The library company papers project: archiving & preserving early american history [the library company papers project: archiving and preserving early american history is a three-year project that will…

The Library Company of Philadelphia was awarded a $700,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149). Over a three-year period from January 2023 to December 2025, the grant will fund the Library Company Papers Project to comprehensively review, process, and digitize the Library Company's institutional records from 1731 to 1880. This will preserve early American history contained in the records of the first 150 years of the Library Company. The project will also create a web portal called the Library Company Papers Portal to provide access to the foundational documents. Additionally, the project includes a transcription initiative that will launch publicly at the end of the three-year grant period. The Preservation and Access program aims to ensure long-term availability of primary humanities resources by supporting projects that preserve and provide intellectual access to materials held in libraries, museums, and archives.

The library company papers project: archiving & preserving early american history [the library company papers project: archiving and preserving early american history is a three-year project that will comprehensively review, process, and digitize the library company?S institutional records from its founding in 1731 through 1880 - the first 150 years. The project will also include the creation of a web portal (the library company papers portal) to serve as an entry-point to access these foundational documents, as well as a transcription project to be publicly launched at the culmination of the three years. This project is part of a larger initiative to prepare the library company to celebrate our 300TH anniversary in 2031.]