The Ronald Reagan Museum at Eureka College receives two grants for archive preservation and accessibility
EUREKA – The Ronald Reagan Museum at Eureka College recently received more than $56,000 in grants for archive preservation and increasing accessibility.
The museum received a $48,160 Inspire Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and a $8,610 preservation grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
The IMLS grant provides funds to create a digital catalog of the Reagan museum items, making the museum items more accessible to authors, Reagan scholars, researchers, and other interested parties. The grant adds one part-time person to assist in the digitization, allowing the museum to develop the role as a student internship.
The NEH grant will help the museum prevent damage to the collection by making improvements to the light, temperature, and humidity levels in the museum and archives.
“Receiving both the Inspire! Grants for Small Museums and the NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions are incredible opportunities for the Ronald Reagan Museum and Eureka College,” stated Museum Curator and Reagan Archivist Cassandra Chapman. “With the support of these two grants, we will be able to create a more accessible Reagan Museum collection and increase preservation measures for the Reagan and Eureka College historical collections.”
About Eureka College
Located on nearly 70 wooded acres in Eureka, Illinois, and chartered in 1855, Eureka College cultivates excellence in learning, service and leadership while providing students uniquely personalized educational opportunities.
Eureka College holds the unique distinction of being the first college in Illinois and only the third in the nation to admit men and women on an equal basis. The College, originally founded by abolitionist members of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is the smallest of only 24 colleges and universities to ever award a bachelor’s degree to a future President of the United States.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's libraries and museums. We advance, support, and empower America's museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development. IMLS envisions a nation where individuals and communities have access to museums and libraries to learn from and be inspired by the trusted information, ideas, and stories they contain about our diverse natural and cultural heritage. To learn more, visit www.imls.gov and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
About The National Endowment for the Humanities
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at: www.neh.gov.