Ohio History Connection (Ohio History Connection, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center)

Funding from IMLS will enable the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center to hire a professional archivist to provide the vital expertise that is necessary for building organizational capacity to manage its rich archival collections. An archival management plan will be developed and staff members will participate in formal training in archival processing, the development of finding aids, database management, and digitization. With the acquisition of these new skills and capabilities, the staff will be able to make the museum's extensive African American history resources accessible to wider public and scholarly audiences. Working closely with its parent organization, the Ohio Historical Society, the museum will build and implement a sustainable program for the ongoing management of its archival collections.