The boston athen?UM will catalog posters from the richard w. Cheek world war II graphic arts collection, which documents the role domestic propaganda played in evolving civilian and military…
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- MA3018032018
- Recipient
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The Proprietors Of The Boston Athenaeum UEI JKL6DVYLMNB5
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $245,675
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.301 Museums for America
- Completion date
- Funding
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- $122,688.00 Federal
- $122,987.00 Non-federal
- Funding agency
- National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
- Place of performance
- Boston, MA 02108, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
The boston athen?UM will catalog posters from the richard w. Cheek world war II graphic arts collection, which documents the role domestic propaganda played in evolving civilian and military perceptions of world war II. The museum will hire a full-time visual materials cataloger to create the metadata needed for the discoverability of the digital images and work with other members of the project team to process the collection of 1,959 posters. The massachusetts hub of the digital public library of america will contribute its facility, equipment, and expertise to digitize the posters. Ongoing access to the material will be provided through inventories, finding aids, in-depth catalog records, widely available digital surrogates, exhibitions, and publications.
Quick answers
Who received award MA3018032018?
MA3018032018 was awarded to The Proprietors Of The Boston Athenaeum by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on October 1, 2018.
How much is award MA3018032018 worth?
$245,675 has been obligated on MA3018032018: $122,688 in federal funding and $122,987 in non-federal funding.
Which agency awarded MA3018032018?
Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) awarded MA3018032018, with funding from National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
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