Alabama State University (Levi Watkins Learning Center)

The Alabama State University (ASU) Archives Department (Archives) will increase its capacity to plan for and respond to disasters in the management of its collections. The project is designed in response to recommendations provided to the Archives in a Preservation Needs Report following a 2023 site visit by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. Activities include the creation of a disaster response plan, the purchase of disaster response supplies, providing disaster recovery training for staff, and supporting the professional appraisal of select collections items to obtain appropriate insurance coverage. As a result of this project, the Archives will have an updated disaster response plan, disaster response training for 25 staff members, appraisal reports for select materials, the assembly of a minimum of four disaster response kits, and documentary photographs of 70 pieces of art.