PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE
GRANTS
Division of Preservation and Access
Announced: July 2002
ALABAMA
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of archives, manuscripts, and books related
to the institutional history of the university as well African American
history from the 1600s to the late 20th century. (11 months)
University of Alabama, Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Outright: $3,431
A preservation assessment of two of the university library's collections,
which include books, manuscripts, photographs, drawings, maps, and other
items related to regional social, economic, and architectural history
from the 19th century to the 1990s. (4 months)
ALASKA
Tuzzy Consortium Library, Barrow, AK
Outright: $1,004
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse photographic prints and negatives
published in The Tundra Times, the first statewide newspaper owned by
Alaskan Natives that focused on Alaskan Native history from 1962 to 1997.
(3 months)
ARIZONA
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to help plan for improved storage and
to provide collections care training for staff who will rehouse 3,000
fragile ceramic objects in the university's new Ceramics Research Center.
(12 months)
Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ
Outright: $4,882
Consultation with a conservator to help prepare a long range conservation
plan for 4.5 million artifacts and specimens in collections that focus
on the natural and human history and culture of the Colorado Plateau.
(12 months)
Tohono O'odham Nation, Sells, AZ
Outright: $2,500
A preservation assessment of the manuscript, paper, and other records
related to Tohono O'odham Indian tribal history and culture. (12 months)
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Outright: $4,050
Staff attendance at three preservation workshops for training in basic
preservation procedures. (12 months)
CALIFORNIA
Healdsburg Museum, Healdsburg, CA
Outright: $4,840
Consultation with a conservator who will assist in developing a long-range
preservation plan for the museum's collection of 30,000 objects of local
material culture and its collection of 8,000 photographs and documents.
(5 months)
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Outright: $4,338
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and storage supplies
to rehouse objects from the museum's collection, which comprises works
by California and Bay area artists as well as art of Native Americans
of Northern California. (7 months)
COLORADO
Boulder County Parks and Open Space, Boulder, CO
Outright: $4,700
An assessment of the condition of artifacts and implements in five historic
properties and the development of a storage plan for the collections.
(3 months)
City of Greeley Museums, Greeley, CO
Outright: $4,591
Consultations with object and textile conservators to conduct a general
preservation assessment of the 50,000 items housed in a city and county
museum that document the area's history from the mid-1800s to the present.
(4 months)
Southern Ute Cultural Center , Ignacio, CO
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to plan and implement a long-range conservation
program, and to provide collections care training for Native American
staff and volunteers. (12 months)
CONNECTICUT
New Canaan Historical Society, New Canaan, CT
Outright: $5,000
Consultations with a conservator and an engineer to plan for improved
storage and environmental conditions for the society's 6,000-item costume
and textile collection. (2 months)
Norwich Free Academy Foundation, Inc., Norwich, CT
Outright: $4,634
A general preservation assessment of the fine arts and ethnographic collections
at the Slater Memorial Museum and the purchase of supplies and pest management
controls for rehousing and safeguarding the collections. (7 months)
Pequot Library Association, Southport, CT
Outright: $4,858
A preservation survey of the Rare Book Collection leading to a long range
plan for environmental controls and emergency preparedness. (10 months)
Town of New Milford, New Milford, CT
Outright: $1,154
The purchase of low-ultra-violet fluorescent lighting as recommended in
a recent preservation assessment to preserve the records of the town that
date from 1702. (4 months)
DELAWARE
New Castle Historical Society, New Castle, DE
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of the society's textile, decorative arts, and
archival collections and a survey of the environmental conditions in the
society's two historic structures. (6 months)
FLORIDA
Saint Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL
Outright: $3,000
A preservation workshop for the staff of the college library and the purchase
of archival supplies to preserve collections that document the institutional
history of two junior colleges. (10 months)
GEORGIA
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Outright: $2,800
A preservation assessment of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill collection,
which contains resources for the study of the history of textile manufacture
in the southeastern United States. (3 months)
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA
Outright: $1,964
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment to assess conditions
in spaces that house material culture collections documenting the history
and culture of central Georgia. (3 months)
HAWAI'I
Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Lahaina, HI
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator and an architect to develop a plan for
creating an environmentally sound storage facility for collections exhibited
in the foundation's six buildings. The collections document the period
of the Hawai'ian monarchy, the missionary era, and plantation life. (4
months)
Lyman House Memorial Museum, Hilo, HI
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to redesign the collections storage space
in the museum. The material culture collections document the ethnographic,
natural, social, cultural, and religious history of Hawai'i. (3 months)
IDAHO
Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
Outright: $4,781
The purchase of storage materials and archival supplies to preserve textual
and photographic collections related to various state political figures
as well as those that document the history of the college. (12 months)
Idaho State Historical Society, Boise, ID
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of archival supplies to preserve collections related to Idaho's
state history. (6 months)
ILLINOIS
Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, IL
Outright: $4,616
An assessment of the condition of the collection of 600,000 foreign doctoral
dissertations, the exploration of treatment options and of preservation
strategies, and the presentation of a staff training workshop. (10 months)
Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
Outright: $4,933
The purchase of supplies and shelving for the rehousing of the Condell
collection, which is comprised of 660 artifacts from Japan, China, Russia,
Egypt, Mexico, Africa, India, Europe, and North America. (4 months)
IOWA
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
Outright: $4,530
A preservation assessment of 4,000 works of art on paper, which include
etchings, lithographs, watercolors, drawings, books, and photographs by
American and European artists. (8 months)
KENTUCKY
Pikeville College, Pikeville, KY
Outright: $3,325
Purchase of environmental monitors and controls, react packs for disaster
preparedness, and storage furniture: all as recommended by a consultant
who conducted a preservation assessment in 2001. (7 months)
LOUISIANA
Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA
Outright: $3,775
The preservation assessment of five humanities collections, including
the papers of authors Jack London and John William Corrington. (9 months)
Dillard University, New Orleans, LA
Outright: $3,847
A preservation assessment and purchase of environmental monitoring equipment
for the university's archival and book collections relating to the institutional
history of this historically black university from 1869 to the present.
(6 months)
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment to develop a long-term plan and the purchase
of supplies to preserve the archives collections of the John B. Cade Library
at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(12 months)
MAINE
Dennys River Historical Society, Dennysville, ME
Outright: $4,289
A condition assessment of the society's three historic structures, which
house collections of artifacts and documents pertaining to the history
and culture of Eastern Maine. (4 months)
L. C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME
Outright: $4,850
Consultation with a conservator to plan, implement, and provide training
for staff and volunteers to rehouse the museum's collection of 210 textiles,
and 65 historic and 30,000 archaeological artifacts. (9 months)
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland, ME
Outright: $4,639
A preservation assessment of collections related to Maine's people, culture,
and landscape, and the costs of attending a preservation management workshop
in order to implement the consultant's recommendations. (12 months)
MARYLAND
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
Outright: $4,831
The purchase of lignin-free envelopes and buffered board to construct
phase boxes in which to house 2,400 pamphlets and 550 books dated 1849
or earlier that are related to the history of Maryland and to the history
of slavery and the Civil War. (12 months)
Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD
Outright: $3,822
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and storage supplies
and furniture to rehouse and preserve the folklife and folklore collections
related to the Delmarva Peninsula. (6 months)
Talbot County Free Library, Easton, MD
Outright: $4,190
A preservation assessment and assistance in developing a preservation
plan for a special collection of books, pamphlets, maps, ledgers, photographs,
clippings, manuscripts, and ephemera that document life in Maryland, especially
on the Eastern Shore, from the 17th century to the present. (6 months)
Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD
Outright: $3,995
Attendance at three, one-week sessions on the preservation and conservation
of archives at the Preservation Management Institute at Rutgers University.
(12 months)
MASSACHUSETTS
Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, Springfield, MA
Outright: $4,555
The purchase of archival enclosures and storage boxes for negatives from
the Morehead Photography Studio, which was active in Springfield from
the late 1940s through 1984. (12 months)
Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, MA
Outright: $3,092
A general preservation survey of the library facility, which consists
of three buildings scheduled to undergo renovation, and the general and
special collections, which serve as the city's public library and document
the history of Gloucester since its founding in the 17th century. (12
months)
Hancock Shaker Village, Inc., Pittsfield, MA
Outright: $3,303
A preservation assessment of archival collections related to the history
and culture of the Shakers in New England. (2 months)
Historic Northampton, Northampton, MA
Outright: $3,118
A preservation assessment of 660 cased photographs illustrating men's
and women's fashions from 1840 to 1860. (3 months)
House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA
Outright: $5,000
An assessment of an historic house collection that documents the life
of Nathaniel Hawthorne and early American maritime history. (3 months)
Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA
Outright: $4,800
The purchase of storage furniture, supplies, and environmental monitoring
equipment to preserve prints, photographs, and historical periodicals
focused on the history of organized lifesaving and the maritime cultural
heritage of Boston Harbor and the region. (12 months)
Martha's Vineyard Historical Preservation Society, Edgartown, MA
Outright: $4,625
The purchase of storage materials and the rehousing of 17th-, 18th-, and
19th-century account books kept by Island business people and town officials
who recorded names, goods, sales, and payments made by residents for services
and products. (3 months)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA
Outright: $3,278
A preservation assessment of humanities collections, including a rare
book collection and special collections related to local history, the
history of the printing industry and graphics arts, and the college's
archives. (4 months)
Massachusetts National Guard Museum & Archive, Worcester, MA
Outright: $3,110
A preservation assessment of the collections that date back to 1778 and
include records of local militias and extensive records of military activity
in the Mexican War, the Civil War, and both World Wars. (4 months)
Medford Public Library, Medford, MA
Outright: $3,079
A preservation assessment of archives, books, and pamphlets related to19th-
and 20th-century local, state, and regional history. (6 months)
MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA
Outright: $3,349
The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse a collection of photographic
negatives related to the work of the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World
War II and a conservation assessment to devise a long-term storage plan
for this collection. (4 months)
Nichols House Museum, Inc., Boston, MA
Outright: $2,750
The purchase and installation of environmental monitors for a collection
of furniture, paintings, tapestries, textiles, and family papers, dating
from the late 17th- to the mid-19th centuries. (12 months)
Norton Public Library, Norton, MA
Outright: $2,550
A preservation assessment to develop both short-term and long-term plans
for the care of the library's historical materials. (12 months)
Sheffield Historical Society, Sheffield, MA
Outright: $5,000
A collection assessment, staff training, and the purchase of environmental
monitoring equipment to preserve material culture collections that document
the social and economic history of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. (4
months)
Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA
Outright: $4,300
A general preservation assessment and preservation training for staff
and volunteers to improve the care of the museum's material culture, art,
and archival holdings, which focus on the history of the community. (4
months)
Stockbridge Library Association, Stockbridge, MA
Outright: $4,932
The purchase of storage furniture to preserve the association's collections
of rare books, archives, and material culture artifacts related to local
history and life from 1750 to the present. (6 months)
Stonehill College, Easton, MA
Outright: $4,843
Consultation with a conservator to develop a detailed, comprehensive preservation
plan and conduct on-site training for the Ames Shovel Collection, which
consists of 755 antique shovels and 1,000 related objects dating from
1774 to the present. (12 months)
Thornton W. Burgess Society, East Sandwich, MA
Outright: $3,098
Staff attendance at a preservation workshop and the purchase of 165 book
storage boxes to house the published work of Thornton W. Burgess (1874-1965),
author of children's books about wildlife and the natural environment.
(12 months)
Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA
Outright: $4,796
The purchase of preservation supplies and equipment to monitor environmental
conditions in the museum's storage and exhibition areas and in the interiors
of two historic structures. (12 months)
Wheeler Memorial Library, Orange, MA
Outright: $3,118
A preservation assessment of the library's collection of books, pamphlets,
audio and video materials, and other items related to local history and
genealogy. (4 months)
Wheelock College, Boston, MA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment and the purchase of supplies to preserve the
college archives, which include the papers of Lucy Wheelock, founder of
the college and a pioneer of the kindergarten movement in America. (12
months)
MICHIGAN
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of the papers, prints, and photographs in the
archives and library of the Detroit Historical Museum that are related
to the business, social, and art and architectural history of southeastern
Michigan. (1 month)
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
Outright: $4,300
An assessment of the conservation needs of 120 19th - and 20th-century
maritime paintings belonging to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum that document
the vessels that pioneered Great Lakes transportation. (12 months)
Preservation Wayne, Detroit, MI
Outright: $3,941
The purchase of archival materials and storage furniture to rehouse visual
materials related to Detroit's built environment during the 20th century.
(12 months)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Outright: $4,008
Consultation with a conservator who would assist in developing a condition
assessment of 150 anthropological artifacts located in six exhibition
cases depicting the cultures of Native Peoples of North America that have
been on display in suboptimal conditions for 40 years. (9 months)
MINNESOTA
Carver County Historical Society Museum, Waconia, MN
Outright: $4,987
The purchase of supplies and equipment to fabricate storage enclosures
for four collections that were formed by 19th-century German and Swedish
immigrants in Carver County. (12 months)
Kandiyohi County Historical Society, Willmar, MN
Outright: $4,947
The purchase of additional storage furniture to house the society's collection
of 5,200 three-dimensional artifacts that document the history of the
county from the mid-1800s to the present. (12 months)
Olmsted County Historical Society, Rochester, MN
Outright: $4,937
Consultation with a conservator to develop a plan for the storage of the
society's historical and archaeological artifacts and documents, which
pertain to the region's history and culture. (12 months)
Saint Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
Outright: $4,111
A preservation assessment of the university's archives and special collections,
which include materials relating to the history of the university as well
as to literature, theater, and Asian art. A long-term plan for preservation
will be developed. (6 months)
MISSISSIPPI
Mary Holmes College, West Point, MS
Outright: $4,035
A preservation assessment of archives and books related to the college's
institutional history as well as materials on sharecroppers in Mississippi,
the Civil Rights Movement, and African American life in the South since
the 1890s. (10 months)
MISSOURI
American Jazz Museum, Kansas City, MO
Outright: $4,320
A general preservation assessment of the museum's collection of artifacts,
art, music, and archival materials that document the history of jazz from
the 1920s to the present with an emphasis on Kansas City music and musicians.
(6 months)
MONTANA
Art Museum of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Outright: $4,340
A preservation assessment and the development of a long-range preservation
plan for the museum's collections of visual art and related resources,
which emphasize the American West and Montana artists. (4 months)
Billings Preservation Society, Inc., Billings, MT
Outright: $5,000
An assessment of the condition of textiles and objects in the period rooms
of a historic house museum and training in the moving and reinstallation
of the collections during a renovation project. (12 months)
Cascade County Historical Society, Great Falls, MT
Outright: $5,000
A visit by a conservator who will conduct a training workshop for the
museum's staff and volunteers and the purchase of storage materials to
preserve a textile collection that represents the history and culture
of central Montana. (12 months)
Little Big Horn College, Crow Agency, MT
Outright: $2,700
A preservation assessment of archival records related to the Crow Indians
and the Crow reservation in Montana from the late 19th century to the
present. (5 months)
NEBRASKA
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island, NE
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment of a collection of glass plate negatives taken
by photographer Julius Leschinky that chronicles life in a Nebraska railroad
community and his travels throughout the United States and Europe from
the 1890s until the1920s. (6 months)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Canterbury Shaker Village, Inc., Canterbury, NH
Outright: $3,797
The preservation assessment of papers and photographs in the archival
collections as a basis for long-term planning. (12 months)
Manchester Historic Association, Manchester, NH
Outright: $3,099
A general preservation survey that will identify preservation needs and
make recommendations for the future care of the collections that support
the study of local history and include 900 linear feet of records of a
textile mill that was the major industry in Manchester for 100 years.
(12 months)
Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden, Portsmouth, NH
Outright: $5,000
The installation of lighting controls for the protection of furniture,
paintings, textiles, and room furnishings dating from 1780-1830. (12 months)
New Hampshire Farm Museum, Inc., Milton, NH
Outright: $4,860
The purchase and installation of environmental monitors to be used for
an assessment by a professional conservator of the museum's storage facility.
(12 months)
New Hampshire State Library, Concord, NH
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of the library's collections, in-house
preservation training, and the attendance by a library administrator at
a series of preservation management workshops. (12 months)
Newbury Historical Society, Newbury, NH
Outright: $3,360
Consultation with a preservation professional to advise on the design
and selection of a climate control system to protect the society's collections
of 18th- and 19th- century town records, school records, and deeds. (12
months)
Wentworth-Coolidge Commission, Inc., Portsmouth, NH
Outright: $4,920
Consultation with a conservator to develop a plan for shielding the windows
of this historic house in order to protect the interior from the damaging
effects of light. (5 months)
NEW MEXICO
Mescalero Apache Tribe, Mescalero, NM
Outright: $1,393
Attendance at preservation workshops organized by New Mexico's Commission
of Public Records. The tribe's holdings include a variety of media, such
as digital records, photos, videos, audio tapes, and paper and provide
information on archaeological and historic sites, cultural places, objects,
plant gathering areas, landscapes, language, oral traditions, and customs.
(10 months)
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM
Outright: $4,788
A preservation assessment of the collections, which support the study
of southwestern Native American cultures from earliest times to the present;
a basic preservation training workshop to be attended by staff members
and volunteers; and the purchase of preservation supplies. (12 months)
NEW YORK
Children's Aid Society, New York, NY
Outright: $3,968
A preservation assessment of papers, photographs, and correspondence related
to the founding of the Society and to the "Orphan Train" movement.
(12 months)
Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook, NY
Outright: $4,213
A preservation assessment of the society's collections, which include
historical artifacts, textiles, documents, photographs, and books that
document the history of New York's Columbia County. (12 months)
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Outright: $4,993
A preservation assessment of the museum's library and archival holdings,
which include materials on the history of American art as well as the
archives of the Ceramic Study Center. (7 months)
Fort Edward Historical Association, Inc., Fort Edward, NY
Outright: $3,101
A preservation assessment of the Old Fort House Museum collection of documents
and photographs that are related to the history and culture of eastern
New York state. (12 months)
Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
Outright: $5,000
A training workshop for the museum's staff and volunteers and the purchase
of storage materials to preserve a textile collection dating from 1500
to 1900 that documents various European weaving and printing techniques.
(12 months)
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., Cooperstown, NY
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of supplies to preserve 6,200 historically significant baseballs
dating from the 1830s to the present that mark important events and individuals
in the history of "America's National Pastime." (12 months)
New York Public Library, New York, NY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of books, maps, microfilm, government documents,
and other materials held at NYPL's branch library center on Staten Island.
(12 months)
Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center, East Hampton, NY
Outright: $5,000
A conservation assessment to develop a long-term plan to preserve collections
related to the work of abstract expressionist painters Jackson Pollock
and Lee Krasner. (4 months)
Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy, NY
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture to preserve historic clothing and textile
collections that document the social, religious, and cultural life of
upstate New York. (4 months)
Rochester Historical Society, Rochester, NY
Outright: $2,215
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment, storage cabinets,
and window treatments to protect the society's collections of artifacts
and documents pertaining to the history of Rochester. (12 months)
Slate Valley Museum Foundation, Granville, NY
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator who would provide on-site training and
supervision of the museum's staff and volunteers to relocate 1,500 artifacts
to a new storage facility. (12 months)
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, NY
Outright: $3,000
A preservation assessment of archives, photographs, and other materials
related to the life, times, and interests of William K. Vanderbilt from
1878-1944. (4 months)
Three Village Historical Society, East Setauket, NY
Outright: $4,365
A preservation assessment of humanities collections that include paintings,
furniture, shipbuilding tools and instruments, textiles, and archival
materials related to the history of Long Island, New York. (4 months)
NORTH CAROLINA
Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC
Outright: $4,730
A preservation needs assessment to develop a long-range plan for care
of library collections related to the religious and Native American history
and literature of Appalachia. (10 months)
Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of the college's archival collections of almost
2500 cubic feet that focus on the history of the Appalachian region. (4
months)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Outright: $2,550
An assessment of the condition and conservation treatment needs of 25
modernist paintings by Gregory Ivy, the founder of the university's Weatherspoon
Art Museum. (12 months)
OHIO
Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment and the development of a long-term plan for
housing MSS and printed works by J.S. Bach and his circle and other classical
composers. (9 months)
Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture to rehouse the museum's 19th-century
silver and pewter collection, which was created by various Cincinnati
manufacturers and represents an important period of the city's industrial
and cultural history. (7 months)
Portsmouth Public Library, Portsmouth, OH
Outright: $2,935
The purchase of storage supplies for preserving a collection of scrapbooks,
postcards, photos, and papers that document the history of the county
and the town. (12 months)
Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County, Youngstown, OH
Outright: $3,086
The purchase of storage equipment and archival supplies to preserve a
collection of photographs, prints, clippings, and postcards that are related
to the local history of Youngstown, Ohio. (12 months)
Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH
Outright: $3,765
Consultation with a conservator who will advise on the design of a storage
facility for paintings, prints, and drawings that depict the history of
the Western Reserve region. (1 month)
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, OK
Outright: $3,950
A preservation assessment of the society's maps, books, serials, printed
genealogies, vertical files, and microfilm related to local, state, and
regional history as well as American Indian history and culture in Oklahoma.
(8 months)
Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum, Woodward, OK
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of files and equipment for the storage of documents and photographs
relating to the cultural history of Northwest Oklahoma. (4 months)
OREGON
Museum at Warm Springs, Warm Springs, OR
Outright: $4,947
Training workshops in preservation and the costs of preservation supplies
for the museum's cultural and artistic artifacts and for the archives
of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon. (10 months)
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
Outright: $4,971
A preservation assessment of the institution's holdings that include special
collections of Shakespeariana, the literature of the Northwest, and materials
focusing on Northwest Indian Tribes. (7 months)
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Pendleton, OR
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of the collections, the environment,
and the facility in order to plan for long-range preservation and for
disaster preparedness that will preserve primary source material relating
to the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian reservation.
(5 months)
PENNSYLVANIA
Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $4,550
A survey of 200 deteriorating archival materials related to the history
of chemistry to determine which items need urgent treatment and what conservation
measures should be employed. (2 months)
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Outright: $5,000
The development of a plan and the purchase of supplies for the storage
of objects and documents relating to the history of a penal institution,
internationally regarded during the 19th century as a model for the humane
treatment of prisoners. (12 months)
Pennsylvania Public Radio Associates, Inc., Eagle, PA
Outright: $4,000
A preservation assessment of an audio archive of interviews and documentary
programs related to contemporary music. (3 months)
Valley Forge Military Junior College, Wayne, PA
Outright: $3,390
A preservation assessment of archives, photographs, books and other materials
related to military history and military life in the United States. (5
months)
PUERTO RICO
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín, San Juan, PR
Outright: $5,000
A general preservation assessment of the foundation's archival and museum
collections with a view to long-term overall preservation needs. (12 months)
RHODE ISLAND
Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol, RI
Outright: $4,874
A conservation assessment and the purchase of environmental monitoring
equipment and storage supplies for the long-term preservation of a collection
of the writings and designs of American ship and yacht builder Nathaneal
Herreshoff. (6 months)
John Carter Brown Library, Providence, RI
Outright: $4,975
The rehousing of 1,390 colonial Latin American imprints and 18th-century
English-language imprints in archival pamphlet folders and custom-sized
boxes. (10 months)
Little Compton Historical Society, Little Compton, RI
Outright: $2,801
An assessment of the condition and conservation treatment needs of 14
historic quilts made during the 18th and 19th centuries. The quilts will
be rehoused in a newly-built storage facility. (2 months)
Providence Public Library, Providence, RI
Outright: $4,998
A conservation assessment of the library's Potter/Williams Collection
on Irish Culture and the Wetmore Children's Book Collection. (10 months)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Timber Lake and Area Historical Society, Timber Lake, SD
Outright: $4,500
A preservation assessment and the purchase of archival materials to preserve
a genealogical collection documenting a Lakota and French Canadian family
that made significant contributions to the history of the Cheyenne River
Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. (4 months)
TENNESSEE
Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and storage materials
to rehouse archival, manuscript, photographic, map, and book collections
that focus on Abraham Lincoln and the history of the Civil War. The needs
of the university's institutional archives would also be addressed. (2
months)
TEXAS
Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX
Outright: $4,262
Staff training in emergency preparedness and the purchase of preservation
supplies and equipment for the District's Library Media Center Library.
(6 months)
Corpus Christi Public Library, Corpus Christi, TX
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of archival supplies and furniture to rehouse collections
related to the history of Corpus Christi, Texas. (7 months)
Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage supplies for the rehousing of the papers of Navarro
County Surveyor William V. Mowlam and those of his predecessor William
Elliott, before moving them to a new archive and museum building on campus.
(12 months)
San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio, TX
Outright: $4,250
A preservation assessment of books, periodicals, archives, photographs,
and other materials that document the work of the society from 1924 to
the present. (9 months)
Texas Folklife Resources, Austin, TX
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of storage furniture and environmental monitoring equipment
for the safety of the records of folklife, folk music, artist interviews,
and folk art of Texas. (5 months)
Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Outright: $5,000
A visit by a consultant who will complete a preservation assessment of
the general and special collections and present a preservation workshop.
(9 months)
University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, TX
Outright: $4,998
The purchase of archival materials to rehouse photographs in the W. D.
Smith Inc. Commercial Photography Collection that documents the history
of Fort Worth, Texas during the 1950s. (12 months)
UTAH
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Outright: $2,637
The purchase of archival supplies and storage furniture to rehouse collections
of 19th-century government documents that include serial sets, American
State Papers, Bureau of Ethnology reports, atlases, and maps. (12 months)
VERMONT
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, VT
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to develop a preservation plan for the
museum's 12 habitat dioramas, which were created by William E. Balch from
1890 to 1919. (7 months)
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Outright: $2,412
A preservation assessment of collections of folk music recordings from
the 1930s through the 1960s that document the Anglo-American ballad tradition
of New England. (4 months)
Middletown Springs Historical Society, Inc., Middletown Springs, VT
Outright: $4,870
Constructing museum storage shelving, racks, and bins to preserve artifacts
that document the history of southwestern Vermont. (8 months)
Vermont Ski Museum, Stowe, VT
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with conservators to design an appropriate storage space
for collections that focus on the history of skiing. A consultant will
also lead a workshop on preservation for staff and volunteers. (12 months)
VIRGINIA
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Outright: $4,290
A conservation survey of the condition of the book and manuscript collections
and their environmental and storage conditions to enable the staff to
develop a long-range plan for conservation and maintenance. (7 months)
Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, Sterling, VA
Outright: $2,900
Consultation with a conservator to develop a long-range plan for the storage
and care of collections of objects and documents relating to farming and
rural life from the late 18th through the mid 20th centuries. (6 months)
Union Theology Seminary in Virginia, Richmond, VA
Outright: $3,630
A preservation needs assessment of its collections and the drafting of
a long-range plan for the care of materials in all media. (12 months)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of light filters and protective window film to preserve book
and archival collections that focus on the history and literature Virginia.
(8 months)
Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of supplies for the rehousing of broadsides, sheet music,
and rare almanacs that date from the 1600s to the late 20th century. (12
months)
Wythe County Historical Society, Wytheville, VA
Outright: $5,000
The purchase of preservation and storage materials for archival collections
that chronicle the history of the county and of southwest Virginia from
the 1750s to the present. (12 months)
WASHINGTON
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Outright: $5,000
A preservation survey that will identify preservation needs and make recommendations
that will provide guidance in the development of a comprehensive preservation
plan, with particular emphasis on special collections. (10 months)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Outright: $4,000
Consultation with a curator of musical instruments who would help to assess
preservation needs for 297 instruments in the university's ethnomusicological
collection. (2 months)
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckannon, WV
Outright: $4,740
The purchase of storage materials to rehouse the library's books, pamphlets,
maps, archives, and manuscripts related to such diverse topics as the
history and culture of Appalachia, the Methodist Church, Abraham Lincoln,
and Pearl Buck. (9 months)
WISCONSIN
Beloit College, Beloit, WI
Outright: $4,494
A general preservation assessment of the museum's collection of art, which
includes paintings, works on paper, photographs, sculpture, and decorative
art objects. (7 months)
Circus World Museum, Baraboo, WI
Outright: $4,503
A preservation assessment of the museum's paper, photography, audio, video,
and film collections. (6 months)
Cudahy Public Library, Cudahy, WI
Outright: $2,283
The purchase of archival supplies to preserve a collection of photographs
depicting the history of Cudahy, Wisconsin. (12 months)
WYOMING
Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center, Thermopolis, WY
Outright: $5,000
A preservation assessment of humanities collections that include household
and farming artifacts, American Indian artifacts, and archival materials
related to the history of western Wyoming. (7 months)
Sweetwater County Historical Museum, Green River, WY
Outright: $5,000
Consultation with a conservator to assess storage conditions and to update
a long-range conservation plan to preserve material culture collections
that document the history of southwestern Wyoming. (5 months).