- $75,000
Arts and Sciences Summer Humanities Projects in International and Ancient Studies
Recipient: Graalman, Robert E (Stillwater, OK 74078 USA) in affiliation with Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Goal: To support a summer program on the classical civilization of Greece for students in the seventh to tenth grades. Participants will read excerpts from such texts as the ILIAD and will study leading examples of Greek art and architecture.
Grant: 136217 / GZ-22287-86, Category: Humanities, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $69,921
Santa Fe Indian School: A History of the First 100 Years
Recipient: Hyer, Sally T (Santa Fe, NM 87502 USA) in affiliation with All Indian Pueblo Council
Goal: To support a program in which high-school students will study the history of the Santa Fe Indian School and its place in the evolution of Native American education. Oral histories, a resource collection, and a traveling exhibition will result.
Grant: 136211 / GZ-22236-86, Category: Native American Studies, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $54,293
Piecing Together the Past: A Humanities Approach to Learning from Art Objects
Recipient: Krulick, Janet E (Denver, CO 80204 USA) in affiliation with Denver Art Museum
Goal: To support summer programs for youth in three areas of art history: native American, Mediaeval and Renaissance European, and 19th-Century French. A cur- riculum and an activity book will be developed for youth in these areas of the museum's collections.
Grant: 136209 / GZ-22216-86, Category: Art History and Criticism, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $53,270
Chattanooga: Doing Regional History
Recipient: Fulton, Robert C (Chattanooga, TN 37403-0000 USA) in affiliation with University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN 37402 USA)
Goal: To support a program in which youth will be trained to conduct individual and small-group research projects in regional history; they will share their findings through displays and presentations.
Grant: 136214 / GZ-22253-86, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $51,200
A Project for Youth on the Material Culture of the Chumash Indians
Recipient: Campbell, Patricia A (Santa Barbara, CA 93103 USA) in affiliation with Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USA)
Goal: To support a ten-site project in southern California in which youth will be introduced to anthropology and archaeology through a study of the material cul-ture of the Chumash Indians.
Grant: 136208 / GZ-22207-86, Category: Native American Studies, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $43,200
The Huntington Theatre Criticism Program for High School Students
Recipient: Littauer, Robin (Boston, MA 02215 USA) in affiliation with Boston University
Goal: To support a project in theater criticism for high school students, in which participants will explore dramatic texts in depth as the plays are brought to life on the stage of a professional theater company.
Grant: 157415 / GZ-22248-86, Category: Theater History and Criticism, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $32,019
Recovering Black History in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Recipient: Morgan, Timothy E (Newport News, VA 23606 USA) in affiliation with Christopher Newport University
Goal: To support the first phase of a three-year investigation of the history of blacks in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Using traditional historical re- search, oral history, and historical demography, youth will produce reports, a slide-show, and public symposia on black history since Emancipation.
Grant: 157414 / GZ-22219-86, Category: Afro-American Studies, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $31,000
Omnibus, Coach, and Cab: Researching 19th-Century Horse Drawn Public Transport
Recipient: Klaffky, Susan E (Port Jefferson, NY 11777-0000 USA) in affiliation with Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages (Stony Brook, NY 1790-1992 USA)
Goal: To support development by youth of a brochure and presentation on the impact of industrialization on horse-drawn public transportation, focusing on four vehicles and related primary source materials in the museum's collection.
Grant: 136215 / GZ-22255-86, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $29,660
Foster-Glocester Area Folklife Research Project
Recipient: Marshall, David S (Greenville, RI 02828 USA) in affiliation with Youth Vision, Inc. (Providence, RI 02828 USA)
Goal: To provide continuing support for a project in which young people will do re- research on the culture of the Foster-Glocester area of Rhode Island under the direction of scholars in anthropology and folklore. Educational videotapes, exhibitions, and curricular materials on local culture will be produced.
Grant: 157413 / GZ-22215-86, Category: Folklore/Folklife, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $26,498
Allen Memorial Art Museum Youth Project on Aesthetics, Art History and Criticism
Recipient: Davis, Palli D (Oberlin, OH 44074 USA) in affiliation with Oberlin College
Goal: To support a program in which youth will use the museum's collections to study aesthetics and art history. Activities will include workshops, lectures, in- formal discussions, small-group exercises, and individual research projects.
Grant: 136212 / GZ-22246-86, Category: Art History and Criticism, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $19,500
Experiencing Archaeology: An Introduction to ArchaeologicalResearch for High School Students
Recipient: Cowan, Lyn Kraus (Rochester, NY 14603 USA) in affiliation with Rochester Museum and Science Center
Goal: To support a six-week summer program for high school students to introduce themto archaeology and anthropology through investigation of Seneca Iroquois sites and activities using the museum's collections and resources on Iroquois cul- ture.
Grant: 136216 / GZ-22257-86, Category: Archaeology, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $9,959
Religious Freedom: What is Guaranteed by the First Amendment?
Recipient: Nickelsburg, Marilyn M (Des Moines, IA 50319 USA) in affiliation with State Library of Iowa
Grant: 136210 / GZ-22235-86, Category: Library Science, Archival Management, and Conservation, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $7,500
Historic Archaeology of 18th-19th-Century Addison County, Vermont
Recipient: Spencer-Wood, Suzanne (Middlebury, VT 05753 USA) in affiliation with Sheldon Art Museum
Goal: To support the planning of historical archaeology programs for youth in the state of Vermont, focusing on 19th-century settlement patterns and the transi- tion from a self-sufficient agricultural economy to a specialized import/exporteconomy.
Grant: 136213 / GZ-22250-86, Category: Archaeology, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1986 - $73,148
A Student Handbook for Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
Recipient: Dyer, Gilbert (New York, NY 10030 USA) in affiliation with Boys of Yesteryear, Inc.
Goal: To support a project in which high school students conduct literary and historical research on Ralph Ellison's INVISIBLE MAN and prepare a handbook to assist young readers in understanding the complexity of the text by explaining its historical background and reference.
Grant: 136200 / GZ-22163-85, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1985 - $61,072
Interpretation of Literature, Language, and the Arts in the Latino Community
Recipient: Wheaton, Elizabeth (Washington, DC 20009 USA) in affiliation with Latin American Youth Center
Goal: To support a project in which young people, ages 14 to 18, explore literature, language, oral traditions, and development of the arts in the Hispanic community in Washington, D.C. They will share their findings with other young people through a quarterly journal.
Grant: 136199 / GZ-22162-85, Category: Interdisciplinary, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1985 - $39,829
Interdisciplinary Studies on Central America
Recipient: Martin, Carol A (Boise, ID 83725 USA) in affiliation with Boise State University
Goal: To support a residential summer program in which junior high school students participate in activities designed to give them an intensive introduction to the history and culture of Central America.
Grant: 136204 / GZ-22173-85, Category: Latin American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1985 - $36,946
The Pow-Wow: A Contemporary Native American Tradition
Recipient: Wilks, Sandra E (Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA) in affiliation with Phoenix Indian Center, Inc.
Goal: To support a study by high school youth of the origins and history of the pow-wow in native American culture. As a result of their research, students will prepare a guidebook, a videotape, & public presentations on the evolution of the pow-wow from its origin to its contemporary form and significance.
Grant: 136202 / GZ-22165-85, Category: Native American Studies, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1985 - $35,771
Family History in the North Country
Recipient: Buckley, Suzann (Plattsburgh, NY 12901 USA) in affiliation with SUNY Research Foundation, College at Plattsburgh
Goal: To support a program of directed research, lectures, and site visits in which middle school students examine family history in their region from the 18 to the 20th centuries. The students will produce an exhibition and booklet and will make a presentation. Project staff will develop an instructional manual.
Grant: 136201 / GZ-22164-85, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1985 - $35,000
The Changing World of Youth in America, 1850-1914
Recipient: Little, Cynthia J (Philadelphia, PA 19107-0000 USA) in affiliation with Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA)
Goal: To support historical research by high school students on late 19th- and early 20th-century adolescent life in Philadelphia. Using primary and secondary sources, students will prepare materials for an exhibition, catalogue, and slide show.
Grant: 136206 / GZ-22180-85, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1985 - $31,738
Interdisciplinary Youth Program on the Cultural Heritage of Appalachia
Recipient: Edwards, Grace T (Radford, VA 24142-0000 USA) in affiliation with Radford University (Radford, VA 24142 USA)
Goal: To support a program in Appalachian studies in which young people first conductdirected research projects and then participate in a week-long summer humanities workshop. The young people will present their completed projects local audiences, and their materials will be sent to other educators.
Grant: 136198 / GZ-22157-85, Category: Regional Studies, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 1985 - Endowment for the humanities grants to program Humanities Projects for Youth; items 1-21 of 434 with a total funding of $816,524.