Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Digitization of the Rita Chevron Photographic Collection #2
Agreement Number:
2021-0035
Agreement Value:
$43,913.00
Agreement Date:
May 20, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022
Description:
The project involves the processing of the Rita-Chevron 2 fonds. The organization plans to document, catalogue and digitize 5,600 negatives from the photographic fonds of photojournalist Rita Chevron, who worked as a still photographer for Radio-Canada Rimouski (CJBR) and Le Progrès du Golfe newspaper for over 35 years. In addition to preserving these records, the organization wishes to foster access to its archival collection, promoted through research, outreach and exhibition activities. In addition to expanding the database, the project will facilitate access to photographic archives in the Musée régional de Rimouski collection.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Location:
Rimouski, Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q1-00024
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Musée régional de Rimouski
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program