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A Green Museum: Preserving Collections in Sustainable Ways

With the support of two Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grants, Litchfield Historical Society demonstrates that sustainable preservation strategies can reduce energy use, help the environment, and protect cultural heritage collections.

By Laura Word
All generations enjoyed snowcones at the first Lotus Festival in Los Angeles.

Preserving Asian-American History and Culture

We are featuring projects from two institutions -- Visual Communications Archives and Media Resource Library and the American Museum of Natural History -- in celebration of Asian-Pacific Heritage Month.

Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1946.

Preservation Week 2013: Digital Preservation

For Preservation Week, the Division of Preservation and Access would like to share recent efforts in advancing digital preservation and to announce a new, ongoing series of features on our Web site highlighting our multifaceted support.

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Chicago Botanic Garden Brings Rare Botanical Volumes to Life

With the help of the NEH, the Chicago Botanic Garden is cataloging, conserving, and creating online access to its historic collection of botanical volumes--nearly 4,000 rare books, journals, and manuscripts, some dating to the 16th and 17th centuries--that were rescued from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS).

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From Disaster Response to the Lab: The Art and Science of Film Preservation

Recognizing that film constitutes an unrivaled resource for the study of the history and culture of the last century, the National Endowment for the Humanities has also lent its support to film preservation efforts.

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New Release of Chronicling America

Chronicling America is now bigger, easier to use on tablets and mobile devices, and includes Spanish and French newspaper content.

Leadbeater’s Cockatoo

Exploring the History of 19th-Century Ornithology and Scientific Illustration through the Works of John Gould

The NEH celebrates the arrival of spring, a season of rebirth and abundance, by highlighting two projects in the Division of Preservation and Access that connect the human with the natural world and that bring to light humanities resources.

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Uncovering Historic Newspapers In the Unlikeliest of Places

The hunt to locate issues of a long-lost historic newspaper, especially in a state as large as Pennsylvania, can lead to the unlikeliest of places.

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Posted: February 6, 2013

Preservation Assistance Grants 2013 Guidelines Now Available

The 2013 guidelines for Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions are now available.

Posted: February 6, 2013

Preservation and Access Research and Development 2013 Guidelines Now Available

The 2013 guidelines for Preservation and Access Research and Development grants are now available.

Posted: February 6, 2013

Preservation and Access Education and Training 2013 Guidelines Now Available

The 2013 guidelines for Preservation and Access Education and Training grants are now available.

Posted: May 17, 2012

In the News: Amon Carter Museum of American Art

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art's project to digitize the collections of eight prominent American photographers was featured on Dallas Art News.

Posted: May 17, 2012

Foundations: New Funding Category for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grant Program

NEH’s Division of Preservation and Access has introduced a new funding opportunity for 2012: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources “Foundations” grants.

Posted: April 25, 2012

SNAC Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Social Netwroks and Archival Context Project, featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, creates a unique and comprehensive way to research important historical figures.

Posted: April 17, 2012

Humanities Collections and Reference Resources 2012 Guidelines Now Available

The 2012 guidelines for Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grants are now available.  The deadline for applications is July 19, 2012.

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Posted: May 17, 2013

Mary Downs and Laura Word to Present at American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD

Program Officers Mary Downs and Laura Word will be presenting at the American Alliance

Posted: March 19, 2013

Preservation and Access Research and Development Call-In March 27

Senior Program Officer Josh Sternfeld will be sharing information in an open call-in about the Preservation and Access Research and Development (PARD) grants, which has an upcoming May 1 deadl

Posted: February 7, 2013

Mary Downs to Present at College Art Association 101st Annual Conference

Program Officer Mary Downs will be presenting at the College Art Association 101st Annual Conference, February 13-16, in New York City.

Posted: December 10, 2012

Joel Wurl and Helen Agüera to Present at the Fall 2012 Coalition for Networked Information Membership Meeting

Senior Program Officers Joel Wurl and Helen Agüera will present at the Coalition for Networked Information Fall 2012 Membership Meeting, December 11 in Washington, D.C.

Posted: August 17, 2012

Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Heritage Institutions

Division of Preservation and Access Director Nadina Gardner and Senior Program Officer Laura Word spoke to 30 Congressional staffers at the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, August 9th

Posted: August 6, 2012

Joel Wurl and Joshua Sternfeld to Present at the 2012 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting

Senior Program Officers Joel Wurl and Joshua Sternfeld will present at Beyond Borders: 2012 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, August 6 - 11 in San Diego, Cali

Posted: July 19, 2012

Joel Wurl to Present at Digital Preservation 2012

Senior Program Officer Joel Wurl will present in the session, "Funding the Digital Preservation Agenda: A Status REport and Open Discussion with Major U.S.

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