ANNOUNCEMENT
THE WILLIAM L. SCHURK GRANT IN POPULAR CULTURE COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES
The Endowment Fund of the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association is pleased to announce the establishment of the William L. Schurk Grant in Popular Culture Collections and Archives.
This competitive grant of $1,000 reflects the commitment of the Endowment Fund to the collection and preservation of popular culture artifacts, records, and materials in all their various forms and formats. Museums, archives, and sites of any kind that collect and make popular culture materials available to scholars and to the public are encouraged to submit proposals. The grant could be used to accomplish any of the following:
· purchasing of available materials to complement and enrich an existing collection · making a collection available in electronic form · staging an exhibition of a collection · documenting the history of a collection or a field of popular culture materials · networking multiple sites of a form of popular culture or establishing cooperative arrangements
This grant will require a match of funds by the proposing source.
The grant proposal should include the following: narrative of the grant project and its goals; information on existing collection and its availability to researchers and the public; proposed budget and expenditures; c.v. of the grant director or coordinator.
Proposals should be directed to: Professor Douglas A. Noverr Grants Coordinator for the Endowment Fund of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Department of American Thought and Language 235 Bessey Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1033
Inquiries can be made to: noverr@xxxxxxx
The mailing deadline for submissions is December 15, 2001.
This grant is named to recognize the important work and contributions of Professor William (Bill) L. Schurk of the Sound Recording Archive at Bowling Green State University. He personifies the passion, excitement, and professionalism of the archival collection and preservation of sound recordings.
Dean Rehberger Associate Director of Matrix Associate Professor Michigan State University matrix.msu.edu/rehberger <rehberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>