Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Sharing our stories by encouraging diversity
Agreement Number:
2425-0132
Agreement Value:
$49,722.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
We want to fund a one-year position for an Archives Assistant in our consolidated archives in London, Ontario to provide a BIPOC candidate with experience in archival work. The Sisters of St. Joseph understand that representation matters and are committed to increase diversity within the archival profession. This project will carry out preservation, arrangement, description on our congregational annals and St. Joseph's Hospital and Nursing School, London records. Oral history recordings will be assessed and digitized.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
A total of 45 linear feet of annals and 28 linear feet of hospital and nursing school records will be processed. Audio recordings will be assessed and metadata prepared for digitization both in-house and by a vendor. A total of 234 oral history audio recordings will be digitized and selectively shared on the web, after appraisal for copyright and privacy issues. These digitized materials will be digitally preserved long-term.
Location:
Peterborough, Ontario, CA K9J6Z6
Reference Number:
129-2024-2025-Q1-00023
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119151363
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.