The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza will research, catalog, and digitize a recently acquired collection of photographs documenting historical moments in the city of dallas between 1960 and 1978

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza $825,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to research, catalog, and digitize a donated photograph collection documenting Dallas historical moments between 1960 and 1978.

The collection, donated by Bob Jackson, a longtime Dallas Times Herald photographer, includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald's murder by Jack Ruby. Over the two-year performance period ending August 31, 2028, the museum will hire two full-time specialists in cataloging and digitization and purchase equipment and supplies to support their work. Project deliverables include a collection inventory, digitization priority plan, preservation needs assessment, rehousing of materials in archival-quality enclosures, complete catalog records, digitization of materials, and publication of more than 20,000 images and related photojournalism materials online for public learning and museum use.

Performance occurs in Dallas, Texas. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

Donated by BOB jackson, a longtime photographer for the dallas times herald, the collection includes the pulitzer prize-winning photograph of the murder of alleged presidential assassin LEE harvey oswald by jack ruby. To implement the two-year project, the museum will hire two full-time specialists in cataloging and digitization and will purchase equipment and supplies to support their work. Project staff will complete a collection inventory, digitization priority plan, and preservation needs assessment. The team will rehouse materials in archival-quality enclosures, complete catalog records and digitization, and publish more than 20,000 images and related photojournalism materials online for learning by the public and use by the museum.