The staten island museum will inventory and rehouse approximately 185 linear feet of archival material in preparation to move the collections into a new climate-controlled storage space
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- ST256890OMS24
- Recipient
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Staten Island Institute Of Arts And Science UEI XKSTJME4DU14
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $634,276
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 15.929 Save America's Treasures
- Completion date 70% complete
- Funding
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- $317,137.00 Federal
- $317,139.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Staten Island, NY 10301, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Staten Island Museum received a $634,276 Save America's Treasures grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 15.929) to inventory, rehouse, conserve, and digitize approximately 185 linear feet of archival materials in its collection. This includes the papers of renowned scientists and documentation of Lenape archaeological sites on Staten Island. The 3-year project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will improve preservation, enhance intellectual control, and increase accessibility of these culturally significant collections through the creation of new finding aids.
Description
The collections include the papers of renowned scientists including nathaniel lord britton, john J. Crooke, and mathilde weingartner. The archives also include archaeological descriptions of lenape sites on staten island. This project will support the purchase of archival supplies, as well as a part-time project archivist and museum fellow, who will carry out the collection inventory and rehousing activities. Additionally, the museum will work with a contractor to conserve and digitize 11 journals of william T. Davis, a prominent naturalist, entomologist, and historian. The project will result in improved preservation of the collection, enhanced intellectual control, and the creation of new finding aids that will increase accessibility of the collection for staff and researchers.
Quick answers
Who received award ST256890OMS24?
ST256890OMS24 was awarded to Staten Island Institute Of Arts And Science by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on October 1, 2024.
How much is award ST256890OMS24 worth?
$634,276 has been obligated on ST256890OMS24: $317,137 in federal funding and $317,139 in non-federal funding.
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