Gateway to pride: lbgtqia+ collecting initiative at the missouri historical society [the missouri historical society requests NEH ARP support to retain full- and part-time staff to ensure continuation…

The Missouri Historical Society received a $158,829 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 award will support continuation of the Gateway to Pride initiative, a regional LGBTQIA+ collecting initiative led by members of the St. Louis LGBTQIA+ community. Grant funds will be used to retain staff to acquire and research new collections, collect oral histories, and catalog and process an archival backlog through June 2023. The products and services provided will expand the Society's collection and continue digitizing and making accessible LGBTQIA+ archives in the region to document and share this history. No subawards are intended under this award.

Activities

  this grant would retain staff to acquire and research new collections, collect oral histories, and catalog and process an archival backlog to document and share regional lgbtqia+ history.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

'this grant would revamp the gateway to pride initiative and allow the museum to expand their collection and continue digitizing and making accessible lgbtqia+ archives.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  the project will benefit local residents as well as national researchers and learners of lgbtqia+ history.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

'the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. ]