PUBLIC PROGRAMS GRANT AWARDS
Division of Public Programs
Announced: November 2001
HUMANITIES PROJECTS IN LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
Small Grants to Libraries
The following libraries were awarded grants of $500 to participate in the Mercantile Library's Bard of the People: The Life and Times of John Steinbeck. Libraries nationwide will enjoy a wide variety of public programming marking the centenary of the author's birth
| Ada Community Library; Boise, ID | Allen County Public Library; Fort Wayne, IN |
| Anson Public Library; Anson, TX | Aurora Public Library; Aurora, IL |
| Beatrice Public Library; Beatrice, NE | Beech Grove Public Library; Beech Grove, IN |
| Brigham City Library; Brigham City, UT | Buffalo and Erie County Public Library; Buffalo, NY |
| Cabell County Public Library; Huntington, WV | Calcasieu Parish Public Library; Lake Charles, LA |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA | Caroline County Public Library; Denton, MD |
| Chappaqua Public Library; Chappaqua, NY | Charles County Public Library; La Plata, MD |
| Charlotte-Glades Library System; Port Charlotte, FL | Chester Public Library; Chester, NH |
| Copper Queen Library; Bisbee, AZ | Cragin Memorial Library; Colchester, CT |
| Dallas Public Library - Dallas West Branch; Dallas, TX | Decorah Public Library; Decorah, IA |
| Delphi Public Library; Delphi, IN | Depot Public Library; Throckmorton, TX |
| DeSoto Parish Library; Mansfield, LA | Duluth Public Library; Duluth, MN |
| El Paso Public Library; El Paso, TX | El Segundo Public Library; El Segundo, CA |
| Elyria Public Library; Elyria, OH | Enoch Pratt Free Library; Baltimore, MD |
| Fayette Community Library; Fayette, IA | Fletcher Free Library; Burlington, VT |
| Florida Center for the Book; Fort Lauderdale, FL | Fort Myers Beach Library District; Fort Myers Beach, FL |
| Friends of the Longmont Library; Longmont, CO | Friends of the Stanton Branch Library; Stanton, CA |
| Galesburg Public Library; Galesburg, IL | Glenbard South High School; Naperville, IL |
| Greensburg Hempfield Area Library; Greensburg, PA | Hampton County Library; Hampton, SC |
| Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library; Hewlett, NY | Hudson Regional Library/Pasco County Library Systems; Hudson, FL |
| Iberia Parish Library; New Iberia, LA | James V. Brown Library; Williamsport, PA |
| Jerome Public Library; Jerome, ID | Keene Public Library; Keene, NH |
| Kenton County Public Library; Covington, KY | Kirkwood Public Library; Kirkwood, MO |
| Lake Agassiz Regional Library; Moorhead, MN | Lake Villa Public Library District; Lake Villa, IL |
| Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library; Lancaster, TX | Leeds Jane Culbreth Library; Leeds, AL |
| Lincoln Correctional Center; Lincoln, NE | Lincoln County Public Library; Libby, MT |
| Loudoun County Public Library; Leesburg, VA | Macon County Public Library; Franklin, NC |
| Mead Public Library; Sheboygan, WI | Memphis/Shelby County Public Library; Memphis, TN |
| Merrick Library; Bay Shore, NY | Milwaukee Public Library; Milwaukee, WI |
| Moore Free Library; Newfane, VT | Moorestown Library; Moorestown, NJ |
| Morrill Memorials Library; Norwood, MA | Morrisville Public Library; Morrisville, NY |
| Multnomah County Library; Portland, OR | Neuse Regional Library; Kinston, NC |
| Newport Beach Public Library; Newport Beach, CA | Newton County Library; Jasper, AR |
| Normal Public Library; Normal, IL | North Kansas City Public Library; Raytown, MO |
| Obion County Public Library; Union City, TN | Ocean County Library; Brick, NJ |
| Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, OK | Oradell Public Library; Oradell, NJ |
| Paul Quinn College; Dallas, TX | Pekin Public Library; Pekin, IL |
| Plano Public Library System; Plano, TX | Princeton Public Library; Princeton, WI |
| Randolph County Public Library; Asheboro, NC | Richmond Public Library; Richmond, VA |
| Ridgefield Library; Ridgefield, CT | Sachem Public Library; Central Valley, NY |
| Salina Public Library; Salina, KS | Saluda County Library; Saluda, SC |
| Santa Monica Public Library; Santa Monica, CA | Smyrna Public Library; Smyrna, TN |
| Sno-Isle Regional Library, Monroe Branch; Monroe, WA | Southwest State University; Marshall, MN |
| Spokane Public Library; Spokane, WA | Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library; Sallisaw, OK |
| Syosset Public Library; Syosset, NY | Tulsa City-County Library; Tulsa, OK |
| Tuscaloosa Public Library; Tuscaloosa, AL | Upland Public Library; Upland, CA |
| W.T. Bland Public Library; Mount Dora, FL | Waukee Public Library; Waukee, IA |
| Weld Library District; Greeley, CO | West Des Moines Public Library; West Des Moines, IA |
| Westbury Memorial Public Library; Westbury, NY | William K. Sanford Town Library; Loudonville, NY |
| Windham Public Library; Windham, ME | Ypsilanti District Library; Ypsilanti, MI |
HUMANITIES PROJECTS IN
MEDIA
Consultation Grants
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
The Seminole Wars
Consultation on a television documentary about the military conflicts between the United States and the Seminole Indians from 1817 to 1858. Greater New Orleans Educational TV Foundation; New Orleans, LA
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Stories from the Faubourg Treme
Consultation and research for a documentary film on the social, cultural and anthropological history of the Faubourg Treme, the oldest Black urban neighborhood in America, which borders the French Quarter of New Orleans. Minnesota Public Radio; St. Paul, MN
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Black History Radio
Consultation with scholars on a series of one-hour radio documentary programs on aspects of 20th-Century African American history. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA); New York, NY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Free and Accepted: The Masonic Order in Twentieth Century America
Consultation on a documentary film about the history of the Masonic Order in the twentieth century. Women Make Movies, Inc.; New York, NY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Historias De Ellas: Cuban Women's Stories of Exile and Immigration
Consultation on a documentary film that tells the story of Cuban immigrants in the United States from 1959 to the present. Women Make Movies, Inc.; New York, NY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Women Report the World: Women War Correspondents of WWII
Consultation for a documentary film on the first women to cover war as journalists from the front lines, their influence on how war was reported, and the impact of the opening of this profession to women.
HUMANITIES PROJECTS IN MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS Consultation Grants Alaska Design Forum; Anchorage, AK
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $9,374.00
Quonset: The Ongoing History of Quonset Huts in Alaska
Consultation with scholars and a museum curator to plan a traveling exhibition, Web site and book exploring the impact of Quonset huts on the built environment and culture of post-World War II Alaska. Burritt on the Mountain: A Living Museum; Huntsville, AL
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $9,990.00
Living with Nature
Preliminary planning for interpretive themes and strategies that will guide visitors through a new on-site orientation center. Chrysler Museum of Art; Norfolk, VA
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $9,507.00
Reinstalling the Chrysler Museum's Glass Collection
Consultation with scholars and museum professionals, as well as staff travel to related installations, in order to develop a reinterpretion of an important glass collection. Cincinnati Observatory Center; Cincinnati, OH
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Astronomy Artifacts Interpretive Consultant Grant
Consultation with scholars to determine interpretive themes for a new permanent exhibition on the history of astronomy. Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement; Fishers, IN
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Project Development/Institutional Planning for Conner Prairie's Circa 1940 Rural Community
Consultation to conceive interpretive themes to inform recreation of a rural Indiana crossroads community ca. 1940. Historic House Trust of New York City; New York, NY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $9,980.00
Lott House Interpretive Planning Project
Consultation for institutional master planning to develop historical exhibitions and programs interpreting a 1720 Dutch Colonial house on its original site. Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum; Jackson, WY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Gathering Perspectives: Interpretive Planning in Jackson Hole
Consultation with scholars and museum professionals that will lead to fresh interpretive approaches in the museum's new exhibitions. Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington; Washington, DC
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Interpretive Plan for Historic Adas Israel Synagogue
Consultation with scholars and museum experts to define a new interpretation of an historic 1876 Jewish synagogue in downtown Washington, D.C. Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages; Stony Brook, NY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Re-interpreting the Carriage Collection
Consultation with humanities scholars and museum experts to conceive a new interpretation of an historic carriage collection. Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library; Lancaster, VA
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Telling the Whole Story: Developing an Inclusive Interpretation
Consultation to develop a comprehensive interpretive plan for the presentation of the history of the Northern Neck of Virginia. National Museum of Wildlife Art; Jackson, WY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Wildlife Art: Kitsch or Kunst?
Consultation with scholars on how to improve the museum's interpretation of its collection and how better to contextualize the art within the West. New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Center; Las Cruces, NM
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Interpreting New Mexico's Rural Living, Farming, and Ranching
Consultation to bring humanities questions and ideas into sharper focus within the museum's treatment of the history of agriculture in the region. North Carolina Museum of Art; Raleigh, NC
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Ethiopia: Icons of the Past, Images of the Present
Consultation to develop an interpretive plan for a traveling exhibition, with accompanying public and educational programs, on traditional and modern Ethiopian art. Pejepscot Historical Society; Brunswick, ME
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Family Memory at the Skolfield-Whittier House
Consultation with scholars and museum professionals to develop an interpretation of the Skolfield-Whittier House as a site of family memory. Phoenix Art Museum; Phoenix, AZ
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
On Death and Dying: Skulls and Skeletons in World Art and Culture
Consultation with scholars and interpretive specialists on themes that will inform an exhibition on cross-cultural differences in mortuary art and objects. Plimoth Plantation; Plymouth, MA
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Interpreting Environmental History of Plymouth Colony
Consultation to conceptualize outdoor, gallery, and online exhibitions and programs interpreting the history of cultural differences in using land and sea resources. Public Museum of Grand Rapids; Grand Rapids, MI
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Ethnic Exhibition Consultation Project
Consultation with scholars and community advisors to shape a permanent exhibition examining ethnicity, race and immigration in Grand Rapids. Save Ellis Island!, Inc.; Gladstone, NJ
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Center for Immigrant Contributions Planning Charette
Consultation with scholars and museum experts to define interpretive themes for a new center documenting America's immigrant experience. Seabrook Village Foundation, Inc.; Midway, GA
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
"If Walls Could Talk": Listening to Our Past to Build Our Future
Consultation to develop an improved living history interpretation of the story of African Americans on the "Rice Coast" of Georgia between 1865 and 1930. Southeastern Colorado Heritage Center; Pueblo, CO
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $5,500.00
Consultation for Museum Interpretive Plan
Consultation with scholars on how to interpret the region's cultural history in the center's new displays. University of Rochester Memorial Art Gallery; Rochester, NY
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Foundations of Civilization East and West: Reinstallation of the Asian and Ancient Galleries
Consultation and staff travel to related installations in order to develop a reinterpretation of the museum's ancient and Asian galleries. Women of the West Museum; Denver, CO
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Home on the Range: Community and Culture in the American West
Consultation to develop the content of a national traveling exhibition, web site, and other interpretive programs exploring the relationship among home, community and landscape in the American West.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
National Council for the Traditional Arts; Silver Spring, MD
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Preliminary Planning for Interpretive Programs at the Blue Ridge Music Center
Consultation with experts on the heritage of roots music to develop an interpretive plan for exhibits and programming for the new Blue Ridge Music Center. Watercourse; Bozeman, MT
OUTRIGHT AWARD: $10,000.00
Project Archaeology: A New National Heritage Education Program
Consultation with scholars, educators, and experts in archaeology and historic preservation to expand and redesign a program that develops materials and activities for diverse audiences on the interpretation and protection of archaeological resources.