ACADEMY FILM ARCHIVE AND MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY - INVENTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BARBARA KOPPLE COLLECTION [THE ACADEMY FOUNDATION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A FOUNDATIONS GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ASSESSMENT, INVENTORYING, AND INITIAL PROCESSING OF THE BARBARA KOPPLE COLLECTION?THE PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION OF PIONEERING DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER BARBARA KOPPLE. DURING THE ONE-YEAR PLANNING PHASE, THE ACADEMY FILM ARCHIVE AND MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY WILL CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF MOVING IMAGE AND PAPER MATERIALS THAT DOCUMENTS KOPPLE?S GROUNDBREAKING 50-YEAR CAREER. THE PROJECT?S FINAL OUTCOME WILL BE A FREE CENTRALIZED REFERENCE RESOURCE OF NEW PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL THAT WILL HELP TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW KOPPLE?S WORK CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING FROM THE 1970S ONWARD. ADDITIONAL COLLECTION RESOURCES WILL PROVIDE NEW PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY AND EXPLORATIONS OF GENDER, RACIAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AMONG OTHER SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL SUBJECTS.]