| PW-264083-19 | Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania | Coasters, Culture, and Change: Processing and Digitizing the Kennywood Park Records | 5/1/2019 - 10/31/2021 | $87,598.00 | Matthew | | Strauss | | | | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | PA | 15222-4208 | USA | 2019 | Cultural History | Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | Preservation and Access | 87598 | 0 | 87598 | 0 | The arrangement and description of 175 linear
feet of correspondence, photographs, moving images, records, drawings, and
promotional materials related to Kennywood Park, one of the nation’s
longest-running amusement parks, along with the digitization of 2,000 images,
12 videos, and 750 pages.
The Heinz History Center is
seeking funding for an implementation grant that will support processing and
digitization of the Kennywood Park Records. The records offer researchers
opportunities to explore an array of humanities topics, including cultural
assimilation, popular culture, and leisure. The records amount to 175 linear
feet and includes managerial correspondence, photographs, moving images, and
promotional material. The first year of
the 18-month project will entail processing the collection, which will result
in the records being rehoused, cataloged, and described in a detailed finding
aid. The final six months will encompass the digitization of 750 manuscript
pages, 2000 images, and 12 videos. This
content will be posted to Historic Pittsburgh, a regional digital library
website. Dissemination efforts will include sharing bibliographic information
in local and national resources, the creation of K-12 resources, blog posts,
and conference presentations. |