Place as Text in the Most Southern Place on Earth

Recipient: Brown, Luther (Cleveland, MS 38733 USA) in affiliation with Delta State University (Cleveland, MS 38732 USA)

Description: We propose two six-day workshops that will introduce participants to major heritage themes in the Mississippi Delta, a place with a history that is simultaneously unique and quintessentially American. Participants will learn how the Place of the Delta has affected its culture, specifically in regard to its settlement and ethnic composition, its music and art, its civil rights struggles, its foodways, its literature, and its contributions to American popular culture. The workshop will be highly experiential, giving participants the opportunity to learn how to use Place to both learn about culture and facilitate learning by their own students.

Grant: 192104 / BH-50293-08,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Landmarks of American History,   Year Awarded: 2008

Preserving Latin American Newspapers in United States Repositories

Recipient: Reilly, Bernard F (Chicago, IL 60637-2804 USA) in affiliation with Center for Research Libraries (Chicago, IL 60637 USA)

Goal: Microfilm reformatting of 500,000 pages of Latin American newspapers held in United States repositories, the cataloging of Latin American newspaper holdings at partner institutions, and the expansion and enhancement of a database of international newspapers.

Description: Continuing support for the activities of the International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON). ICON is an established multi-institutional effort to increase the availability of international newspaper collections by improving both bibliographic and physical access to these resources, and to serve as a focal point for activities relating to international newspaper collection development and preservation. CRL and ICON will work with the nation's major public and academic libraries with holdings of foreign newspapers to accomplish the following: 1) Reformat in microfilm important and endangered newspapers from Latin America held in U.S. institutions; 2) Catalog Latin American newspaper holdings at partner institutions, thereby increasing the accessibility of these resources for scholars; 3) Expand and enhance the ICON database of international newspapers; and 4) Disseminate information on availability and the preservation status of Latin American newspapers.

Grant: 184771 / PC-50168-07,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Grants to Preserve & Create Access to Humanities Collections,   Year Awarded: 2007

Research Fellowships for Senior Humanists to Work in India

Recipient: Nicholas, Ralph W (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with American Institute of Indian Studies

Goal: Three or four fellowships per year.

Description: This proposal seeks support for the award of fellowships to post-doctoral scholars in all fields of the Humanities to enable them to undertake their research projects in India.

Grant: 179751 / RA-50039-06,   Division: Research Programs,   Program: Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions,   Year Awarded: 2006

Hurricane Katrina Library Recovery HURRICANE KATRINA EMERGENCY GRANT

Recipient: Jumonville, Florence M (New Orleans, LA 70148 USA) in affiliation with University of New Orleans

Goal: The University of New Orleans is a land-grant institution founded in 1958. Its Louisiana and Special Collections contain materials pertaining to aspects of Louisiana culture and history not sought by other area institutions, especially in the period since 1900 and in the subject areas of ethnic history and local business history. The library, situated on a rise in the center of the campus, was not endangered by floodwaters, but wind damage to windows and the roof caused a leak into the special collections storage area. During the months when staff was allowed only limited visits to the campus, mold developed on the containers housing some 750 linear feet of archival collections; these materials have been removed to clean storage, but need to be rehoused in archival folders and boxes. Books in the general collection that have sustained mold damage will be assessed and cleaned if they are salvageable.

Grant: 181824 / PC-50019-06,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Grants to Preserve & Create Access to Humanities Collections,   Year Awarded: 2006

Learning and Teaching Asian Culture through Theater: Interdisciplinary Humanities Workshop Series on Asian Theater

Recipient: Kurotani, Sawa (Redlands, CA 92373 USA) in affiliation with University of Redlands

Goal: Two three-day workshops for twenty-five undergraduate faculty in Asian theater, focusing on Japanese, Indonesian, and Indian dramatic traditions.

Description: The project focuses on the interdisciplinary study of classical Asian theaters as a unique avenue through which to gain an intimate understanding of Asian culture and history. Two weekend workshops are designed to build basic knowledge of Asian theater and encourage participants to incorporate Asian theater studies in their curricular offerings at two- and four-year undergraduate institutions. It aims to provide a high-quality intellecutal program for undergraduate teaching faculty in the Southwestern region of the United States who would like to expand their intellectual horizen by incorporating signficant Asian contents in their humanities courses.

Grant: 177204 / EZ-50120-05,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Faculty Humanities Workshops,   Year Awarded: 2005

ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowship Program

Recipient: Heiland, Donna (New York, NY 10017-6795 USA) in affiliation with American Council of Learned Societies (New York, NY 10017 USA)

Goal: Four humanities fellowships each year for three years.

Description: This proposal requests NEH funds to support the program of ACLS/SSRC/NEH Fellowships in International and Area Studies over four years. The program is integrated into the central ACLS fellowship competition in acknowledgement that multi-disciplinary research characterizes not only area studies but much work in the humanities in general; area studies scholarship benefits from evaluation in this larger context. Integration of the programs maximizes the number of NEH Fellows as they are supported both by grant funds and by ACLS endowment funds. The program offers 15 fellowships a year to post-doctoral scholars working on Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, East Europe, or the former Soviet Union in all disciplines of the humanities.

Grant: 168256 / RA-50012-04,   Division: Research Programs,   Program: Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions,   Year Awarded: 2004

Central European Studies: Disciplinary Perspectives and Program Design

Recipient: Brostrom, Kenneth N (Detroit, MI 48202-3622 USA) in affiliation with Wayne State University (Detroit, MI 48202 USA)

Goal: An interdisciplinary study on the reconfiguration and evolution of Central Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain.

Grant: 172237 / EZ-50082-04,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Faculty Humanities Workshops,   Year Awarded: 2004

Preserving the Pioneer Valley Resource Center Collections

Recipient: Letson, Carol G (Greenfield, MA 01301 USA) in affiliation with Greenfield Community College

Goal: A preservation assessment of the Pioneer Valley Resource Center collection, which will include the development of a long-range plan for its preservation.

Grant: 167653 / PA-50472-04,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Preservation/Access Projects,   Year Awarded: 2004

Purchase Environmental Monitoring Equipment

Recipient: Moulding, Janet G (Northampton, MA 01060 USA) in affiliation with Forbes Library

Goal: The purchase and installation of dataloggers to provide information about the fluctuation of temperature and humidity in the areas housing special collections.

Grant: 167622 / PA-50445-04,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Preservation/Access Projects,   Year Awarded: 2004

Tracks to Financial Enhancement: First Steps at the Scurry County Museum (LHI)

Recipient: Akers, Charlene (Snyder, TX 79549-0000 USA) in affiliation with Scurry County Museum (Snyder, TX 79549 USA)

Goal: Endowment for humanities scholars to serve as consultants in local history as well as partial support for the museum's humanities staff positions.

Grant: 92604 / CZ-21108-03,   Division: Challenge Grants,   Program: Special Initiatives,   Year Awarded: 2003

Re-Imagining Indigenous Cultures: The Pacific Islands

Recipient: White, Geoffrey M (Honolulu, HI 96822 USA) in affiliation with East-West Center (Honolulu, HI 96848 USA)

Goal: A five-week institute for 25 college teachers to examine the representations of indigenous peoples of the Pacific in literature, art, and film.

Grant: 95012 / EH-22346-02,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Institutes for College and University Teachers,   Year Awarded: 2002

Tracks Upon the Land: The Diversity and Relationships of Culture on the Southern High Plans of West Texas

Recipient: Akers, Charlene (Snyder, TX 79549-0000 USA) in affiliation with Scurry County Museum (Snyder, TX 79549 USA)

Goal: Planning for a permanent exhibition, five traveling panel exhibitions, and related educational and public programs interpreting the history of the Southern High Plains.

Grant: 156411 / GM-30068-02,   Division: Public Programs,   Program: Museums and Historical Organizations, Humanities Projects in,   Year Awarded: 2002

The South Dakota Experience

Recipient: Hartley, David B (Pierre, SD 57501 USA) in affiliation with South Dakota State Historical Society

Goal: Planning for the final phase of a long-term exhibition interpreting the history and cultures of South Dakota, accompanied by an audio tour, online exhibition, traveling exhibitions, and educational programs.

Grant: 156412 / GM-30070-02,   Division: Public Programs,   Program: Museums and Historical Organizations, Humanities Projects in,   Year Awarded: 2002

The Lure of Asia in the Arts of Colonial Latin America

Recipient: Nieves, Marysol (New York, NY 10021 USA) in affiliation with Americas Society

Goal: Planning for a traveling exhibition, catalog, symposium, CD-ROM, website, and related programming examining Colonial Latin American art in the context of cross-cultural relationships between Latin America and Asia.

Grant: 156402 / GM-30044-02,   Division: Public Programs,   Program: Museums and Historical Organizations, Humanities Projects in,   Year Awarded: 2002

NEH-Dodge Foundation Humanities Scholar in Residence

Recipient: Blakely, Jane (Ridgewood, NJ 07451 USA) in affiliation with Ridgewood Public Schools

Grant: 95872 / EY-20016-02,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Humanities Scholar in Residence Program/Dodge Fdn. Funds,   Year Awarded: 2002

Asia in Comparative Perspective: Advancing Cross-Cultural Studies.

Recipient: McKinsey, Elizabeth (Northfield, MN 55057 USA) in affiliation with Carleton College

Goal: Endowment for two faculty positions in Asian languages, for a new Cross-Cultural Studies concentration, and for equipment in a Modern Language Center.

Grant: 141483 / CH-20745-01,   Division: Challenge Grants,   Program: Challenge Grants,   Year Awarded: 2001

The Indian Ocean: Cradle of Globalization

Recipient: Cassanelli, Lee (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania

Goal: A four-week national institute for 25 college and university teachers to study the emerging scholarship on globalization and world and global history, focusing on communities on the shores of the Indian Ocean.

Grant: 142748 / EH-22299-01,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Institutes for College and University Teachers,   Year Awarded: 2001

Junctures: African and Caribbean Cultures in the New World

Recipient: Hill, James L (Albany, GA 31705-2796 USA) in affiliation with Albany State University (Albany, GA 31705 USA)

Goal: A faculty and curriculum development initiative at this historically black university.

Grant: 157683 / HI-20841-01,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Presidentially Designated Institutions,   Year Awarded: 2001

Teaching the African Diaspora: An Afro-Romance Approach

Recipient: Lewis, Marvin A (Columbia, MO 65211 USA) in affiliation with University of Missouri, Columbia

Goal: A five-week national institute for 30 college and university teachers to analyze comparatively, in the original or in translation, the literatures of the African diaspora written in French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Grant: 142741 / EH-22278-00,   Division: Education Programs,   Program: Institutes for College and University Teachers,   Year Awarded: 2000

Creating Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard, 1660 to 1850

Recipient: Hudson, Alice C (New York, NY 10018-0000 USA) in affiliation with New York Public Library (New York, NY 10018 USA)

Goal: The cataloging, preservation, and digitization of a collection of 1,340 maps and 60 atlases of America's Middle Atlantic region created before 1850.

Grant: 158060 / PA-23489-00,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Preservation/Access Projects,   Year Awarded: 2000