Program

Preservation and Access: Preservation Assistance Grants

Period of Performance

2/1/2009 - 6/30/2009

Funding Totals

$2,700.00 (approved)
$2,700.00 (awarded)


Bethune Cookman University Archives Assessment by Consultant

FAIN: PG-50517-09

Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3012)
Betty Phil Story (Project Director: May 2008 to May 2009)
Tasha Lucas Youmans (Project Director: May 2009 to October 2009)

A preservation assessment of the Bethune-Cookman Archives documenting the history of the college and the career of its founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

The grant would support a preservation and archival consultant's visit to the Bethune Cookman University Archives. An assessment of the collection is needed as well as a storage and conservation plan for the documents, photos, microfilm and sound recordings of the archives.