HHS Digitization & Public Access Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hibbing Historical Society
Start Date
September 2010
End Date
June 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Equipment and supplies were purchased to digitize and preserve the Hibbing Historical Society's glass negative collection. The images and photographs, depicting the old town of Hibbing and mining industry scenes from the 1910s-20s, were then displayed on a web site.

The original negatives were cleaned, catalogued and stored in foam-lined archival boxes for preservation.

Project Details
To digitize 482 Oliver Mining Company glassplate negatives and add them to a website
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated 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 grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,206
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Erica
Last Name
Larson
Street Address
400 23rd St. and 5th Avenue East
City
Hibbing
State
MN
Zip Code
55746
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000