| PW-290520-23 | Preservation and Access: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | San Diego Air and Space Museum | Great Explorations: Increasing Online Access to Our Aerospace Heritage | 6/1/2023 - 5/31/2026 | $334,315.00 | Katrina | Burke | Pescador | | | | San Diego Air and Space Museum | San Diego | CA | 92101-1636 | USA | 2023 | Public History | Humanities Collections and Reference Resources | Preservation and Access | 334315 | 0 | 334315 | 0 | The cataloging, rehousing, and digitization of 120,000 image negatives from the Convair collection, which documents aerospace projects and workers from 1923 to 1996, as well as the updating of the collection’s related finding aid.
The Museum proposes a three-year project to preserve, catalog, and digitize still and moving images from the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, and the Convair Division of General Dynamics, collectively referred to as Convair. Through this project 120,000 images will be cataloged, digitized, and offered for public access using various online platforms to increase accessibility. Throughout the past century, the growth of the aviation and space industry has shaped and defined major aspects of our society. San Diego’s contribution aviation history and technology development is unparalleled. SDASM houses the corporate records of arguably one of the most significant and successful aircraft manufacturing companies based in San Diego, Convair. Due to the size, age, and fragile nature of the collection, there is an immediate and critical need to extend the life of this humanities collection and make it available for research and public enjoyment. |