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Documentation
and Preservation Committee
MISSION
The
mission of the Documentation and Preservation Committee is
threefold:
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to
explore ways to enhance the preservation of all types
of existing materials relevant to the humanities of
the region (documents, photographs, film, material
culture, etc.);
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to
undertake innovative, collaborative projects to better
document the living humanities of the region (e.g.
through oral history, photography, documentary video,
etc.); and
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to
find ways to make these resources easily accessible to
as wide a public as possible.
ACTIVITIES TO DATE
The membership of the committee is still being
constituted, but a preliminary meeting of a number of
people from New Orleans and the Gulf South region who have
agreed to serve on the committee was held at Tulane on
February 16, 2000. Some of the region’s most pressing
needs in the area of documentation and preservation were
brought to light, and a number of excellent ideas for
collaborative projects were discussed. One project that is
currently underway—the creation of an inventory of
humanities resources for the region—is described below.
Information about additional projects will be provided as
the ideas for these projects develop.
CREATING
AN INVENTORY OF HUMANITIES RESOURCES FOR THE REGION
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The
committee is currently working to create an
inventory of all of the resources relevant to the
documentation and preservation of the humanities
of the Deep South region.
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The
committee is currently working to create an inventory of
all of the resources relevant to the documentation and
preservation of the humanities of the Deep South region.
This will include collections held by individuals as well
as by institutions such as libraries, archives, and
museums. Particular emphasis will be placed on smaller and
less visible collections. Once the inventory has been
completed, it will be placed on the Web in the form of a
searchable database to be used by students, teachers,
scholars, and members of the general public who need to
locate resources for the humanities of the region. It will
also serve to give greater visibility to lesser-known
collections, especially those owned by individuals.
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