)
Mission Inn Foundation, Riverside, CA
Outright: $5,000
The rehousing of archival collections, including photographs, architectural drawings, sheet music, recorded sound, and videotapes, held by the Mission Inn Foundation. (18 months)
Mission San Juan Capistrano Museum, Capistrano, CA
Outright: $4,981
The purchase of storage supplies, furniture, and environmental monitoring equipment and the training of staff to improve the care of the museum's 2000 artifacts, which date from the 18th through the 20th century and document Native American, Mission, and Rancho life in southern California. (18 months)
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of scrapbooks that document the history of the museum and the surrounding community and region, from 1909 through 1992, and a scrapbook preservation workshop for staff, volunteers, and colleagues from neighboring institutions. (18 months)
Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of equipment and the training of staff to monitor environmental conditions in exhibition and storage spaces for a collection of more than two million historic artifacts, photographs, and archival materials that document domestic life, culture, business, and industry in the Pacific Northwest from early Euro American settlement to the present. (18 months)
National Building Museum, Washington, DC
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse a collection of 20,000 architectural prints and negatives produced from 1895 to 1979 that document building projects throughout the United States, Canada, and Bermuda. (18 months)
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN
Outright: $3,920
A preservation assessment of 1,100 items in the museum's moving image collection created during the past 60 years and documenting the Civil Rights era in the United States. (18 months)
National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, Cedar Rapids, IA
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of the museum's material culture collection, which includes 6,300 objects that enhance the understanding of Czech and Slovak American history and culture. (18 months)
Nevada County Depot and Museum, Prescott, AR
Outright: $4,982
The implementation of light control measures and the purchase of storage shelving to preserve a 10,000 item artifact and archival collection that documents the history of Nevada County, Arkansas, from its settlement, through the Civil War and the coming of the railroad, and into the 20th century. (18 months)
New Castle Historical Society, New Castle, DE
Outright: $3,491
Attendance by the society's curator/collections manager at a week long workshop on photographic preservation in Rochester, New York, in August 2006. (18 months)
New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society, Manchester, NH
Outright: $3,810
A preservation assessment of artifacts, art, and archives related to the history of aviation in New Hampshire. (18 months)
New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
Outright: $4,891
A conservation assessment of 2,500 19th century broadsides in preparation for an exhibition. (18 months)
New Hampshire State Library, Concord, NH
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of the state library's New Hampshire and New England map and atlas collection from the 18th and 19th centuries, and the purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies. (18 months)
New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of 1,150 works of art on paper that relate to the history of New Jersey from the 18th century to the present, with an evaluation of the condition of each item and recommendations for prioritized measures for their preservation and for the purchase of supplies. (18 months)
New Mexico Commission of Public Records State Records Center and Archives,
Santa Fe, NM
Outright: $3,088
The purchase of storage furniture and archival supplies to rehouse 4,000 cellulose nitrate and acetate negatives that document the history and culture of New Mexico from 1930 to 1960. (18 months)
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
Outright: $4,775
A preservation needs assessment of the academy's library facility and the preparation of recommendations for a comprehensive preservation plan, with particular focus on materials that chronicle the history of medicine. (18 months)
Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island, NY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation and access assessment of the Sailors' Snug Harbor archives dating from 1833 to the 1970s, which documents charitable services at the Staten Island, New York, home for "aged, decrepit and worn out seamen." (18 months)
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting, West St. Paul, MN
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of a 150,000 item collection comprising artifacts, textiles, books and magazines, archival records, photographs, films and audiotapes that document the history of the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts from 1910 to the present. (18 months)
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation needs assessment of the environment of the Department of Special Collections and Archives and the condition of its collections, which document the history of northern Kentucky and the greater Cincinnati region during the last two hundred years. The consultant would advise on the long term care of the collections and recommend supplies for purchase. (18 months)
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, Brigham City, UT
Outright: $5,000
A consultation and workshop to develop recommendations for the care of tribal documentation and artifact collections in an interpretive center that is being designed. (18 months)
Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, OH
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of the collections, facility, and preservation policies of the University's Medical Heritage Center, which focuses on the history of medicine and the health sciences. (18 months)
Old Mill Village Associates, Inc., New Bedford, PA
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator who will help develop a plan and train staff to implement improved storage for collections, which include late 18th and early 19th century material culture and archival materials documenting the history of the Endless Mountains region of northeast Pennsylvania. (18 months)
Olmsted County Historical Society, Rochester, MN
Outright: $4,863
The purchase and installation of equipment to monitor environmental conditions in the society's history center and its four historic buildings, which store and display some 20,000 artifacts and the extensive archival holdings focused on the history of Olmsted County, Minnesota, from the 1850s to the present. Included are materials related to the history of such local enterprises as the Mayo Clinic and IBM Rochester. (18 months)
Oneida Nation Museum, Oneida, WI
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a preservation professional and the preparation of a preservation plan for the museum's collection of objects, photographs, audio and videotapes, and archival materials that focus on the art, history, and culture of the Oneida Indians of Wisconsin. (18 months)
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, Portland, OR
Outright: $4,073
A preservation workshop for the center's staff and volunteers to improve the care of collections that document Issei immigration, the events during World War II related to the evacuation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, and their return to Oregon after the war. (18 months)
Packwood House Museum, Lewisburg, PA
Outright: $2,925
A general preservation assessment and the development of an archival management plan to preserve the personal papers of the museum's founders and manuscripts, correspondence, books, and other materials related to the institution. (18 months)
Park City Historical Society and Museum, Park City, UT
Outright: $5,000
Hiring a conservation specialist to conduct an assessment of the museum's textile collection and to train the museum's staff and the staffs of neighboring institutions in handling, housing, and displaying textiles. In addition, a member of the museum's staff will attend a workshop at the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation. (18 months)
Pennsbury Society, Morrisville, PA
Outright: $4,350
A consultant's assessment of the collections storage area of the Pennsbury Society and development of an improved plan for safe storage of collections. (18 months)
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, ME
Outright: $3,806
Hiring a conservation consultant to conduct an assessment of the exposure of textiles to light levels in two historic house museums and the purchase of materials. (18 months)
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and books related to the history of a noted school for the blind, 1820s to the present. (18 months)
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Outright: $2,400
A preservation assessment of Pewabic Pottery's archival collection of historic photographs, drawings, blueprints, and other documents relating to the work of the Stratton studio. (18 months)
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of 4000 works on paper, including prints, photographs, and drawings from the 16th to the 19th century, and the training of a staff member in collections care. (18 months)
Portland Museum, Louisville, KY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment and the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment, storage enclosures, and disaster recovery supplies for artifacts, art, oral histories, and print collections that document the history of a riverside inner city neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, from the 1820s to the present. (18 months)
Preble County Historical Society, Eaton, OH
Outright: $5,000
The purchase and installation of equipment to monitor environmental conditions in the space where the society's 10,000 item collection of archival records, photographs, textiles, art, books, machinery, militaria, furniture, agricultural equipment, and toys are stored and displayed. The collections document the history of Preble County in southwestern Ohio. (18 months)
Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, RI
Outright: $3,230
Attendance at three workshops that will prepare the Conservation Projects Coordinator/Archivist to care for the society's collection of architectural drawings, photographs, and scrapbooks. (18 months)
Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives, Watertown, MA
Outright: $4,988
A preservation assessment and the purchase of basic archival supplies to rehouse 25,000 still images in various formats, created from the 1860s to the present, that document the history and culture of Armenians in the Middle East and in North America. (18 months)
Ramsey House Plantation and Historic Home, Knoxville, TN
Outright: $4,504
A conservation assessment of the collections of the Ramsey House Plantation and Historic Home and a training workshop for staff on collections care procedures. (18 months)
Rare Book School, Charlottesville, VA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies to house oversized teaching materials, including 700 prints and 1,730 specimens of papermaking, typography, illustration processes, and manuscript leaves. (18 months)
Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, RI
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of preservation supplies to rehouse the James H. and Candace A. Van Alen Collection, composed mostly of still images, that document the history and culture of Newport, Rhode Island, since the 1850s. (18 months)
Rehoboth Antiquarian Society, Rehoboth, MA
Outright: $3,300
A general preservation assessment and training workshops to preserve manuscripts, correspondence, books, and other materials related to the local history of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, from the 17th through the 19th century. (18 months)
Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT
Outright: $5,000
General preservation and archival management assessments, the purchase of supplies, and a one day workshop for archival, manuscript, and photographic collections related to the history of Rocky Mountain College and the settlement of Montana from 1878 to the present. (18 months)
Rome Area History Museum, Rome, GA
Outright: $5,000
Purchasing UV sleeves, black out shades, a light meter, and environmental monitoring equipment to preserve collections related to the history of northwest Georgia. (18 months)
Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of supplies for rehousing the museum's maps and broadsides and a collection of works by the writer and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, and the temporary storage of objects used for exhibitions and programs. (18 months)
Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, Tama, IA
Outright: $4,813
Two workshops and the purchase of archival rehousing supplies to improve the care of photographic images and print collections from the 19th century to the present depicting the history of the Sac and Fox Tribe. (18 months)
Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society, Douglas, MI
Outright: $2,500
A preservation and access assessment for an archives and manuscript collection that documents the development of the Great Lakes region from the mid 19th century to the present. (18 months)
Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment, ultraviolet filtering sleeves, and appropriate storage equipment for the university's Texas Hill Country Collection and preservation training for members of the staff. (18 months)
Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, Pennsburg, PA
Outright: $4,950
The development of an emergency preparedness and response plan to safeguard print and artifact collections that document the history of Germans in Pennsylvania. (18 months)
Shady Side Rural Heritage Society, Shady Side, MD
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a preservation professional to develop a plan for improving the storage of collections documenting the history of a Chesapeake Bay community. (18 months)
Shaker Library, New Gloucester, ME
Outright: $2,920
A preservation needs assessment of books, maps and posters, scrapbooks, ephemera, photographs and slides, manuscripts, sound recordings, and videotapes related to Shaker history and culture with an emphasis on the Shakers in Maine. Based on the recommendations of the consultant, furniture and supplies would be purchased for rehousing and storing some elements of the collection. (18 months)
Silver City Museum, Silver City, NM
Outright: $5,000
Hiring preservation consultants to conduct a preservation assessment, create a preservation plan, and lead a training workshop to teach appropriate handling of textiles. The participants of the workshop will rehouse the collection. (18 months)
Smith's Castle, North Kingstown, RI
Outright: $3,533
Consultation to assess environmental conditions that contribute to high relative humidity and mold in Smith's Castle, a National Register garrison style trading post dating from 1678 that houses collections of 18th and 19th century furniture and paintings, bed coverings, clothing and accessories, decorative arts, and works of art on paper. (18 months)
Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of the museum's collections of fine and decorative art, textiles and clothing, furniture and household objects, tools, and equipment, which document the history and culture of Sonoma County. (18 months)
South Kingstown Public Library, Peace Dale, RI
Outright: $3,913
A general preservation assessment of archives, photographs, newspapers, and books related to Rhode Island state history. (18 months)
St. John's College, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Outright: $4,900
A preservation needs assessment of Special Collections and Archives at the St. John's College's Meem Library, which include rare books and archives that support the college's "Great Books" curriculum, and a workshop for the library staff on emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. (18 months)
St. Paul Public Library, St. Paul, MN
Outright: $4,376
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and a training workshop to preserve archives, city directories, maps, yearbooks, and other materials related to the history of St. Paul, Minnesota. (18 months)
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Outright: $5,000
Purchasing storage furniture to rehouse the society's collection of battle flags. The flags belonged to Iowa volunteer regiments that fought in the Spanish American War. (18 months)
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Des Moines, IA
Outright: $4,953
Purchase of storage shelving and preservation supplies to rehouse the papers and manuscripts of former Iowa Governor William Larrabee and his family. The records are housed at the state owned Montauk Historic Site. (18 months)
State Library of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment and the purchase of supplies for archives, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and oral history collections related to the history of Louisiana since the 19th century. (18 months)
Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House, Salem, MA
Outright: $4,970
The purchase of materials to rehouse 250 works of art in the collection of the Stephen Phillips Trust House. (18 months)
State University of New York Research Foundation, College at Cortland, Cortland, NY
Outright: $5,000
Hiring a consultant to develop an emergency preparedness and response plan for the university's Dowd Fine Arts Gallery's collection of 13th through 20th century European and American works on paper. (18 months)
Texas Historical Commission, Austin, TX
Outright: $3,425
Conducting a conservation assessment to develop a long term conservation treatment plan for textiles, furniture, and art in the Sam Rayburn House Museum. (18 months)
Town of Warrensburg Museum of Local History, Warrensburg, NY
Outright: $5,000
Hiring a preservation specialist to conduct an assessment of the textile collection of the Warrensburg Museum of Local History and to lead a workshop for staff and volunteers on cleaning textiles and proper storage procedures. The museum will also purchase storage materials to rehouse the collection. (18 months)
Town of Webb Historical Association, Old Forge, NY
Outright: $4,998
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse a collection of 36,000 photographic negatives and prints created from 1940 to the late 1990s that document the history and culture of the central Adirondack Mountain region of New York State. (18 months)
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Outright: $4,500
The purchase of preservation supplies to rehouse glass plate, tintype, and gelatin images, slides, and other photographs related to the university's history and to life in San Antonio and in other south Texas cities and towns from 1869 to the present. (18 months)
Tudor Place Foundation, Inc., Washington, DC
Outright: $5,000
Hiring a consultant to conduct a conservation assessment of 1,200 textiles, which include articles of clothing and household furnishings and linens associated with Martha Washington and her descendants, to develop a conservation treatment plan, and to assess storage needs of the collection. (18 months)
U.S.S. Constellation Museum, Baltimore, MD
Outright: $4,776
The purchase of equipment to monitor environmental conditions and cabinets to properly store collections, which include shipbuilding tools dating from the mid to late 19th century and personal artifacts owned or used by those who sailed aboard the "Constellation" during its 100 years of service from 1855 to 1955. (18 months)
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Outright: $4,755
The purchase of storage furniture, temperature monitoring equipment, and archival supplies to rehouse 15,500 cellulose nitrate negatives that document archaeological research in the American Southwest from 1910 to 1940. (18 months)
University of Arkansas, Monticello, Monticello, AR
Outright: $4,600
A preservation assessment of the special collections of the University of Arkansas Monticello Library and a preservation training workshop for staff of the library and of other cultural heritage institutions in the area. (18 months)
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of a collection of 41 contemporary Chinese photographs acquired by the university's David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, a visual arts repository. A small portion of the grant would subsidize attendance by the society's registrar at a week long workshop on photographic preservation in Rochester, New York, in August 2006. (18 months)
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Outright: $5,000
The hiring of a consultant to conduct a preservation assessment of the humanities collections and facilities in the libraries of the University of Cincinnati. (18 months)
University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO
Outright: $5,000
Hiring a preservation specialist to conduct a conservation survey of a collection of textiles from the American Southwest and a training workshop for the museum's staff and volunteers. (18 months)
University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO
Outright: $4,996
A consultation with an expert who will diagnose problems with humidity instability in the university's Norlin Library and recommend options to improve the air handling system. (18 months)
University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Outright: $4,850
Training in disaster recovery for the staff of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library of the University of Montana Missoula and for other librarians and archivists in the region. The grant would also allow the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for the Mansfield Library. (18 months)
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Norman, OK
Outright: $5,000
A preservation and access assessment of the Carl Albert Center's Congressional Archives that date from 1850 to 2002. (18 months)
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation consultant's assessment of preservation activities, disaster response procedures, staff training, and preservation equipment for the care of humanities collections in Boatwright Library of the University of Richmond. (18 months)
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of the McCain Library and Archives building and the special collections housed therein: University Archives, Historical Manuscripts, Mississippiana, and Children's Literature; and the purchase of environmental monitoring equipment on the recommendation of the consultant. (18 months)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Outright: $4,988
Purchase of boxes and folders to rehouse selected manuscripts in the Modern Political Archives collection of the university's Howard Baker Center for Public Policy. (18 months)
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Outright: $5,000
Purchase of hinged acid free boxes to rehouse approximately 100 rare world atlases, published between 1570 and 1830, in the collection of the American Geographical Society Library of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. (18 months)
Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance, Vergennes, VT
Outright: $5,000
A consultant's analysis of historic painted theater curtains in Fairlee Town Hall and Franklin Town Hall, Vermont, and the development of a plan for their conservation. (18 months)
Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $4,372
The purchase of flat file storage cabinets and supplies for housing oversized 19th century U.S. Coast Survey maps. (18 months)
Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to produce a long range plan for the preservation of 27,433 archaeological and ethnographic artifacts in the university's Museum of Anthropology. (18 months)
Warner House Association, Portsmouth, NH
Outright: $5,000
The installation of lighting controls for the protection of furniture, paintings, textiles, and room furnishings in the National Historic Landmark Warner House, built in 1716 1718. (18 months)
Webster Museum and Historical Society, Webster, NY
Outright: $5,000
The development of an emergency preparedness plan, participation in a disaster response workshop, and the purchase of recovery supplies for early 19th century household furnishings, decorative arts, and farm implements from Webster, New York. (18 months)
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Clerk of Court, St. Francisville, LA
Outright: $4,996
A preservation assessment of court records that document the public history of West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana since 1811. (18 months)
Weston Historical Society, Weston, CT
Outright: $3,565
A preservation assessment of local furnishings, household goods, farm equipment, and documents assembled as a collection in an historic homestead to reflect the history of Weston, Connecticut, since its founding in 1787. (18 months)
Wilderstein Preservation, Rhinebeck, NY
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of the humanities collections at Wilderstein, a Queen Anne style mansion that served as the home of three generations of the Suckley family in New York, from 1852 to 1991. (18 months)
Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
Outright: $2,720
General preservation and archival management assessments in preparation for the rehousing of archival collections related to the history of a grassroots feminist arts studio and the printmakers, photographers, and other women artists in residence from 1974 to the present. (18 months)
Woodlawn Museum, Ellsworth, ME
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of works of art on paper, photographs, maps and atlases, and books assembled in the 19th century by three generations of the Black family in eastern Maine. (18 months)
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Outright: $4,200
A conservation assessment of the library and archival holdings of the Worcester Art Museum. (18 months)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Outright: $3,887
The rehousing of books, documents, and artwork in the Robert Fellman Charles Dickens Collection of the George C. Gordon Library of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (18 months)
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of the 18th century British prints and drawings in the Lewis Walpole Library, and the development of a comprehensive plan for conservation treatment as needed for the 30,000 items in the collection. (18 months)
Ybor City Museum Society, Tampa, FL
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of corporate records, photographs, books, and ephemera related to the cigar making industry in Tampa, Florida. (18 months)
Yellowstone County Museum, Billings, MT
Outright: $5,000
Consultation and preservation training to improve the museum staff's ability to care for 20,000 artifacts, photographs, and archival holdings that document the history of southern Montana. (18 months)