| Preserving a Coal Community's History on Film
A Foundations project to plan for the inspection, reassembly, and digitization of a 16mm film and open reel audio production collection documenting the coal mining industry in the Appalachian region.
To digitize and preserve early film footage shot in the coalfields of central Appalachia held within the Appalshop Archive.
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Project fields:
Economics; Rural Studies; U.S. History
Program:
Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Division:
Preservation and Access
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Totals:
$50,000 (approved)
$50,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
6/1/2021 – 5/31/2023
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