Six Philadelphia Projects Receive 2004 Save America's Treasures Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 11, 2004 - Today, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), the National Park Service (NPS), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) jointly announced the awarding of $14,500,000 in federal Save America's Treasures (SAT) grants.
With these funds 60 organizations and agencies in 24 states will act to conserve some of America's most significant cultural treasures, which illustrate, interpret, and embody the great events, ideas, and individuals that contribute to our nation's history and culture. Grants were made for a wide variety of projects, with awards ranging from $51,000 to $450,000.
The awards from this year's Save America's Treasures grant program include six Philadelphia projects.
For the complete list of winners and detailed descriptions of their projects, please visit http://www2.cr.nps.gov/treasures/index.htm. The six projects in Philadelphia to receive grants are:
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, Mother Bethel Foundation, Philadelphia. The grant will be used to address structural problems in the monumental bell tower and to repair the slate roof. Award: $450,000.
The Woodlands, Philadelphia. The grant will be used to replace the deteriorated roof and to address structural problems at this National Historic Landmark house museum. Award: $200,000.
Louis I. Kahn Collection, The Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Funds will be used to conserve and re-house the sketchbooks, personal drawings, and construction drawings in this collection, which documents the artistic vision of this influential 20th-century architect. Award: $70,000.
Louise Nevelson's Atmosphere and Environment XII, Fairmount Park Art Association, Philadelphia. This grant will support a comprehensive conservation treatment to address severe corrosion damage of this sculpture. Award: $100,000.
Early 20th-Century Manuscripts, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Funds will be used to implement a conservation program for fourteen collections of manuscripts including the nation's premier collection documenting Native American languages, the papers of Nobel Laureate Peyton Rous, and the papers of pioneer researchers in the fields of genetics and biochemistry. Award: $164,000.
Microfilmed Land Records, City of Philadelphia Department of Records, Philadelphia. Funds will be used to transfer the collection to a more stable medium. Award: $51,000.
