University of Virginia (University of Virginia Museum of Art)

The Scripps Library at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center will develop Connecting Presidential Collections (presedentialcollections.org), a centralized portal for audiences to access presidential materials, which are both vast and disparate. Creating a centralized resource addresses the needs of audiences by simplifying discovery and will allow for increased exposure for the collections of presidential sites and libraries. Building on work completed during a planning grant, this next phase of work will include finalizing the website, cataloging materials, growing the number of participating partners, creating training resources, and digitizing microfilm collections. Once populated, this website will be a robust resource for scholars, librarians, researchers, students, and presidential history buffs.