THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT /THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
FROM: |
Carole Huxley |
COMMITTEE: |
Full Board |
TITLE OF
ITEM: |
$680,866 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to Extend the New York State Newspaper Project Through June 30, 2006 |
DATE OF
SUBMISSION: |
May 28, 2004 |
PROPOSED
HANDLING: |
Action |
RATIONALE FOR
ITEM: |
To make informational and cultural content of New York State newspapers available and accessible to all people |
STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
4 |
AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY:
This funding will
support the microfilming of 840,000 pages of newspapers and the completion of
the inventory and cataloging in New York City and Westchester
County.
I, therefore, recommend that the Board of Regents approve the following motion:
VOTED, that the Board of Regents accept the sum of $680,866 from the National Endowment for the Humanities in order to support the New York State Newspaper Project for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006.