Summary
An award in the amount of $25,000.00 to University of North Carolina in 2016.
Synopsis
Funding to digitize approximately 622 hours of unique audio recordings in the Mike Seeger Collection for preservation. The funding allowed the Southern Folklife Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to outsource the digitization of Seeger’s original 1/4” open reel tapes to an experienced vendor specializing in audio preservation transfers.
About the NRPF
The National Recording Preservation Foundation (NRPF), a federally chartered corporation, is an independent, charitable organization. The NRPF works across the United States to foster awareness of the diverse perspectives and communities documented in audio, to support the preservation of historical and at-risk audio collections, and to coordinate resources for the digital preservation of audio recordings. The NRPF was created by the U.S. Congress by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-474) and was duly incorporated by the Library of Congress as a 501(c)3 organization in 2010.
