| PG-51429-11 | Preservation and Access: Preservation Assistance Grants | NJAHS | General Preservation Assessment for National Japanese American Historical Society Collections | 1/1/2011 - 6/30/2012 | $6,000.00 | Rosalyn | | Tonai | | | | NJAHS | San Francisco | CA | 94115-3604 | USA | 2010 | Asian American Studies | Preservation Assistance Grants | Preservation and Access | 6000 | 0 | 6000 | 0 | The hiring of a consultant to conduct a general preservation assessment of collections documenting the Japanese American experience during the 20th century. The 30,000 items include photos, military records, scrapbooks, diaries, and objects covering World War II-era topics such as Japanese American involvement with the Army, internment, and postwar relocation.
The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) respectfully requests a grant of $6,000 from the NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions program. With the proposed Preservation Assistance Grant, NJAHS will contract Museum Consultant Paloma Añoveros to conduct a general preservation assessment of the institution’s historical collections of approximately 30,000 items. |