- $400,000
Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times, A Traveling Exhibition
Recipient: Saidenberg, Susan F (New York, NY 10036 USA) in affiliation with Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Goal: The production of a six-section panel exhibition, Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times, to travel to 40 libraries and be accessible online along with an exhibition brochure, a multimedia resource kit and video, and programming for the public at both the local and national level.
Description: To mark the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, with the History Channel and the National Museum of American History, proposes to create a panel exhibition entitled Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times, which will travel to libraries. Lincoln's actions to preserve the Union and to end slavery, and his commitment to every American's "right to rise", are the exhibition themes. Drawing primarily from Lincoln's words, the exhibition will show how he transcended his age and left a legacy that resonates for us today. The project will use a variety of program formats and new technologies: a video, "Decoding Lincoln's Legacy," featuring five Lincoln historians; an interactive CD-ROM, "Mr. Lincoln's War: Selected Letters, Photographs, & Songs"; an online version; and programs at the NMAH. The exhibition will appeal to a broad audience and encourage a deeper understanding of Lincoln and his impact on the history of the nation.
Grant: 189883 / BQ-50001-08, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2008 - $400,000
Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America Traveling Exhibition Program
Recipient: Beard, Richard E (Springfield, IL 62701 USA) in affiliation with Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation
Goal: Implementation of a panel exhibition about the life and times of Abraham Lincoln traveling to 40 sites, with a companion publication, curricular materials, summer workshops serving 200 teachers, and reading and film discussion programs for the public.
Description: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation (ALPLF) requests $400,000 to help underwrite the creation and circulation of Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America, a traveling exhibition and ancillary educational activities examining the life and times of America's 16th president. For two years beginning in July of 2008, the ALPLF will commemorate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth by circulating two copies of the exhibition to 40 public libraries and small to mid-sized historical societies and museums throughout the United States. The ALPLF will partner with the Public Programs Office of the American Library Association (ALA) and Renew Media to produce a menu of programs, ranging from lesson plans and traveling trunks for school children, workshops for teachers, and lectures, films, and reading and discussion sessions for adult audiences.
Grant: 189885 / BQ-50003-08, Category: American History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2008 - $30,000
Love of Country Leads
Recipient: Mundy, James M (Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA) in affiliation with Abraham Lincoln Foundation
Grant: 191546 / BQ-50004-08, Category: History, Division: Public Programs, Year Awarded: 2008 - Endowment for the humanities grants to program Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibitions; items 1-3 of 3 with a total funding of $830,000.