Fray Angélico Chávez Library At NMHM Receives $15K Grant To Support Preservation Of Over 200 Audio Recordings
NMHM News:
The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) has announced that the Fray Angélico Chávez Library has been awarded a $15,119 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources’ (CLIR) Recordings at Risk program, with funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The grant will provide critical funding for the digitization and digital infrastructure of more than 200 unique audio recordings made by award-winning photographer and cinematographer John S. Candelario.
Most of the Candelario Collection recordings are on reel-to-reel audio tapes and include cinematic soundtracks, folk songs, Native dances, and interviews. Creating digital copies will protect the original material and greatly expand access for anyone with an interest in New Mexico history.
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After the Jan. 6 sacking of the U.S. Capitol, we must recommit the nation to appreciate and understand our democratic form of government and our shared history as Americans. This effort should include the structures and artifacts of our past, which can positively inform the politics of generations to come.
We New Mexicans take pride in our cultural heritage. Our history of diverse cultures has given us many examples of both cooperation and conflict. Today we aspire to respect and understand our shared history and different views across many divides. New Mexico is fortunate to have prominent and successful organizations dedicated to preserving and teaching that history.
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