- $300,123
Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience
Recipient: Brandehoff, Susan E (Chicago, IL 60611 USA) in affiliation with American Library Association
Goal: Implementation of a traveling exhibition that would tour to 20 libraries, examining African Americans' participation in organized baseball from the Civil War to the present.
Description: The American Library Association, in cooperation with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y., proposes to develop a traveling exhibition for 20 libraries based upon the permanent Hall of Fame exhibition, "Pride and Passion--The African American Baseball Experience." The exhibit tells the story of African Americans' participation in baseball beginning with the Civil War Period and continuing to the present time, shows a national audience how baseball has long reflected the complicated and painful history of race relations in the United States, and gives libraries the opportunity to work with scholars and other speakers, such as players from the Negro League, to present public humanities programs that will attract a wide audience. A planning seminar, large array of educational and support materials, and web sites will support the tour. The tour will begin in Fall 2008 and continue through Fall 2010.
Grant: 186745 / LI-50365-07, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2007 - $299,310
John Adams Unbound: The Library of a President
Recipient: Prindle, Elizabeth (Boston, MA 02116 USA) in affiliation with Boston Public Library Trustees
Goal: Implementation of a traveling panel exhibition with public programs to go to 20 libraries nationwide about how Adams' passion for reading shaped his life and his actions as a national leader.
Description: The Boston Public Library (BPL) requests $299,310 to implement a traveling facsimile-panel exhibition entitled John Adams Unbound, to be adapted from the 2006-2007 gallery exhibition at the BPL-Copley Square. This exhibition uses the lens of President John Adams's personal library of 3,500 volumes--willed by Adams to the people of Massachusetts and permanently deposited at the BPL in 1894--to reveal for a national audience how the intellectual content and historical context of Adams's reading reflected, shaped, and informed his world and revolutionary views. From youth through old age, Adams recorded thousands of interpretive comments in handwritten notes throughout the margins of hundreds of his books. Until 2005, the majority of these had never been fully transcribed or made accessible to the public. This groundbreaking exhibition charts the development of Adams's political and moral convictions through the analysis and interpretation of his library and personal annotations.
Grant: 186750 / LI-50370-07, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2007 - $275,212
Prime Time Family Reading: Bilingual National Outreach
Recipient: Brady, Dianne (Oak Ridge, LA 71264 USA) in affiliation with Prime Time Family Reading (New Orleans, LA 70113 USA)
Goal: Implementation of 20 bilingual family reading and discussion programs, four programs each in five states.
Description: In keeping with its mission to reach people historically underserved by humanities organizations and public libraries because of their low-literacy levels, to respond to the literacy needs of English language learners, and to build the necessary infrastructure for expansion and sustainability of this turnkey, Coming Up Taller award-winning humanities-based program, PRIME TIME FAMILY READING, INC. in partnership with the American Library Association's Public Programs Office will implement 20 mostly bilingual reading and discussion programs (4 programs each in 5 states).
Grant: 186738 / LI-50358-07, Category: Interdisciplinary, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2007 - $218,414
Soul of a People: Voices from the Federal Writers' Project - Library Outreach Programs
Recipient: Brandehoff, Susan E (Chicago, IL 60611 USA) in affiliation with American Library Association
Goal: Implementation of a series of reading and film discussion programs at 30 public libraries, with a companion web site, that would occur simultaneously with the broadcasting of the NEH-supported documentary film Soul of a People: Voices from the Federal Writers' Project.
Description: The American Library Association, in cooperation with Spark Media, a Washington, D.C.-based production company which specializes in issues of social change, will develop a series of five public humanities programs for presentation in 30 libraries coinciding with the public television broadcast of Spark Media's documentary film, "Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers' Project," about the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. The "Soul of a People" documentary has received major funding from the NEH for scripting and production. The library outreach programs are designed to complement the documentary, encourage scholar-led discussion about the importance and the impact of the FWP for succeeding generations of Americans, reveal to a national audience in libraries the scope of the works produced by the FWP, and acquaint a new audience with the many online and print resources that provide access to primary resources from the FWP.
Grant: 186746 / LI-50366-07, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2007 - $300,000
Early American Writing in The Library of America
Recipient: Hurley, Cheryl (New York, NY 10022 USA) in affiliation with Library of America
Goal: The publication of four volumes of textually authoritative, moderately priced works from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century American history and literature intended to foster greater understanding and appreciation of America's earliest literary heritage.
Grant: 179760 / LI-50001-06, Category: American Literature, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $271,180
Branching Out: Poetry for the 21st Century, Series Two
Recipient: Briccetti, Lee Ellen (New York, NY 10012 USA) in affiliation with Poets House, Inc.
Goal: Implementation of a two-year series of lectures by poet/scholars in public libraries in eight cities, a training institute for participating librarians, bus posters, and a companion website exploring poetry.
Description: Poets House and the Poetry Society of America request renewed support for Branching Out: Poetry for the 21st Century. As in the successful NEH-funded pilot project, leading poet/scholars will deliver accessible, engaging lectures in public libraries, challenging broad-based general audiences to deepen their interest in and understanding of poetry. The coordinated implementation of Poetry in Motion, the popular PSA initiative to place poems on public transport, will stir interest in poetry. Poets House, through Poetry in The Branches, its award-winning model for poetry services in public libraries, will mentor and support the libraries to amplify and sustain that interest. A companion Web site further extends the project's impact. The proposed project will run from September 2006 through August 2008. Eight cities will participate: Fresno (CA), Hartford (CT), Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City (MO), Little Rock (AR), Milwaukee (WI), New Orleans (LA) & Salt Lake City (UT).
Grant: 181852 / LI-50068-06, Category: Literature, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $270,000
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World - A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries
Recipient: Brandehoff, Susan E (Chicago, IL 60611 USA) in affiliation with American Library Association
Goal: Implementation of a traveling panel exhibition, related public programming, training, and companion digital and curricular materials about the life of Benjamin Franklin and his contributions to the founding of the United States, to circulate to 30 sites nationwide.
Description: The American Library Association proposes the creation of a photo-panel traveling exhibition, "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World," based upon a major exhibition developed by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, a consortium of academic institutions in Philadelphia, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth (1706-2006). The 1,000-square foot traveling exhibition will educate audiences in 30 U.S. communities about the life and works of Franklin, focusing on the breadth of his interests and accomplishments and on the complex man behind the myths. The project features an array of educational materials supporting the exhibition and a planning workshop for libraries on the tour, with presentations by the curator, exhibit designer, and librarians with experience in public programming. A site support notebook for libraries will feature program ideas, speaker lists, bibliographies, film lists, exhibit set up instructions, and other aids for tour libraries.
Grant: 181853 / LI-50069-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $260,000
Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Bohlmann, Rachel E (Chicago, IL 60610-7324 USA) in affiliation with Newberry Library (Chicago, IL 60610 USA)
Goal: Implementation of a photo-panel exhibition, based on the Newberry Library's larger exhibition about the encounters of native peoples with Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, 1804-06, to travel to 23 sites throughout the U.S.
Description: The Newberry Library is applying for an NEH Implementation grant to fund a traveling panel exhibition "Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country: 200 Years of American History" based upon an exhibition of the same name developed by the Newberry Library (Chicago, IL) and on display from September 28, 2005 through January 14, 2006. The traveling exhibition will include photographic reproductions of approximately 60 items from the original exhibition, and travel to 23 libraries nationwide. A comprehensive Site Support Notebook will provide host libraries with resource lists and other tools for developing public programming based on the themes and topics of the exhibition. An extensive website and resource book (University of Illinois Press, forthcoming) will supplement these materials.
Grant: 181860 / LI-50076-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Lorandos, Trudy Kay (Verona, WI 53593 USA) in affiliation with Verona Public Library
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181738 / LI-50003-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Tscherny, Elena (Washington, DC 20001 USA) in affiliation with District of Columbia Public Library
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181739 / LI-50004-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Knies, Michael (Scranton, PA 18510 USA) in affiliation with University of Scranton
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181740 / LI-50005-06, Category: American Literature, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Goodson, Martha Glynn (Carrollton, GA 30117 USA) in affiliation with West Georgia Regional Library
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181741 / LI-50006-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Widner, John Philip (Edinboro, PA 16444 USA) in affiliation with Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181742 / LI-50007-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Pevar, Susan G (Lincoln University, PA 19352 USA) in affiliation with Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181743 / LI-50008-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Crawford, Gregory A (Middletown, PA 17057 USA) in affiliation with Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA 16802 USA)
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181744 / LI-50009-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Munch, Janet Butler (Bronx, NY 10468-1589 USA) in affiliation with CUNY Research Foundation, Lehman College (Bronx, NY 10468 USA)
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181745 / LI-50010-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Redmond, Mary (Albany, NY 12230 USA) in affiliation with New York State Library
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181746 / LI-50011-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Monroe, Linda Slagel (Toms River, NJ 08753 USA) in affiliation with Ocean County Library
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181747 / LI-50012-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Chun, Terrilyn (Portland, OR 97212 USA) in affiliation with Multnomah County Library (Portland, OR 97205 USA)
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181748 / LI-50013-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - $1,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation: A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Muffs, Lauren (Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 USA) in affiliation with Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Goal: A traveling panel exhibition that incorporates more than 60 rare documents and drawings and the latest scholarship on Lincoln's role in the emancipation of slaves during the Civil War.
Grant: 181749 / LI-50014-06, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2006 - Endowment for the humanities grants to program Libraries Implementation; items 1-21 of 120 with a total funding of $2,206,239.