Preserving and improving access to appalshop's humanities collections [as the organization works to resume humanities programming, we are seeking capacity support to preserve and improve access to our…

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) provides $155,090 to Appalshop, Inc. to preserve and improve access to its archival collections relating to Appalachian history and culture. Through digitization efforts of photographic negatives from 1935 to 1955 and 16mm archival films, as well as purchasing scanning equipment, the award supports enhancing public access to these archived materials. It also improves cataloguing of the organization's Roadside Theater Collection focusing on grassroots theater movements. The expected outcomes include digitizing and cataloguing the collections to benefit those with an interest in Appalachian history. No subawards are associated with carrying out the project activities by the October 2021 to September 2022 award period.

Activities

  digitization of photographic negatives from 1935-1955.  digitization of 16MM archival film.  purchasing of a new photo scanner & nbsp; and motion film scanner & nbsp; to aid in the digitization efforts.  improving access to roadside theater collection, an archive focusing on the history of & nbsp; grassroots theater.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

  the digitizing & nbsp; and cataloguing of the archive?s collections. &nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  anyone with an interest in the history of appalachia. &nbsp

Subrecipient activities

  this project does not & nbsp; intend to issue any subawards. ]