Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will catalog and digitize its entire archival collection to provide access to materials never before seen by museum staff and the public. By fully digitizing the archives, the staff will gain physical and intellectual control of the collection, and a searchable online database of archival and collection materials in high demand by researchers and the public will be made available for the first time. The project will allow the museum to implement best practices in archival collection management by reducing the handling of delicate materials for research while broadening accessibility of the collection to the public.