2003 We the People Grants

The following projects received funding during 2003 as a part of the We the People initiative.

CHALLENGE GRANTS

Defending the East Flank of Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, NY: An endowment for two humanities positions and restoration of the Magasin du roi (King's Storehouse) as a year-round education center.
Digital Archaeological Archive of Chesapeake Slavery
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc., Charlottesville, VA: An endowment for salaries, education, and public outreach and technology needs for a web-accessible resource for the study of early American slavery in the Chesapeake region.
Friends of Arrow Rock Humanities Endowment Fund
Friends of Arrow Rock, Inc., Arrow Rock, MO: An endowment for expansion of humanities programming in local history through self-guided tours, outdoor interpretive signage, and symposia.
Education Endowment: Special Initiative for Local History
New Hampshire Farm Museum, Milton, NH: An endowment to fund partial salary for the position of director of educational programming in local history.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

The Creek Texts of Mary R. Haas
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA: A two-volume translation, edition, and digital sound-recording of 970 pages of Creek texts on Creek, a tribal language prevalent in the Southeast, collected in Oklahoma just before World War II by anthropologist Mary R. Haas (1910-1996).
Music in Gotham: The New York Scene
CUNY Research Foundation, Graduate School and University Center, New York, NY: Preparation of a two-volume study of musical life in New York City from 1863 to 1875, including a comprehensive database of musical events and source materials as well as interpretive genre-based essays.
New Netherland Archives
State University of New York at Albany
Translation and annotation of documents produced by or bearing on the colonial governments of New Netherland and New York during the period 1654-1680.

EDUCATION PROJECTS

African Americans and the Making of America, 1650-2000
Primary Source, Watertown, MA: A four-week institute for 25 school teachers relating the experiences of Africans to the institutions and cultural expressions they encountered and created in the Americas.
An American Sojourn: An Integrated Study of American Literature with American History
Lake Region State College, Devils Lake, ND: A faculty study project for school and college teachers in central North Dakota on the intersections of American literature and early American history.
Chicago's Stockyards and America's History
Chicago Metro History Fair, Inc., Chicago, IL: A project consisting of four workshops for school teachers on the history of the stockyards industry in Chicago.
Colonial Life and the American Revolution
National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA: The creation of a new elementary school curriculum on colonial life and the American Revolution for teachers and students in the Lexington, Massachusetts, area.
Cultural Diversity of the American South
University of Tennessee, Knoxville: A four-week summer institute for 25 school teachers on the geography, history, and culture of the American South.
History, Diversity, and Democracy in America's State Constitutions
Lafayette College, Easton, PA: A four-week summer institute for 25 school teachers on the constitutional tradition in the American states.
Philadelphia's Economy in an Era of Atlantic World Revolutions
Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA: A four-week seminar for school teachers to examine the economic, cultural, and political movements throughout the Atlantic world from 1760 to 1810, focusing on Philadelphia.
Political and Constitutional Theory for Citizens
Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA: A four-week summer institute for 25 school teachers on American political and constitutional thought.
Voices Across Time: American History Through Song
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA: A five-week institute for 25 school teacher to use popular songs as primary source documents for the study of selected themes in American history.
War & Morality: Rethinking the Just War Tradition for the 21st Century
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD: A four-week institute for 30 college teachers to support interdisciplinary study of classical and modern interpretations of "just war" theory.

MEDIA PROJECTS

Andrew Jackson: America at the Crossroads
KCET-TV, Los Angeles, CA: Consultation with scholars to develop a three-hour documentary film on the life and times of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States.
Annie Oakley: Woman, Myth and Symbol
Film/Video Arts, Inc., New York, NY: Scripting of a 90-minute historical documentary film on Annie Oakley as a real person, as a myth and symbol, and as a window into America in the late Victorian age.
Benjamin Henry Latrobe: Architect of the New Republic
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore: Scripting of a two-hour documentary film on the life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and his contribution to the architecture of the new American republic (1764-1820).
The Emergence of the New South from Reconstruction to World War I
New Images Productions, Inc., Berkeley, CA: Consultation with filmmakers and scholars for a documentary film series on the post-Reconstruction South from 1877-1920.
Ernest Hemingway: After the Storm
Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York, NY: Scripting of a 90-minute documentary film on the American author, Ernest Hemingway.
The Great Democratic Revolution
University of Virginia, Charlottesville: Scripting of a three-part television series exploring the meaning of democracy in the United States and abroad through a re-examination of the questions raised in Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America.
The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance
Media Working Group, Covington, KY: Consultation for a one-hour documentary film about the National Barn Dance, a pioneering radio program that originated in Chicago and was broadcast nationally on NBC from 1924 to 1960.
John and Abigail Adams
WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, MA: Production of a three-hour, two-part television series on the lives of John and Abigail Adams.
The Last Homesteads: The Great Plains and Alaska
Nebraskans for Public Television, Inc., Lincoln, NE: Consultation for a film project that compares the experiences of early homesteaders on the Great Plains with those of contemporary homesteaders in Alaska.
Louisa May Alcott
Filmmakers Collaborative, Waltham, MA: Planning of a 60-minute documentary film on the life of 19th-century novelist Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women.
The Percy Julian Biography Project
WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, MA: Production of a two-hour television documentary on Percy Julian, a prominent chemist, entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and the first African American elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
PRI's Studio 360: American Icons Project
Public Radio International, Minneapolis, MN: Development of "American Icons," a special series for broadcast within Public Radio International's Studio 360.
Thurgood Marshall Before the Court
Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul: A one-hour documentary program for radio, a series of short segments for radio magazine programs, and a website chronicling the legal career of Thurgood Marshall before he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

PRESERVATION AND ACCESS

Cataloging American Broadside Ballads and Poems, 1850-1876
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA: The cataloging, stabilization, and rehousing of 3,000 song sheets and poems printed as broadsides in the United States from 1850 through 1876.
Collections Documenting the History of Pennsylvania, 1616-1949
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: The arrangement and description of 86 archival collections that document the economic and cultural history of Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region from the 17th through the 20th centuries.
Dictionary of American Regional English
University of Wisconsin, Madison: Compilation of the fifth volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English, which documents geographical differences in the vocabulary, pronunciation, and morphology of American English.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT LIBRARIES

Assimilating America: The Life and Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
Library of America, New York, NY: Implementation of two museum exhibitions, a website, and a year of public programs at 50 libraries nationwide examining the work of writer Isaac Bashevis Singer and the immigrant literary tradition in America.
When Women Went to WWII
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC: Consultation with scholars and others to assist in the design of a traveling panel exhibition and interpretive programs about women in military service during World War II.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Building America: House and Home
National Building Museum, Washington, DC: Implementation of a permanent exhibition, a website, a catalog, and public programs interpreting the history of American domestic architecture.
Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony
Cornell University, Ithaca NY: Implementation of a traveling exhibition, a publication, and public programs on the subject of the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony in Woodstock, New York.
Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee/British Delegations
Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC: Implementation of a traveling exhibition on the cross-cultural perceptions and exchanges between the Cherokee and the British as the result of the sojourn of Lt. Henry Timberlake among the Cherokee.
James Presley Ball: 19th-Century African American Photographer
Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH: Consultation with scholars to develop two temporary and two traveling exhibitions examining the life and work of James Presley Ball, a free black photographer and abolitionist.
Our Nation's Government
Capital Children's Museum, Washington, DC: Site visits to museums and consultation with scholars to shape interpretive strategies for an exhibition on the structure and functions of the federal government.
A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry
Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY: Implementation of an exhibition with a catalog, a traveling exhibition, a website, and public programs about how Jewish immigrants influenced the development of America's clothing industry and how this involvement affected both Jewish American and mainstream culture.
Transitions in the Apache World: The Fort Apache Legacy
White Mountain Apache Tribe, Fort Apache, AZ: Implementation of a permanent exhibition on the history of the White Mountain Apache, including both traditional culture and the changes that took place after the establishment of Fort Apache by the U.S. military.
Woodrow Wilson's Life and Legacy: Planning for Interpretation at the Presidential Library
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation, Inc., Staunton, VA: Consultation to plan interpretive themes for museum galleries within a presidential library facility now being designed.

SCHOLARLY EDITIONS

The Adams Papers
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston: Preparation of volumes 7 and 8 in the Family Correspondence (Series II) and volumes 12 and 13 of the Correspondence and Papers of Statesmen (Series III) of the Adams Papers.
Black Antislavery Writings, 1760-1829
University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI: The publication of an electronic and letterpress edition of black antislavery writings from 1760-1829.
The Correspondence of James K. Polk
University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Preparation of the last four volumes of an edition of the correspondence of James K. Polk
Critical Edition of the Writings of Charles S. Peirce
Indiana University, Indianapolis: Publication of two volumes and editorial organization and transcription of three additional volumes of the writings of the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914).
The Documentary History of the First Federal Congress
George Washington University, Washington, DC: Preparation of the last six volumes of a documentary history of the First Federal Congress.
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution
University of Wisconsin, Madison: The preparation of three New York volumes of a documentary history of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
George Washington University, Washington, DC: Preparation of the first volume of an edition of the papers of Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Frederick Douglass Papers Project
Indiana University, Indianapolis: Completion of the third volume of Frederick Douglass's autobiographical writings.
Freedmen and Southern Society Project
University of Maryland University College, College Park: Continuing preparation of a documentary history of the transition from slavery to freedom in the American South, 1861-1867.
The Harriet Jacobs Papers
Pace University College of White Plains, NY: Preparation of an edition of the papers of Harriet Jacobs, 19th-century American slave, author, abolitionist, and reform activist.
The Correspondence of John Dewey
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL: Preparation of the third volume of a three-volume electronic edition of philosopher and educator John Dewey's correspondence from covering the years 1871 to -1952.
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin
Yale University, New Haven, CT: Preparation of three volumes of an edition of the papers of Benjamin Franklin.
The Papers of General Nathanael Greene
Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence: Preparation of the volume 13, the final volume of the letterpress edition of the Papers of Nathanael Greene, a distinguished general in the American Revolution.
The Papers of James Madison
University of Virginia, Charlottesville: Completion of volume 5 in the Presidential Series and volumes 7 and 8 in the Secretary of State Series and editorial preparations for volume 6 in the Presidential Series and volumes 1 and 2 of the Retirement Series.
The Papers of Jefferson Davis
Rice University, Houston, Texas: Preparation of three volumes of an edition of the papers of Jefferson Davis.
The Papers of John Marshall
Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, VA: Completion of volume 12, the final volume of the edition of the papers of John Marshall (1755-1835), American statesman and jurist.
The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant Association, Carbondale, IL: Preparation of the four remaining volumes of an edition of the papers of Ulysses S. Grant.
Papers of the War Department (1784-1800)
East Stroudsburg University, Stroudsburg, PA: Preparation of an electronic edition of the War Department Records (1784-1800).
The Samuel Gompers Papers
University of Maryland, College Park: Continuing preparation of an edition of the papers of Samuel Gompers, American labor leader.
The Thomas A. Edison Papers
Rutgers State University, Piscataway, NJ: Preparation of part of the image (microfilm) edition covering the years 1911-1920 and one volume (April 1881 to March 1883) of the 15-volume book edition of the famous inventor's papers.
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb: Preparation of an edition of the writings of Henry David Thoreau.

SPECIAL PROJECTS IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Changed Lives: Lewis and Clark Meet the West
Missouri Humanities Council, St, Louis, MO: Implementation of a four-event series of public programs in 85 rural communities in four states exploring the Lewis and Clark expedition.
From Sea to Shining Sea: American Expansion and Cultural Change, 1790-1850
Great Plains Chautauqua Society, Inc., Bismarck, ND: Implementation of a week-long series of public programs centering around living history presentations in each of 30 communities spanning five states over a period of three years.
The Life and Legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ohio University, Athens, OH: Consultation with scholars and programming experts to plan a variety of events and programs exploring poet Paul Laurence Dunbar's place in American letters and his legacy.
Speaking of Rivers: Taking Poetry to the People
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., Lawrence, KS: Implementation of poetry and book discussion programs and a website examining the writings and legacy of Langston Hughes at 20 sites in nine states and the District of Columbia.