Mobile Medical Museum Inc

THE MOBILE MEDICAL MUSEUM IN MOBILE, ALABAMA, WILL PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE A SERIES OF EIGHT SHORT EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS DESIGNED TO HELP MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND COPE WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, RELATE THEIR EXPERIENCES TO THOSE OF PREVIOUS GENERATIONS, AND DOCUMENT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN ORAL HISTORY NARRATIVES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESEARCHERS. THE VIDEOS WILL BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND INCORPORATED INTO CROSS-DISCIPLINARY LESSON PLANS FOR MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS. THE MUSEUM WILL WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCLUDE UNDERSERVED MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN THE PLANNING, PRODUCTION, INSTRUCTIONAL USE, AND EVALUATION OF THESE RESOURCES. THE MUSEUM DESIGNED THIS PROJECT TO PROVIDE RELIABLE SCIENTIFIC AND HISTORIC INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO SUPPORT THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE MOBILE MEDICAL MUSEUM WILL REORGANIZE ITS ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS TO MAKE THEM MORE MANAGEABLE AND EFFICIENT FOR STAFF ACCESS. THIS WILL ENABLE MUSEUM STAFF TO BETTER SERVE VISITING RESEARCHERS WHO WISH TO ACCESS THE MUSEUM’S ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF THE MUSEUM’S ARCHIVES, RELABELING AND SYSTEMATICALLY ORGANIZING ALL STORAGE BOXES AND FILES, AND DIGITALLY SCANNING A SELECT NUMBER OF MATERIALS THAT HAVE HIGH VALUE FOR RESEARCH OR THAT ARE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SCHOLARLY USE OF THE ARCHIVE, AND TO ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO INCORPORATE ARCHIVAL MATERIALS MORE FREQUENTLY AND THOUGHTFULLY IN ITS EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.