Skip to main content

Division of Preservation and Access

Wet Materials Exercise

Joining Forces: The Alliance for Response Pittsburgh Disaster Preparedness Cache

Part of a good preservation plan is being prepared for natural and man-made disasters.  However, many institutions do not have the resources, monetary or physical, to store disaster response supplies.

By Adriana Cutler
The Hula Dance Expreses Romance

Chronicling America Dispatches: Hula on the Mainland United States

In the 1800s and 1900s, the Hula 'Auana, the westernized hula, developed for mainland audiences at world's fairs and Hollywood films, with melodic songs, string instrument accompaniment, and sensual gestures.

photo of Port Royal Parlor room display at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Climate Change

Updated environmental controls, supported by an NEH grant, will help Delaware's Winterthur Museum develop new strategies for preserving cultural collections.

Ebenezer Ball

Turning the Page on the U.S. Newspaper Program (1982-2011), Part II: Virginia

The Virginia Newspaper Project was led by the Library of Virginia (LVA) from 1993 until 2007 and involved the collaboration of some 100 state institutions with newspaper collections, newspaper publishers, and individual collectors.  About 7,000 newspapers, including 3,500 Virginia titles, were cataloged and some 12,000 holdings records were created.

Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home and Library in Biloxi MS post Katrina

Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Heritage Institutions

Division of Preservation and Access Director Nadina Gardner and Senior Program Officer Laura Word spoke to 30 Congressional staffers at the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, August 9th

Collage of Early 20th Century Newspaper Front Pages

Turning the Page on the U.S. Newspaper Program (1982-2011)

In 1982 NEH created the United States Newspaper Program (USNP), a nearly 30-year cooperative national effort to locate and catalog all extant American newspapers.

The Panathenaic Stadium

The First Modern Olympics

At Chronicling America you can find first-hand journalistic reportage of the first modern Olympic Games from among its nearly 5 million digitized pages of U.S. historical newspapers. 

Paintings at the St. Johnsbury Atheaneum

The Gilded Frames of St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

From time to time, we will be featuring some of the unique institutions supported by our Preservation Assistance Grants program.

View All »
Posted: May 17, 2012

In the News: Amon Carter Museum of American Art

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art's project to digitize the collections of eight prominent American photographers was featured on Dallas Art News.

Posted: May 17, 2012

Foundations: New Funding Category for the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grant Program

NEH’s Division of Preservation and Access has introduced a new funding opportunity for 2012: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources “Foundations” grants.

Posted: April 25, 2012

SNAC Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Social Netwroks and Archival Context Project, featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, creates a unique and comprehensive way to research important historical figures.

Posted: April 17, 2012

Humanities Collections and Reference Resources 2012 Guidelines Now Available

The 2012 guidelines for Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grants are now available.  The deadline for applications is July 19, 2012.

Posted: April 16, 2012

Preservation and Access Research and Development 2012 Guidelines Now Available

The 2012 guidelines for Preservation and Access Research and Development grants are now available.  The deadline for applications is May 16, 2012.

Posted: April 15, 2012

Preservation Assistance Grants 2012 Guidelines Now Available

The 2012 guidelines for Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions are now available. You will also find sample project descriptions, sample narratives, and a list of frequently asked questions. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2012.

Posted: April 14, 2012

Preservation Assistance Grants Webinar: Program Overview and Grant Writing Tips

On Monday, March 12th, Program Officer Elizabeth Joffrion presented a Webinar for the Connecting to Collections community on the Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions program.

View All »
Posted: August 17, 2012

Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Heritage Institutions

Division of Preservation and Access Director Nadina Gardner and Senior Program Officer Laura Word spoke to 30 Congressional staffers at the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, August 9th

Posted: August 6, 2012

Joel Wurl and Joshua Sternfeld to Present at the 2012 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting

Senior Program Officers Joel Wurl and Joshua Sternfeld will present at Beyond Borders: 2012 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, August 6 - 11 in San Diego, Cali

Posted: July 19, 2012

Joel Wurl to Present at Digital Preservation 2012

Senior Program Officer Joel Wurl will present in the session, "Funding the Digital Preservation Agenda: A Status REport and Open Discussion with Major U.S.

Posted: June 15, 2012

Elizabeth Joffrion to Present at RBMS

Senior Program Officer Elizabeth Joffrion will present at RBMS on Wednesday, June 20th, 4:30 to 6:00 pm.

Posted: May 4, 2012

Joel Wurl to Present at Northeast Document Conservation Center's 2012 Digital Directions

Senior Program Officer Joel Wurl will present in the funding Q&A panel on Friday, June 15th at the Northeast Document Conservation Center's Digital Directions conference in Boston, Massachu

Posted: May 3, 2012

Laura Word at American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting

Program Officer Laura Word will attend the American Institute of Conservation's 40th Annual Meeting from May 8 - 9 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Posted: May 3, 2012

Mary Downs and Elizabeth Joffrion to Present at International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums

Program Officers Mary Downs and Elizabeth Joffrion will present at the International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums, June 4 - 7 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

View All »