$500,000 grant will advance preservation of the South’s audiovisual history at University Libraries
Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will set stage for AV preservation at scale
Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will set stage for AV preservation at scale
The Digital heritage center aims to paint a picture of the lives of everyday North Carolinians throughout the centuries by digitizing historical materials from around the state
The award of $525,573 from the State Library of North Carolina will enable the NCDHC to continue support of existing partners and to reach out to new partners to share historical and cultural materials online.
The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center shares this achievement with the 273 North Carolina institutions that it has worked with so far.
The center has received $467,384 from the State Library of North Carolina to continue publishing North Carolina historical and cultural materials online.
The largest grant in University Libraries history will allow the Southern Folklife Collection at the Wilson Special Collections Library to preserve and digitize rare audio and visual recordings from Carolina’s libraries and from six partners across the state.