ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL N ew s ■ J a n u a ry 1 9 9 9 /3 7 G r a n t s a n d A c q u i s i t i o n s A n n-Christe Young Indiana U niversity (IU) has received tw o grants totalling $456,000 from th e federal Institute o f M useum a n d Library Services (IMLS) to s u p p o rt projects to m a k e fine arts a n d m usic collections available via th e W eb. A $290,000 g ran t a w a rd e d to th e IUPUI Libraries’ H erro n Art Library, in p artn ersh ip w ith th e Art M useum Im age C onsortium (AMICO), will p ro v id e access o n a trial basis to AMICO’s digital im age d atab a se for th e K - 12 ed u catio n al a n d public library com m unities in th e greater In d ian ap o lis area. A $166,000 g ran t w ill fu n d a project to digitize IU ’s H oagy C arm ichael collection o n th e B loom ington cam pus. Users o f th e W eb will b e ab le to listen to selections o f C arm ichael’s m usic o r view im ages o f original musical scores, photographs, sc rap b o o k s, a n d lyric sheets. The U n iv e rs ity o f S o u th C a ro lin a 's N ew sfilm A rchive h as receiv ed a $6,000 grant from the N ational Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) to p re se rv e n e w sre e l clips from th e 1930s, w h ic h featu re interview s c o n d u c te d at a re u n io n o f Civil W ar v eteran s a n d form er slaves. F unds for th e project w e re d o n a te d by Crest N ational Digital M edia C om plex. T he g ran t is o n e o f 12 a w a rd e d to institutions across th e co u n try in 1998 b y th e NFPF, a n o n p ro fit o rg an izatio n w h o se goals include p reserv atio n o f significant film fo o tag e from A m erica’s past. Cornell University has received a g ra n t o f $75,000 from th e C ouncil o n Library a n d Inform ation R esources (CLIR) to su p p o rt th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f risk m a n a g e m e n t tools to h e lp librarians d e c id e h o w b e st to m an ag e th eir digital d ata, a n d a $200,000 g ran t from th e F ederal Institute o f M useum a n d Library Services (IMLS) to d esig n an d im p lem en t a p la n fo r lo n g -te rm p r e s e r v a tio n o f th e d o c u m e n ts th e library alread y h as in digital form , w h ic h in clu d e nearly 3 m illion sc a n n e d pages. The W in t e r t h u r M u s e u m , G a rd e n & Library has b e e n aw a rd e d a tw o -y ear g ran t o f $150,000 to cata lo g a n d p la c e o n lin e the li b r a r y ’s D e c o r a tiv e A rts P h o to g r a p h ic C ollection (DAPC) a n d th e P h o to g ra p h ic In d e x o f A m erican Art a n d D esig n (PIAAD), a n d to su p p o rt field p h o to g rap h y for collection d e v e lo p m e n t. DAPC d o c u m e n ts th e w o rk o f c a b in e tm a k e rs, w o o d w o rk e rs , clo ck m ak ers, p o tters, glass m an u factu rers, n e e d le w o rk ers, w eav ers, a n d m e ta lw o rk s w h o w o rk e d in A merica from the early colonial p erio d through 1920. PIAAD sim ilarly d o c u m e n ts th e lives a n d w o rk s o f p ain ters, scu lp to rs, en g rav ers, a n d o th e r artists. A c q u i s i t i o n s Jack Rudloe has donated his I řterary papers to th e U niversity o f Florida. R udloe, a n author, biologist, a n d conservationist, h as w ritten n u m e r o u s b o o k s a n d articles, so m e c o ­ a u th o re d w ith his w ife, A nne E. R udloe, o n th e Florida en v iro n m en t, m arin e e co lo g y w o r ld w id e , th e fis h in g a n d s h r im p in g industries o f th e G u lf Coast, a n d especially o n se a turtles. T h e p a p e rs in clu d e n o te s an d drafts o f p u b lish e d a n d u n p u b lish e d w ritings, his literary c o rre sp o n d e n c e , re se a rc h files, a n d d o c u m e n ta tio n o f his activities as an en v iro n m en tal activist in his G ulf C oast h o m e to w n o f P an acea, Florida, a n d su rro u n d in g W akulla County. The w ritte n works o f Edward Stratem eyer during th e years 1880-1915 have b e e n acquired b y N orthern Illinois U niversity. T h e collection co n tain s 175 first-edition v olum es, m an y in original d u st jackets. T h e co llectio n w as a m a s se d b y A rth u r S h erm an o v e r m a n y d e c a d e s o f collecting. M any o f th e v o lu m es are scarce, a n d a n u m b e r a re ex cep tio n ally difficult to o btain, su c h as th e e d itio n s o f M alcolm th e W ater Boy, b y D. T. H enty, a p se u d o n y m u s e d b y S tratem eyer c re a te d in E d . n o t e : Send y o u r n e w s to : G rants & A cq u is itio n s , C&RL News, 50 E. H u ro n St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; e -m a il: a yo u n g @ a la .o rg . mailto:ayoung@ala.org 38 / C&RL N ew s ■ Ja n u a ry 1999 th e late 19th a n d early 20th cen tu ries, w h ic h b e c a m e k n o w n a s t h e S t r α t e m e y e r S y n d ic a te . T h is c o rp s o f w rite rs p r o d u c e d s u c h m e m o r a b le s e r ie s as th e R o v e r B oys, T o m Sw ift, B o b b s e y T w in s, H a rd y B oys, a n d N a n c y D rew . T w o h u n d re d C hinese la n g u a g e books w e re d o n a te d to th e U niversity o f S o u th C arolina fro m th e E m bassy o f th e P e o p le ’s R ep u b lic o f C hina. T h e m aterials w ill s u p p o r t th e u n iv e rsity ’s p ro g ra m s fo r stu d e n ts in b u sin e ss, scien ces, lib eral arts, la n g u a g e s, a n d literatu re. T his is th e s e c o n d g ro u p o f m aterials th e C h in ese E m bassy h a s p re s e n te d to th e u n iv e rsity in r e c e n t y ears. Several books w r itt e n in th e 1600s w e re d o n a te d to T ex as A&M. T h e v o lu m e s d o n a te d in c lu d e d a first folio p rin tin g in th re e v o lu m es o f The H istory o f th e R ebellion a n d C ivil W ars in E ngland, B e g u n in th e Y ear 1641 b y E dw ard H yde, earl o f C larendon, a n d a first e d itio n o f The Life o f th e E a rl o f C la ren d o n . H y d e w a s a n ey ew itn e ss to th e ev e n ts h e re c o rd e d . His b o o k s are c o n s id e re d th e “m o st v a lu a b le o f all th e c o n te m p o ra ry a c c o u n ts” o f th e E nglish civil w ar. ■ T h e U n iv e rs ity o f Illin o is a t U rb a n a - C h am p aig n (UIUC) C o m m u n icatio n s Li­ b ra ry o w n s tw o ad v ertisin g co llectio n s are a rich re so u rc e o f in fo rm atio n o n p ro d ­ ucts advertised b y nu m ero u s advertising ag en ­ cies. T h e D ’Arcy C ollection is a co llectio n o f alm o st o n e m illion original ad v ertise m en ts pub lish ed b e tw e e n 1890 a n d 1980. T h e W ood­ w a rd C ollection o f A dvertising is a co llectio n o f fo u r m illion original ad v e rtise m e n ts p u b - A n ad fro m th e D 'A rcy A d v e rtis in g Collection, a collection a t th e University o f I llin o is a t U rb a n a -C h a m p a ig n Communications Library. th lish ed b e tw e e n 1880-1984. T h e m ajority o f these advertisem ents a p p e a re d in n ew spapers, at m agazines, a n d tra d e journals. T he collections are u n iq u e in that they co n ­ sist o f ad v e rtise m e n ts fro m a v ariety o f p ro d ­ u c t an d service categories including m edicine, autom obiles, electronics, agriculture, clothing, fo o d a n d bev erag es, h o u s e h o ld a n d p e rso n a l p ro d u c ts, a n d tech n o lo g y . T h e collections re p re se n t prim ary research m aterials v a lu a b le to stu d e n ts, re se a rc h e rs, a n d e d u c a to rs in advertising, history, cultural stu d ie s, w o m e n ’s stu d ies, a n d m e d ia s tu d ­ ies. T h e ir v a lu e e x te n d s far b e y o n d a re c o rd o f th e h isto ry o f ad v ertisin g . T h e co llectio n s are a visu al arch iv e o f th e p ro g re s s io n a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o f te c h n o lo g y , a n d th e v a l­ u e s , li f e s t y le s , a n d m a t e r i a l c u l t u r e o f A m erican s. In te re st in th e c o lle c tio n h a s o rig in a te d fro m UIUC s tu d e n ts a n d faculty, re s e a rc h e rs fro m o th e r in stitu tio n s, p riv a te c o rp o ra tio n s a n d b u sin e sse s , as w ell as in d iv id u als in te r­ e s te d in th e c o lle c tio n fo r p e rs o n a l u se . Re­ q u e s ts fo r in fo rm a tio n c a n v ary fro m s p e ­ cific a d v e rtise m e n ts o r b ra n d s to m o re g e n ­ e ra l re q u e s ts fo r item s o r s u b je c t m aterial. T h e C o m m u n icatio n s Library a n d th e Col­ leg e o f C o m m u n icatio n s Library h a v e h ig h ­ lig h te d se le c te d a d s from th e s e co llectio n s in a n e x h ib it available o n th e W eb at: h tt p :/ / w w w . l i b r a r y . u i u c . e d u / a d e x h i b i t . — L is a Rom ero, a c tin g c o m m u n ic a tio n s lib ra ria n , U niversity o f Illinois a t U rb ana-C ham paign, l-ro m ero @ u iu c.e d u . ■ FOCUS ON COLLECTIONS http://www.library.uiuc.edu/adexhibit.%e2%80%94Lisa mailto:l-romero@uiuc.edu