Bishop State Community College

Bishop State Community College will inventory, catalog, and make accessible three collections of local 19th- and 20th-century African American materials. The collections contain documents, material culture, and oral history recordings that will provide further historical evidence and materials for research, public programs, and exhibits. Project activities include establishing an archival processing room, conducting a full inventory of the collections, interviewing community stakeholders regarding the collections, developing cataloging procedures, and training staff and interns. The results will be an informed description of the nature of the three collections within the archive and an accurate volume of the collections.