Museum of the City of New York, Inc. (New York, NY 10029-5287)
Morgen Stevens-Garmon (Project Director: July 2016 to December 2019)
Lindsay Turley (Project Director: December 2019 to November 2021)
PW-253754-17
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Preservation and Access
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[Grant products][Media coverage]
Totals:
$129,467 (approved)
$129,467 (awarded)
Grant period:
5/1/2017 – 4/30/2021
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Discovering the Yankee Doodle Boy: Digitization of the Edward B. Marks Music Company Collection on George M. Cohan
The archival processing of the Edward B. Marks
Music Company Collection, including 900 scripts, scores, and parts, as well as
the digitization of up to 750 items, which would be made available through the
Museum of the City of New York’s digital collections portal. The collection
represents the largest group of materials on the American composer, songster,
and musical theater figure George M. Cohan (1878–1942).
The Museum of the City of New
York seeks an implementation grant of $129,467 for a two-year, $259,816 project
to improve stewardship of and increase public access to approximately 900
scripts, scores, and published sheet music that make up the Edward B. Marks
Music Company Collection on George M. Cohan.
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