[SOA] House Appropriations T-THUD Subcommitee actions

[George Bain]

This is a "good news/bad  news" message, Angela; thanks for posting it. 
Money for NHPRC has been restored but has not been increased. Beyond this 
lies the challenge of getting PAHR going. This will no doubt take time but 
will get done more quickly if people in Washington hear from Ohio regularly.

I Have two suggestions. First, that Council, if it has not done so already, 
pass a resolution in support of PAHR to be sent to each Ohioan  in 
Congress--senators and representatives. Once that is done and we SOA 
members are notified, I'm willing to be in contact with my representatives.

Second, I hope people in leadership--NHPRC, SAA, AASLH, etc.--will be 
creative with the naming of this enterprise. "PAHR" is probably meant to be 
temporary but it is not really very jazzy at all. While there are already 
programs for museums and historic buildings (covered in the link to the SAA 
page), and our interest is for the historical record, we cannot go for a 
"national endowment for history" for ourselves. But there is power in 
having a "national endowment" for both the arts and humanities. Even a 
National Partnership for the American Historical Record or even the 
American Partnership for the Historical Record has more punch. All in all, 
however,  I am in full support of much more federal-level funding for 
preserving and utilizing our society's sources of basic information.What 
say others?
George


At 08:20 AM 6/8/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks to all who wrote letters in support of NHPRC! The House 
>Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Transportation, HUD and Related 
>Agencies recommended restored NHPRC funding at $5.5 million for grants, $2 
>million for operating expenses and recommended NARA be given its full 
>administrative request, which includes $289.6 million in operating 
>expenses and $45.5 million for the Electronic Records Archives. However, 
>there is more work to be done. To learn more about the Partnership for the 
>American Historical Record, visit 
>http://www.archivists.org/news/nhprc-FY2007-Partnership.asp 
><http://www.archivists.org/news/nhprc-FY2007-Partnership.asp>
>
>What could/should SOA do to support this initiative? Please feel free to 
>discuss your ideas on the list.
>
>Angela

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George W. Bain
Head, The Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections
Ohio University Libraries, Athens, OH 45701-2978
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Email <bain at ohio.edu>