| PW-277585-21 | Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | West Virginia University Research Corporation | The American Congress Digital Archives Portal Project | 6/1/2021 - 5/31/2022 | $59,115.00 | Danielle | | Emerling | | | | West Virginia University Research Corporation | Morgantown | WV | 26506-6201 | USA | 2021 | American Government | Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | Preservation and Access | 59115 | 0 | 59111.92 | 0 | A multi-institutional planning project to develop an online portal that would aggregate the personal papers of former members of the United States Congress.
The American Congress Digital Archives Portal Project proposes to digitize and aggregate congressional archives in an online portal that will expand access to collections and increase research value by providing context and linkages among them. Congressional archives are rich resources documenting the history of the legislative branch and illuminating multiple narratives about America’s social, cultural, and political development. The portal would provide scholars with significantly improved access to geographically dispersed collections and provide the general public and teachers access to civically important documents about Congress and public policy. With the expertise of congressional scholars, archivists, and technologists, this Foundations project will establish best practices for contributing materials and provide scope for a larger project by prioritizing materials to be digitized. A prototype digital portal will provide a model for future collaboration and digital practice. |
| PW-290502-23 | Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | West Virginia University Research Corporation | The American Congress Digital Archives Portal Project | 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2025 | $349,580.00 | Danielle | | Emerling | | | | West Virginia University Research Corporation | Morgantown | WV | 26505-2742 | USA | 2023 | American Government | Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | Preservation and Access | 349580 | 0 | 349580 | 0 | A multi-institutional project to advance the content and technical development of the American Congress Digital Archives Portal, which aggregates online the personal papers of former members of the United States Congress.
The American Congress Digital Archives Portal seeks to digitize and aggregate congressional archives material in a single, searchable online portal that would expand access to individual collections and increase the research value of each collection by providing context and linkages among them. |