Church and State in the United States: Documenting War, Immigration Reform, and Civil Rights from 1859 to 1980
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Title
Church and State in the United States: Documenting War, Immigration Reform, and Civil Rights from 1859 to 1980
Description
St. John's University will partner with The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS-NY) and St. Paul's College to significantly enhance access to over 50,000 items documenting US turmoil during the Civil War and the Vietnam/Cold War. While these collections provide primary evidence documenting the isolationist and immigration trends through US social history, they remain unprocessed and therefore hidden to many scholars. For 36 months, this project will increase awareness of these collections through the arrangement and description of personal papers and ephemera that address each collection in its entirety. The final deliverable will consist of the creation of finding aids at the folder-level that can be shared online upon request.
Program
Date
Temporal Coverage
1859 - 1980
Spatial Coverage
Continental United States
Extent
136 Artifact (Including Archaeological Objects, Weapons, Machinery, Instruments, Costumes, Textiles, Ceramics, Glass, Furniture, Etc.), Ephemera, Manuscript, Text (Including Electronic Texts)
Institution
Applicant Unit
Collaborating Institution
Identifier
Primary Contact
Dr. Christine Angel
Request
$500,000