[Anchasl-l] 2008 NCPC Preservation Grants

[Robert James]

2008 NCPC Preservation Grants


The North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) is accepting 
applications for preservation grants from libraries, archives, museums, 
historic sites, and other heritage institutions in North Carolina. 
Projects may include the preservation of books, manuscripts, journals, 
documents, photographs, film, sound recordings, maps, architectural 
drawings, art, and artifacts.  The maximum award is $2,000.00. Application 
deadline is January 15, 2008.  Program details and an application are 
available on the NCPC Web site: http://www.ncpreservation.org


2007 NCPC Preservation Grant Recipients:

The Carteret County Public Library in Beaufort was awarded $1,500.00 to 
preserve the Ethel T. Elliott Collection which contains manuscripts, bound 
volumes, ancestry charts, family histories, indexes, documents, and 
microfilm.  Elliott was a professional genealogist and historian. 

The DeTamble Library at St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg was 
awarded $1,500.00 to preserve film slides, photographs, negatives, and 
contact sheets in the College Archives that document the history of the 
ST. Andrews Presbyterian College. 

The North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort was awarded $1,700.00 to 
fund a preservation and collection assessment of nautical objects and 
artifacts that pertain to North Carolina’s maritime history and culture. 

The Prezell R. Robinson Library at Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh 
was awarded $1,300.00 to preserve the George “Pup” Williams Collection 
which includes awards, correspondence, contracts, newspaper articles, 
yearbooks, photographs, oral interviews, flags, clothing, plaques, and 
trophies.  Williams is a renowned Olympic Track Coach and an alumnus of 
Saint Augustine’s College. 


For information about NCPC preservation grants contact:

Robert James
Executive Director 
North Carolina Preservation Consortium 

PO Box 2651
Durham, NC 27715-2651

Phone (919) 660-1157
Email   robert.james at duke.edu

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