Connecticut Historical Society

The Connecticut Historical Society will inventory, rehouse, catalog, and digitize the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program CCHAP collection which documents the cultural traditions and heritage within the rich diversity of Connecticut's ethnic and workplace communities. The project will improve all aspects of the care, condition, management, access to, and use of the CCHAP archive. Museum staff will work with a project archivist and data technician to rehouse objects in the collection and create comprehensive object files and digital catalog records. Video and audio components will be digitized to preserve that collected material. New object files will be created including high resolution photos. The project will result in better management of the objects by staff and improved public access to these digital records through the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA).