Increasing Collections Storage Capacity - Archives
To provide better storage conditions, allowing for greater public access to objects in the collection.
$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org
We have achieved our short-term progress indicators of having the probate files moved to the Archives and having clear walkways in the Archives with our mobile shelving project.
Because our archival consultant indicated that our collections policy was in good shape and fairly clear about what we will consider and what we won?t accept for the collection, his advice to make this information more publicly available through our website should help to reduce the number of duplicate or inappropriate items offered to the collection.
His guidelines for developing a digital collections policy will be incorporated into the current collections policy following further discussion by a committee that will be developing a collections matrix that will more clearly explain what MCHS will consider for its collection. The idea for this matrix arose after 2 futurism retreats were held by the board and staff in early 2020 to discuss our space and collections.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org