Vesterheim and Luther College receive grant

Luther College and Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum have received a $119,898 grant from the National Historical Publication and Records Commission.  The money will be used for a project designed to survey and make accessible significant Norwegian-American records housed at the two institutions.

The project, titled "Journeys to America: Illuminating Hidden Collections at Luther College and Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum," will include the completion of a shelf survey of the collections, assessment of basic conservation needs, and the migration of existing collection-level data into a searchable online database.

With NHPRC support, the basic arrangement and description of the collections will be enhanced to improve access to the collections for core constituencies and professional scholars in the U.S. and abroad.

The NHPRC grant will enable the college and museum to hire an archivist devoted solely to the project and its completion.