Program

Preservation and Access: Preservation Assistance Grants

Period of Performance

1/1/2010 - 6/30/2011

Funding Totals

$6,000.00 (approved)
$6,000.00 (awarded)


Preservation Assistance for Emory and Henry College Archives

FAIN: PG-50784-10

Emory and Henry College (Emory, VA 24327-0947)
Robert Jerry Vejnar (Project Director: May 2009 to October 2011)

Funding supports the purchase of preservation and storage supplies to rehouse the college's archives and manuscript collections documenting the religious, educational, and local and regional history of southwestern Virginia.

This grant would pay for Emory and Henry College (a coeducational, non-profit, four-year liberal arts college located in southwestern Virginia, and the oldest institution of higher learning in the region) to purchase preservation and storage supplies to house materials comprising the College's archives. Items to be purchased include acid-free archival boxes and file folders, storage shelving, and photograph sleeves.