The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Connecticut State Library $737,953 on November 1, 2026, under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) to support Preserving Connecticut's Revolutionary Archive, a statewide initiative to conserve, process, and digitize Revolutionary-era materials held across cultural heritage institutions.
The project will stabilize at-risk materials, enhance metadata, and provide public access through the Connecticut Digital Archive and the Digital Public Library of America. Work centers on the papers of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., and extends to collections documenting governance, diplomacy, military activity, and indigenous affairs. By connecting dispersed archives across multiple institutions, the three-year effort ensures long-term preservation and broad accessibility of primary sources essential to understanding Connecticut's pivotal role in the nation's founding.
Performance runs from November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2029, with all work performed in Connecticut. Connecticut State Library is a state government entity functioning as the prime recipient.