Historical Society Of Pennsylvania

IN HER OWN RIGHT: A CENTURY OF WOMEN'S ACTIVISM, 1820-1920

PROCESSING, CONSERVING, AND DIGITIZING ETHNIC HISTORY COLLECTIONS FOR THE DIGITAL CENTER FOR AMERICANA

CULTURES OF INDEPENDENCE: PERSPECTIVES ON INDEPENDENCE HALL AND THE MEANING OF FREEDOM

SECURING THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF HSP [THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA (HSP) IS REQUESTING A GRANT TO SUPPORT THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF A CRITICAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION PROJECT TO ENSURE STABLE, SECURE ACCESS TO HSP?S NUMEROUS CATALOGS AND DATABASES. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL MIGRATE HSP?S DATABASES TO THE CLOUD AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT TO MAXIMIZE THIS UPDATED CLOUD ENVIRONMENT. (EDITED BY STAFF)]

ENHANCING GRAPHICS DESCRIPTION AND DISCOVERY AT HSP

IMPROVING ACCESS TO WOMEN'S HISTORY COLLECTIONS AT HSP

POST-CIVIL WAR COLLECTIONS PROCESSING PROJECT

TO SUPPORT A PROJECT TO PROCESS AND PRESERVE 140 LINEAR FEET OF MANUSCRIPT AND PUBLISHED MATERIALS FROM THE J.B. LIPPINCOTT CO. PAPERS COLLECTION. LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA, LIPPINCOTT BEGAN PUBLISHING IN 1836, FIRST WITH RELIGIOUS WORKS, EVENTUALLY EXPANDING INTO OTHER GENRES PARTICULARLY MEDICINE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PUBLISHING BUSINESS, LIPPINCOTT OPERATED A PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING FACTORY.?BY THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY, LIPPINCOTT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND BEST-KNOWN PUBLISHERS IN THE WORLD.

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES OPPORTUNITY P24AS00545 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PHYSICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA (HSP) TO FUND THE ARCHIVING AND CONSERVATION OF THE HISTORIC LEON GARDINER COLLECTION.

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA WILL PRESERVE THE PENN FAMILY PAPERS, A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS RELATED TO WILLIAM PENN, THE PENN FAMILY, AND THE CREATION OF THE COLONY OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE DOCUMENTS ARE COMPRISED OF 56 LINEAR FEET OF MATERIALS AND 222 VOLUMES, WHICH INCLUDE CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL AND GOVERNMENT RECORDS, SURVEYS, DEEDS, AND ACCOUNT BOOKS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CONSERVATION TREATMENTS, SUCH AS CLEANING, MENDING, REHOUSING, AND ENHANCED ARCHIVAL PROCESSING.  AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL UPDATE A FINDING AID FOR THE COLLECTION WITH NEWLY CONSERVED ITEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS STUDYING THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S FOUNDING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS GOVERNMENT.

THE ART OF RE-INTEGRATION: VETERANS AND THE SILENCES OF WAR

COMING TO THE US: THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE THROUGH PRIMARY SOURCES

THE WILLIAM STILL DIGITAL HISTORY PROJECT

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA WILL UNDERTAKE A PROJECT TO SUPPORT "SOUL OF AMERICA," A 12-MONTH PRESERVATION AND ACCESS PROJECT OF SOCIETY’S PLAYBILL COLLECTION. THE FULL COLLECTION CONSISTS OF 53 LINEAR FEET OF PLAYBILLS, BROADSIDES, PROGRAMS, THEATER PUBLICATIONS, SCRAPBOOKS, CLIPPINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND OTHER MATERIALS DOCUMENTING ALMOST 250 YEARS OF PHILADELPHIA PERFORMING ARTS, ESPECIALLY IN THEATER AND MUSIC. MATERIAL REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTION RANGE FROM THEATRICAL PLAYS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS TO MINSTREL SHOWS, CIRCUS ACTS, VAUDEVILLE, AND OTHER FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT. IN THIS PROJECT, THE SOCIETY’S ARCHIVAL STAFF WILL PROVIDE CONSERVATION TREATMENT AND THEN REHOUSE THE COLLECTION IN ACID-FREE BOXES AND FOLDERS, ARRANGE AND CATALOG THEM, AND CREATE A NEW FINDING AID TO MAKE THE COLLECTION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

IN HER OWN RIGHT: WOMEN ASSERTING THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS, 1820-1920

PROCESSING AND PRESERVING THE CHEW FAMILY PAPERS

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE, 1765-1777 EXHIBIT AT HSP [THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA (HSP) REQUESTS A GRANT OF $19,599 (OUT OF A TOTAL PROJECT OF $39,198) FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES? CHAIRMAN?S AWARDS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE, 1765-1776" EXHIBIT, DESIGNED TO COMMEMORATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. THE EXHIBIT WILL FEATURE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS THAT DOCUMENT THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN COLONISTS FROM LOYAL BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE EARLY 1760S TO REVOLUTIONARIES CALLING FOR INDEPENDENCE BY 1776. THIS GRANT REQUEST INCLUDES THE COSTS OF CURATING, FABRICATING AND INSTALLING THE EXHIBIT, DIGITIZING SELECTED ITEMS FOR AN ONLINE GALLERY, DEVELOPING SIGNATURE PROGRAMS THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THE EXHIBIT, AND MARKETING AND PROMOTING THE EXHIBIT AND PROGRAMS TO REACH A WIDE AUDIENCE.]

TO SUPPORT THE ?BECOMING U.S. TEACHER INSTITUTE,? A WEEK-LONG SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE DOZEN K-12 EDUCATORS TO INTRODUCE THEM TO ARCHIVAL RESEARCH AND PROVIDE THEM WITH STRATEGIES FOR USING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS FOR BUILDING LESSON PLANS WITHIN THE CURRICULUM.