The University of Pittsburgh received a $145,897 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access federal grant program (CFDA 45.149). The grant will support the PROVIDING OPEN ACCESS TO PHOTOPLAY MUSIC: THE MIRSKEY COLLECTION DIGITIZATION PROJECT from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The University will digitize and provide open online access to the Mirskey Collection of photoplay sheet music held in its archives. The collection documents the music composed for silent films between 1890-1930 and will be preserved and made widely available through this project in alignment with the goals of the Preservation and Access program to ensure long-term accessibility of important humanities resources.
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