Alabama Historical Commission

The Alabama Historical Commission, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Archives and History, the Alabama Museums Association, the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries, and the Society of Alabama Archivists, use its grant to build an effective alliance among stakeholders who share a common interest in preserving and conserving both two-dimensional and three-dimensional artifacts. The partners will expand a directory of 1,186 archives, libraries, museums, and other collecting organizations; conduct a survey of Alabama collections-holding organizations and disseminate these results; develop a statewide collections plan in a series of focus group sessions and meetings; conduct training in emergency preparedness; and create a plan to raise public awareness and marshal public-private support for collections care, addressing two recommendations of the Heritage Health Index.