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(2011-01-19)
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GREELEY, CO
(KUNC) -
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant to help preserve special collections at the University of Northern Colorado's James A. Michener library.
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The $3,500 grant will help provide an environmental monitoring program for the archival, rare books and special collections at UNC's library. The preservation initiative will focus on the library's three large collections, including the works of James A. Michener:
"It's just a huge collection of [Michener's] published things, but we also have his manuscripts, and his drafts of when he was working on his novels," says Jay Trask, head of Archival Services at the University of Northern Colorado. "So we've got a first draft of something like Centennial' so you can see the notes he made, his research all that kind of stuff."
He notes that it's vital to ensure proper levels of temperature and humidity, because the paper and photographs in special collections are especially vulnerable to heat and moisture. The project at UNC is part of the "We the People" initiative by the National Endowment for the Humanities, meant to encourage the teaching and understanding of American history, culture and democratic principles.
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