Inspiring Scholars: Preservation Assessment for the Special Collections Room at Thomas More University

FAIN: PG-287663-22

Thomas More University (Crestview Hills, KY 41017-3428)
John Merrit Ernst (Project Director: January 2022 to January 2026)

A general preservation assessment, training for staff, and the purchase of preservation supplies for the Benedictine Library at Thomas More College.

The funds from this grant will be used to support general preservation activities and training for the Thomas More Room, a space in the Benedictine Library at Thomas More University that has been set aside for special collections but is separate from the University Archives. The Benedictine Library requests $10,000 for (a) expert consultants to do a General Preservation Needs Assessment Site Survey with preservation training for our library staff, and, (b) as an immediate follow-up to the visit, the purchase of environmental monitoring supplies detailed in the recommendations of the survey report. This grant would provide the expert consultations and staff training needed to increase community access to this important collection, covering subjects in the humanities such as philosophy of religion, freedom of religion, Catholicism, and Kentucky history.

Associated Products

Thomas More Room Guide (Web Resource)
Title: Thomas More Room Guide
Author: Kelly Bilz
Abstract: The Thomas More Room Guide is a LibGuide where users can: read about the Thomas More Room (including the 2022 NEH grant project), browse select items and collections from the TMR, plan a visit to the Thomas More Room, and contact the University Archivist & Special Collections Coordinator or other library staff.
Year: 2023
Primary URL: http://library.thomasmore.edu/thomas-more-room
Primary URL Description: Link to a LibGuide on the Thomas More University Benedictine Library website.

Hobo MX Analog/Temp/RH Light Logger by Onset (Equipment)
Name: Hobo MX Analog/Temp/RH Light Logger by Onset
Description: Environmental monitoring device for measuring and recording temperature, room humidity, and light.
Location: Benedictine Library, Thomas More University
Year: 2023

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