{"id":1796,"date":"2020-12-07T14:33:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2020-12-07T14:40:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:40:56","slug":"special-collections-and-archives-receives-texas-state-library-and-archives-commission-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/2020\/12\/07\/special-collections-and-archives-receives-texas-state-library-and-archives-commission-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections and Archives receives Texas State Library and Archives Commission grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Texas State Library & Archives Commission<\/a> (TSLAC) recently awarded funding to Brown Library Special Collections and Archives<\/a> under its TexTreasures Grant program.\u00a0 The $25,000 grant will facilitate digitization of the full print run of the <\/span>Christian Chronicle, <\/span><\/i>a major, global newspaper serving Churches of Christ since 1943.\u00a0 This project will ensure back issues of <\/span>Chronicle<\/span><\/i> will be available digitally by the end of summer 2021.<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This project is just one of 44 made possible this year by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act. \u201cCommunities in every corner of Texas will benefit from the resources that have been made available through this list of forward-thinking grant proposals,\u201d said TSLAC Director and Librarian Mark Smith.<\/span><\/p>\n

TSLAC awards competitive grants annually, as funding allows. For the 2020 fiscal year, which runs from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020, TSLAC has awarded approximately $1.23 million in competitive grants. The TexTreasures Grant will provide assistance and encouragement to 12 libraries to provide access to their special or unique collections and to make information about those collections available to library users across the state, including ACU Library\u2019s project to digitize <\/span>Christian Chronicle<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to the Texas State Library & Archives Commission for their generous support of this digitization project,\u201d said James Wiser, ACU Dean of Library Services & Educational Technology. \u201cThe Brown Library houses one of the preeminent archives of the Stone-Campbell Movement, a faith heritage that has contributed much to the religious tapestry of Texas history. Digitizing our tradition\u2019s most influential newspaper allows us to preserve and disseminate this history for generations to come.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the first issue, <\/span>The Chronicle<\/span><\/i> was globally aware,\u201d said Mac Ice, ACU Director of Special Collections and Archives. \u201cEach issue since has carried news and information about Churches of Christ from around the world. It is rich in information like no other source.\u00a0 We will be able to write better history because this material is available.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Christian Chronicle<\/span><\/i> digital archive will be available on the Portal to Texas History (<\/span>www.texashistory.unt.edu<\/span><\/a>) and the ACU online repository (<\/span>www.digitalcommons.acu.edu<\/span><\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This digital repository of <\/span>The Christian Chronicle<\/span><\/i> is the result of a partnership among Special Collections and Archives, Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX), <\/span>The Christian Chronicle<\/span><\/i>, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma Historical Society (Oklahoma City), and University of North Texas (Denton, TX).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Formed in 1909, TSLAC is committed to giving Texans access to information and programs to improve their lives and communities. TSLAC provides historical and genealogical search assistance, federal and state government documents, electronic research and library services to all Texans, including those who are unable to read standard print material because of physical or reading disabilities. For more information, visit www.tsl.texas.gov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15468,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1796"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1803,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796\/revisions\/1803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}