Information for organizations involved in digitization through SCRLC

SCHOAM! for September 2023

Special Collections, Historical Organizations, Archives & Museums

in short: News | Grants | Ideas | Events | Webinars | Jobs

News from SCRLC


NYS Historic Newspapers

The NYS Historic Newspapers project has a new look! The administrators of the site, our sibling library council, NNYLN, have migrated the website to a new host: a company named Veridian. If you've been waiting on materials to be uploaded in the last year or two, expect to see them in the coming weeks. You can see a recording of the new search interface here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp_TVCxgLt4


New Collection: Migrant Workers of Steuben County

Fantastic photos of the work and housing conditions of migrants in the 1940s and 1980s around Steuben County, many of which were taken by the workers themselves.


New Collection: The Tattler Collection

Magazines written by high school students in Waterloo (Seneca County) between 1908 and 1925.


New Collection: Farms of Caroline

Photos of farmers at work, including a Black farmer named Peter Webb, in Caroline, a small town in Tompkins County. Images show hay rake wheels, harvesting, and potato picking.


New Collection: Old Home Days Collection

Newfield, a small town in Tompkins County, has had an annual community event for decades, and this collection has 43 of the program booklets with business names, history articles, photos, and more.


New Collection: Greek Life of SUNY Oneonta

Dozens of photographs of sororities and fraternities in Oneonta, dating back to the 1890s.


New Collection: Cayuga County Tobacco Farmers

A small collection of photographs showing the tobacco farmers of Ira and Cato in northern Cayuga County as they worked in the first half of the 20th century.

Grants & Assistance


Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions

The second cycle of these large grants from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives is due November 2. The grants should "provide access to, and editorial context for, the historical documents and records that tell the American story" and NHPRC is especially looking for projects that center the voices of people of color. The projects require cost-sharing of at least 25%.


NHPRC: Archival Projects

This is another large grant opportunity from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, up to $150,000 per year but with a required match of at least 25%. They're looking for projects that highlight America's early legal records in particular.


NHPRC: Public Engagement with Historical Records

The third open large grant opportunity from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, also due November 2, seeks projects that put primary sources into the hands of users. They provide a list of sample ideas, which you might find inspirational and realistic. There is cost-sharing.


The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

This generous foundation has funded several large projects in our region, including those of Fenimore Art Museum and the History Center in Tompkins County, with their Research Libraries Program. They have a rolling deadline for submission: send in an project application of up to $20,000 and wait 3-4 months.

Ideas & Inspiration


Archival Footage for Free

The Library of Congress recently shared this post meant for teachers: Archival Footage for Student Documentaries. The author explains how teachers could help students find free-to-use archival footage for their assignments, but it occurred to me that any of you might find those instructions and footage useful, too! Search here for subjects that might complement your collections.

Happening in the Neighborhood


A Fireside Chat with Dorothy Berry in Ithaca

Dorothy Berry is a big deal in libraryland, having been named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker and appointed the Digital Curator for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Cornell University is bringing Dorothy Berry to Ithaca on September 19, and local librarians are invited to attend an informal discussion and reception with the University Librarian, Elaine Westbrooks.


Metallica, Golf, Art, and Nature near Auburn

The owners of a golf course and country club in Auburn have sold it to West Lake Conservators with the help of Pleasant Rowland's philanthropic foundation. The former bassist of Metallica tried to buy it, but West Lake won the bidding war at $1.45 million. Most of the land will go to the town of Owasco for a nature preserve, but the 13,500 square foot clubhouse building will become a resource center and headquarters for West Lake Conservators, which has been reforming as a nonprofit this year. They plan to do extensive educational and public-facing programs in Cayuga County with this new space.


Success and Challenges in Oneonta

The Greater Oneonta Historical Society just noted in their newsletter to the membership that they've received over $60,000 this year from grants, and they look forward to successful fundraisers in October, including their annual auction and dinner. Congratulations to Marce and her team! GOHS also shared some supremely frustrating news: the NYS Senate has unofficially declined the disbursement of their 2017 Community Capital Assistance Program grant of $250,000, which had been awarded to GOHS for the restoration of the third-floor ballroom and building exterior.


Expanded Digital Access in Ithaca

The History Center in Tompkins County was busy in August, adding maps to HistoryForge, uploading a fully transcribed and searchable spreadsheet of 1,600 books and memoirs about the Finger Lakes region, and sharing the two decades' worth of history columns they'd written for the Ithaca Journal (which are otherwise behind a paywall). If you're near Ithaca, the History Center also has some amazing looking in-person exhibits and programs planned for this month, including a boat tour.


Colors in Corning and Chenango

Did you know such a thing exists? Corning Museum of Glass offers EnChroma color blind glasses to museum guests, which are advertised as helping people see the vibrancy of colors. Meanwhile, Chenango County Historical Society and Museum will be giving tours of historic Norwich during the Colorscape Chenango festival. Details are here.


Tours in Cortland

Cortland County Historical Society has planned some in person walking tours, as so many of you have, but they've also uploaded tours to PocketSights! Check them out here.


Delicious History in Penn Yann

What a cool idea! Chefs Ellie Lewis Molina and Jeremiah Molina are cooking up an 1823 era dinner for the Yates County History Center in honor of the Yates County Bicentennial.

Zooms & Webinars Up Your Alley


Asking the Right Questions in the Right Ways: Introduction to Survey Design and Analysis

Wednesday, September 13 at 2 pm


Empowering Students with Primary Sources

Thursday, September 14 at 11 am


Antiracist Approaches to Collections Accessibility

Thursday, September 14 at 12 pm


Wikipedia in a generative AI world

Friday, September 15 at 1 pm


Basics to Museum Registration: PreserveThis 4 week Course

Begins Monday, September 18 | $199


Ohio Museum Association: Connecting with Universities and Students

Monday, September 18 at 10 am


Environment, storage, and integrated pest management

Monday, September 18 at 3 pm


Serving the Neurodiverse Library User

Tuesday, September 19 at 10 am


Vinegar Syndrome: A Race to Preserve the Taboo

Tuesday, September 19 at 6:30 pm


The Poison Book Project: What you need to know about heavy metals in historical bookbindings

Wednesday, September 20 at 1 pm


Advocating for data sharing: messaging frameworks for repository engagement strategies

Thursday, September 21 at 9 am


Using WhisperAI for AV Transcriptions

Thursday, September 21 at 12 pm


What is the Metaverse and Why Should Librarians Care?

Friday, September 22 at 10 am


The Northern Slavery Collective: How Museums and Historic Sites are Joining Forces to Collaborate on Interpreting the History of Enslavement

Friday, September 22 at 12 pm


Capital District Library Council: Preservation Interest Group: Mold

Tuesday, September 26 at 9:30 am


Tasting History

Tuesday, September 26 at 12 pm


Introduction to Research Data Management

Tuesday, September 26 at 1 pm


Navigating Humanities and Social Sciences Consolidation in Scholarly Publishing

Tuesday, September 26 at 2 pm


Climate Action Planning (Part 2): Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience

Tuesday, September 26 at 2 pm


The Dos and Don'ts of Interviewing

Thursday, September 28 at 10 am


In-Person Events


Technical Assistance Grant Workshop (Preservation League of NYS)

Tuesday, September 12 at 10 am at Chenango County Historical Society and Museum


Pathway of Resistance: The Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad

Tuesday, September 12 at 7 pm at Seymour Public Library in Auburn


Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) Annual Conference

Monday, September 18 through Wednesday, September 20 in Ithaca


Clothes Make the Man - and Woman: The Language of Clothing and How to Date Fashion Through the Decades

Saturday, September 23 at 11 am at Yates County History Center in Penn Yan


Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference Fall 2023

Thursday, October 19 through Saturday, October 21 in Saratoga Springs


Greater Hudson Heritage Network's Annual Conference

Tuesday, October 24 in Garrison


Recordings

Openings in the Field


That's all for this month! Send me an email if there's anything at your organization you'd like me to include in the next newsletter: clovell@scrlc.org | Claire Lovell, Digital Services Librarian

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