Digitizing assorted collections [digitize and provide online access for three collections in yivo's archives: vilna territorial collection; records of the lithuanian jewish community council; and…

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program provided $199,510 to the Yivo Institute For Jewish Research to digitize and provide online access to three collections in its archives. Specifically, the award supported retaining five staff members to digitize approximately 70,000 pages from the Vilna Territorial Collection, Records of the Lithuanian Jewish Community Council, and the Jewish Customs Collections. It also funded digitizing 500 record albums and 2,500 Yiddish books published between the 1880s and 1920s. The digitized materials will be made available online to benefit scholars, genealogical researchers, and the Smithsonian Affiliate Network's audiences. The one-year award period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. No sub-awards are planned under this grant to deliver the digitization and online access products and services for the specified archival collections.

Expected outcomes

?the digitization should provide access to 70,000 pages from the vilna territorial collection,  the records of the lithuanian jewish community council, and the jewish customs collection, 500 digitized 78 & nbsp; RPM record & nbsp; albums,  and & nbsp;2,500 yiddish books published between the 1880S and 1920S.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

The & nbsp; increased & nbsp; access & nbsp; to these historic & nbsp; digitized & nbsp; materials & nbsp; would benefit & nbsp; scholars, the general public,  people & nbsp; interested in genealogical research, audiences of the & nbsp; smithsonian affiliate network of more than 200 organizations & nbsp; of & nbsp; which yivo is a part, and others.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

?the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. ]