The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania received a $381,869 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) federal grant program. The funding will support the processing, rehousing, and digitization of the organization's African American collections, which document African American life and culture in Western Pennsylvania. Key deliverables include hiring an archivist to process the collections, improving preservation by rehousing materials in acid-free containers, and digitizing the collections to make them freely accessible to the public online. The project will also result in the development of related programming and resources, such as finding aids, public presentations, educational programs, and the creation of six Smithsonian Digital Learning Lab collections. The grant period runs from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027.
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