[SOA] American Jewish Archives announces successful completion of a two-year NHPRC Minimal Processing Grant

[Detroit, Michelle]

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives (AJA) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a two-year National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Minimal Processing Grant. During the term of this grant, from September 2011 to August 2013, the AJA arranged and described - using minimal processing guidelines - over 2,000 feet of holdings. Through this grant the AJA was able to make available to the public nearly 100 collections of previously unavailable personal and institutional records. Among the collections processed during this grant are papers of rabbis, community leaders, social welfare agencies, civil rights activists, Holocaust survivors, scholars and American Jewish families that span the 19th and 20th centuries.

In addition, the AJA staff was able to use this grant as a catalyst to think critically about all of its archival functions, particularly in the areas of accessioning, arrangement, and description. During the course of this grant, AJA archivists had an opportunity to learn new professional techniques, innovate, and to refine its procedures within the context of contemporary archival thought and practice - and to contribute to an ongoing professional discussion. Through NHPRC support, the AJA not only reduced its unprocessed backlog, it was able to think strategically about future collection initiatives, discuss news strategies for archival arrangement and description, and to move forward, with great success, in its ongoing collection development and collection management strategies.

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the NHPRC in supporting this work. A full listing of all collections processed during the NHPRC grant can be seen by clicking here<http://americanjewisharchives.org/catalog/Search/Results?join=AND&bool0%5b%5d=AND&lookfor0%5b%5d=United+States.+National+Historical+Publications+and+Records+Commission&type0%5b%5d=Author&lookfor0%5b%5d=MS&type0%5b%5d=CallNumber&sort=author&page=3&view=list>.


Michelle Wirth
Special Project Archivist
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the
American Jewish Archives
3101 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220

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