The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) has funding for an additional grant round in August. Does your institution have a project that will increase access to Utah’s historical records? If the answer is yes, then your institution should apply for a USHRAB grant. Grant requests can be up to $7,500 and all projects must have a public access …
USHRAB Grants Help Museums Organize Collections
The Hyrum City Museum completed a Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board grant project that allowed it to organize and properly house its collection in archival boxes. The Museum also purchased shelving and disaster mitigation supplies. Another outcome of the grant project was the standardization and creation of finding aids for the Museum’s collections. The collections are now in a …
Red Cross of Northern Utah Collection Part of WWII Exhibit
The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) awarded a grant to Weber State University Special Collections to process and digitize the Red Cross of Northern Utah collection donated to them in 2016. The collection consists of handbooks, photographs, correspondence, office files, scrapbooks, and 16mm film. The collection also includes information on the canteen in Ogden during World War II …
Grant Funds Increase Access to Collections
The University of Utah Marriott Library and the Mapleton Historical Museum recently completed projects funded in part by the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) grant program. The USHRAB is highlighting projects completed as part of their grant program. The USHRAB grant program has been active for the past 10 years. Grant projects focus on improving preservation and access …
USHRAB Grant Projects Place Newspapers Online
The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) is pleased to highlight grant projects recently completed by the Springville Historical Society and the Uintah County Library Regional History Center. Both institutions worked closely with the University of Utah Marriott Library to complete their projects. The Springville Historical Society project involved the digitization of the Springville Herald newspapers from 1970-2008. The …
Grant Projects Completed by Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museums
The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) is excited to highlight projects completed as part of their grant program. The USHRAB grant program has been active for the past 10 years and has awarded $205,000 to over 100 applicants from cultural heritage institutions. Grant projects focus on increased preservation and access to Utah’s historical records. Nine USHRAB grants were …
What is the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board?
The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board (USHRAB) is a 7-member board that undertakes statewide planning for historical records in Utah. It was organized in 1978. Board members come from a variety of institutions, including counties, municipalities, and universities. The Board meets 3 times a year: January, April, and September. Their mission is to assist public and private nonprofit organizations …