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FOURTH FLOOR COLLECTIONS STORAGE PROJECT [THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS A SUSTAINING CULTURAL HERITAGE COLLECTIONS GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) IN THE AMOUNT OF $349,888. NEH FUNDS WILL BE USED TO UPGRADE THE STORAGE FURNITURE FOR A PORTION OF ITS FOURTH-FLOOR STACKS WHICH CURRENTLY HOUSE THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA?S (THE LIBRARY) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS, PRIVATE PAPERS, AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HOLDINGS. THIS INITIATIVE IS PHASE 1 OF A FOUR-PHASED PRESERVATION PLAN TO RECONFIGURE THE 4TH FLOOR STACKS AT THE LIBRARY. THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL IMPROVE STAFF AND RESEARCHER ACCESS TO COLLECTIONS, RELIEVE OVERCROWDING, AND ENHANCE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OUTCOMES. PHASE 1 WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS (OCTOBER 2025 ? SEPTEMBER 2027), AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS MORE THAN $500,000.]

NEH: HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS AND REFERENCE RESOURCES WAR, REMEMBRANCE, AND THE POWER OF RECORDS: DIGITIZING THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA?S WWII SEPARATION NOTICES [THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA A $315,000 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES TO HELP DIGITIZE AND MAKE DISCOVERABLE OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD (2022-2025) AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF WORLD WAR II SEPARATION NOTICES THAT HAS BEEN IN ITS CARE SINCE 1950, BUT HAS REMAINED LARGELY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL 2022. WITH A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF MORE THAN $715,000, GRANT FUNDING FROM NEH WILL ENABLE THE LIBRARY TO ACCELERATE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THESE WWII SEPARATION NOTICES FOR HUMANITIES RESEARCH AND ENRICH PUBLIC CONNECTIONS TO THE STORIES OF WWII. THE VIRGINIA WWII SEPARATION NOTICES COLLECTION CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 250,000 SEPARATION RECORDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING WWII WHO WERE DISCHARGED BETWEEN 1942 AND 1950 (BULK 1944-1946).]

THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION WILL CONSERVE AND DIGITIZE THE EXECUTIVE PAPERS OF THOMAS NELSON, VIRGINIA'S FOURTH GOVERNOR, ELECTED IN 1781. THE THOMAS NELSON COLLECTION CONSISTS OF 2,048 DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING LETTERS FROM PROMINENT FIGURES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, SUCH AS THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND NATHANAEL GREENE. STAFF WILL DELAMINATE THE MATERIALS TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE COLLECTION, REPAIR MANUSCRIPTS, AND MEND TEARS AND BREAKS. STAFF WILL REHOUSE THE COLLECTION IN ARCHIVAL FOLDERS AND BOXES. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL DIGITIZE THE COLLECTION AS WELL AS CREATE ACCESS COPIES FOR PUBLIC USE.

"HOUSE TO HIGHWAY: RECLAIMING THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF JACKSON WARD" EXHIBITION [THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA (THE LIBRARY), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JXN PROJECT (JXN), RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS AN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT OF $282,975 FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) TO SUPPORT THE FABRICATION OF HOUSE TO HIGHWAY: RECLAIMING THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF JACKSON WARD, AN EXHIBITION FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE VENUES?THE LIBRARY IN 2025, AND JXN?S SKIPWITH?ROPER COMPLEX IN JACKSON WARD IN LATE SPRING 2026?AS WELL AS A PULL-UP BANNER EXHIBITION THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SMALL VENUES THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA. THE TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE COST OF THIS PROJECT IS MORE THAN $500,000. THE GRANT TIME PERIOD WILL BE 24 MONTHS (SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 ? AUGUST 30, 2026). AS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE APPROACHES, HOUSE TO HIGHWAY SEEKS TO TELL OUR NATION?S HISTORY IN ALL ITS COMPLEXITY AND DIVERSITY THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE MAN, HIS DESCENDANTS, AND HIS COMMUNITY THAT WAS TORN APART BUT IS SLOWLY RECLAIMING ITS HISTORY.]

VIRGINIA DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROGRAM, 2024-2026 [FOR THE 2024-2026 GRANT CYCLE, THE LIBRARY WILL DIGITIZE FROM FILM 100,000 PAGES OF HISTORICAL VIRGINIA IMPRINT NEWSPAPERS DATING FROM 1860-1963 THAT WILL FOCUS ON EXPANDING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND GERMAN LANGUAGE VIRGINIA NEWSPAPERS ALREADY AVAILABLE ON CHRONICLING AMERICA AS WELL AS A SELECTION OF NINETEENTH CENTURY AGRICULTURAL NEWSPAPERS AND WEEKLIES PUBLISHED IN VIRGINIA?S EASTERN SHORE AND SOUTHWEST. WITH COVERAGE SPANNING 1860-1963, THE SELECTED NEWSPAPERS SPEAK ON A RANGE OF PIVOTAL TOPICS, INCLUDING BOTH WORLD WARS, THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM, CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND MUCH MORE. THE LIBRARY SUBMITS THIS REQUEST AS A MATURE PROJECT PARTNER BASED ON ITS MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH ARCHIVAL-QUALITY MICROFILM, ROBUST DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THE U.S. NEWSPAPER PROGRAM, AND PROJECT PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLISHERS.]

THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA WILL CONSERVE APPROXIMATELY 700 VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE PETITIONS DATING FROM 1776 TO 1850. THE PETITIONS DOCUMENT POPULAR OPINIONS OF THE TIME ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ISSUES. PROJECT STAFF WILL WORK WITH CONTRACTED CONSERVATORS TO CONDUCT DEACIDIFICATION AND REHOUSING. COLLECTIONS WILL BE STORED IN ARCHIVAL FOLDERS TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, AND STAFF WILL DIGITIZE COLLECTIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR RESEARCHERS AND TO MITIGATE RISKS OF DAMAGE FROM REPEATED HANDLING OF THE MATERIAL. PROJECT STAFF WILL UPDATE CATALOG RECORDS WITH IMPROVED IMAGES OF THE COLLECTION AND WILL UPDATE ASSOCIATED FINDING AIDS. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE HISTORIANS AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCHERS.

TO BE SOLD: VIRGINIA AND THE AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE

STATE BOARD SNAP GRANT

STATE BOARD SNAP GRANT

STATE AND NATIONAL ARCHIVAL PARTNERSHIP (SNAP)

STATE BOARD SNAP GRANT

STATE BOARD SNAP GRANT