Amistad Research Center

The Amistad Research Center will increase public access to and enhance stewardship of its collections of archival, digital, and library holdings. For the project, the institution will hire a full-time reference archivist to assist research services and address a backlog in copy and original cataloging of books and rare publications. The institution will also hire a full-time metadata specialist to address collections metadata remediation for the legacy digital American Missionary Association Photographs Collection. Staff will receive training on cataloging procedures and protocols. As a result of the project, the digitized archives and library collections documenting over 150 years of African American history and culture will be available online for public access.