The National Archives and Records Administration, through its National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA #89.003), has provided $119,084 to the University of Virginia Press to develop Founders Online (www.founders.archives.gov). This Project Grant will support the creation of a website that makes freely available the historical documents of the Founding Fathers of the United States from October 2021 through September 2022. Scholars have collected, transcribed, and annotated thousands of 18th- and 19th-century records from leading figures like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Founders Online will provide searchable access to these transcripts and annotations to allow users to read firsthand accounts of the growth of democracy and the birth of the republic. The National Historical Publications and Records Grants program aims to support activities related to the preservation, publication, and use of documentary sources in U.S. history.
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