Last week I submitted a grant in an effort to attain funding to preserve the scrapbook collection. The grant was through NEH, MCLM is asking for $6,000 to preserve 53 scrapbooks. The amount of money it takes to process scrapbooks is astonishing! For example, just to purchase enough paper to rehouse the items the cost is about $4,000. As apart of this grant we will be also purchasing temperature monitors.
Installing temperature monitors was a preservation effort that was suggested through the Museum Assessment Program (MAP). This MAP assessment is apart of the American Association of Museums and provides information about how an institution can fully preserve, conserve and provide access to its collection. This document is also very useful for writing grants because it includes demographic and visitation information.
Last Saturday we were also busy with events and programs. During the afternoon MCLM welcomed children and their parents for The Kids Jazz Appreciation Month Session or Kids JAM. During this event children made instruments and enjoyed a story time. All of the activities were Jazz themed in honor of April, Jazz Appreciation Month. After the Kids JAM Session the University of Chicago Alumni Association came for a tour of MCLM's facilities. The Head Archivist provided a tour and then the 18 members stayed for the monthly movie Around Midnight .
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