Reviving the Archive: Saving Appalachian Sounds at Appalshop
December 10, 2025
The Sound Files podcast explores the efforts to preserve, restore, and revive the Appalshop Archive following the devastating 2022 floods in eastern Kentucky.
NRPF Features: Voices from the NRPF
We are happy to share our NRPF “Features,” which are shorter, topical posts that focus on sharing recent activities and viewpoints. Please read and share on social media or elsewhere. We’d love to hear what you think, so get in touch or comment on one of our social accounts.
The Great 78 Project Battles to Save Historic Sounds
November 19, 2025
Ready to step back in time? This episode explores The Great 78 Project, an initiative by the Internet Archive and George Blood Audio to preserve old records as digital treasures.
Citizen DJ Drops a New Spin on History
October 22, 2025
Explore the amazing world of Citizen DJ, a platform that lets you remix historical sounds in ways you never imagined. Join us, whether you’re a history buff or just love fresh music, in this new episode of Sound Files!
A Salute to the 2025 Additions to the National Recording Registry
by Jesse A. Johnston on April 9, 2025
NRPF celebrates the 2025 additions to the National Recording Registry. The Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, announced 25 new additions to the registry, chosen for their signifance to the cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
NRPF Releases 2023-2024 Annual Report
by Jesse A. Johnston on March 31, 2025
The National Recording Preservation Foundation releases its annual report for 2024.
Choose NRPF on GivingTuesday 2024
December 3, 2024
On GivingTuesday 2024, consider a gift to the National Recording Preservation Foundation!
Amplifying Impact: Growing the NRPF’s Grantmaking Voice
by Madison Haack on October 29, 2024
NRPF’s 2024 summer grant and communications intern reflects on work to document our grantmaking history.
Sound Files: Archival Repatriation and Native American Audio Archives
by Jesse Johnston on September 20, 2024
New episode of the Sound Files podcast features the Federal Cylinder Project and Native American audio archives at the American Folklife Center.
Sound Files: Oral Histories and Native Alaskan Languages
by Jesse Johnston on June 14, 2024
Listen to our interview with Leslie McCartney on the work of preserving oral history and Native Alaskan languages.
Sound Files: Preserving HBCU Radio Archives
by Jesse Johnston on May 28, 2024
Sound Files is now live! Listen to our interview with Jocelyn Robinson on preserving HBCU radio archives.
Celebrating the 2024 Class of the National Recording Registry
by Jesse Johnston on April 16, 2024
NRPF celebrates 2024 inductees to the National Recording Registry. The Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, has announced the selection of 25 additions to the registry, chosen for their signifance to the cultural, historical, or aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
Announcing the Sound Files Podcast
by Jesse Johnston on April 14, 2024
The trailer for the NRPF’s Sound Files podcast is now available!
Webinar for Grant Seekers: Funding Audio Preservation Projects
by Jesse Johnston on April 5, 2024
Learn about grant opportunities for audio preservation projects from the Council for Library and Information Resources, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the National Endowment for the Humanities! A recording is linked in the post.
Llewyn Davis Concert Will Air on Showtime
by William Levay on December 11, 2013
NRPF board member T-Bone Burnett, and Joel and Ethan Coen, donated $15,000 of the proceeds to the Foundation.
John Cohen on Preserving Recorded Sound Heritage
by William Levay on November 18, 2013
John Cohen, musicologist, photographer, filmmaker, and founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers, speaks about the importance of preserving our recorded heritage.
Chris Strachwitz on the Importance of Audio Preservation
by William Levay on November 11, 2013
Chris Strachwitz, president of Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation, speaks about the importance of preserving audio recordings for future generations.
Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation Donates $10,000 to NRPF
by William Levay on October 29, 2013
We are delighted to announce that the Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation has donated $10,000 to the National Recording Preservation Foundation. The New York City-based Chervenak-Nunnallé Foundation is ...
Mattina R. Proctor Foundation Awards Grant for Maine Audio Preservation
by William Levay on October 28, 2013
The Mattina R. Proctor Foundation has awarded the National Recording Preservation Foundation a $5,000 grant for the preservation of culturally-significant recordings from Maine, with a special emph...
The Coen Brothers and T-Bone Burnett to Donate Concert Proceeds to the Foundation
by William Levay on August 19, 2013
Joel and Ethan Coen, T Bone Burnett, and Scott Rudin announced today a benefit concert entitled Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which will take place at ...
