Ann-Christe Galloway Grants and Acquisitions

Cornell University has received a $180,000 fer of more than 20,000 objects, photos, books, grant from the Henry Luce Foundation for an and maps was completed in July, and the items internship program that will allow representa- will undergo conservation and select digitiza- tives from four libraries in China to study with tion. The libraries, along with collaborative experts in the library’s Department of Preserva- partners, will lead a multi-institutional centen- tion and Conservation. Cornell’s preservation nial celebration of the opening of the Panama experience, facilities and expertise will show Canal in 2014–15 to promote public under- the eight interns how to mitigate the immedi- standing of the achievement and the heritage ate physical risks that threaten some of China’s resources available for scholarly, educational, most significant historical collections and great- and civic purposes. ly extend the life of their valuable books. In- terns will learn conservation of Western bind- ings, nondamaging exhibition practices and Acquisitions care and handling of collections, as well as how to prevent mold and mitigate water dam- age. An enhanced online preservation tutorial Democratic political consultant Garry South translated into Chinese will also allow library has donated his extensive campaign archives staff members to continue mentoring and ad- to the UCLA Library. Offering unique insight vising the interns even after the project is over. into the political process, the collection, which features materials from three of Gov- The George A. Smathers Libraries at the Uni- ernor ’ campaigns for statewide versity of Florida (UF) have been awarded office, testifies to the secretive, arcane art of $477,312 in National Leadership grant fund- crafting successful campaign strategies and is ing from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Li- thought to be one of the most complete cam- brary Services (IMLS) with a matching amount paign archives in existence. South managed of $541,976 provided jointly by UF and the Davis’ campaigns for California lieutenant gov- George A. Smathers Libraries. Dean of Uni- ernor in 1994 and governor in 1998 and 2002; versity Libraries and principal investigator (PI) advised on campaigns for , Al Judith C. Russell along with co-PI, Associate Gore, and ; and has had an ex- Dean for Technology and Support Services tensive career in Democratic Party politics. For Rachel Schipper, will lead project implementa- Davis’ 1998 gubernatorial campaign, South was tion. The project was conceived as the result of named “Campaign Manager of the Year” by the financial pressures due to the economic down- American Association of Political Consultants, turn that caused the Panama Canal Museum in an honor he shares with Karl Rove, James Car- Seminole, Florida, to close this year. The mu- ville, and the late Lee Atwater. The collection seum was the only one in the world founded contains research files, correspondence, cam- to preserve the history of the United States in paign materials, poll data and clippings, as well Panama with a focus on the U.S. construction as recordings of commercials, news coverage, and operation of the Panama Canal (1904–99). and debates. Of particular note are extensive The grant award will enable the libraries to research files on Davis’ opponents in primaries evaluate, preserve, and integrate items from or general elections, including Al Checchi, Jane the former Panama Canal Museum. The trans- Harman, , , and . South has also given the UCLA Library the copyright to the materials so that they can Ed. note: Send your news to: Grants & Acquisitions, be digitized and made available for nonprofit C&RL News, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; e-mail: [email protected]. educational and informational uses.

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