Grant Funding, 1978-2016

Extent:
6.0 cubic ft.
Scope and content:

Grant applications are large packets of records and require several forms of documentation from applicants to serve as evidence of an individual or institution's ability to legally and responsibly utilize the monies that could be awarded to them. The grant applications and supporting documents featured in the Grant Funding series are no different and as such feature the same type of documents throughout, regardless of the year. The Music Mobile was prompted to provide financial information that almost always included papers dated from 1979 and 1986. It was also required to provide promotional information, which almost always included newspaper clippings (or copies of newspaper clippings) from a range of dates, some further from the application year than others, as well as flyers and posters, which were considered undated by the processor because they do not have print dates associated with them. All of these factors extended the range of dates featured on the folder titles.

Moreover, Pelham applied to and received several varieties of legislative grants with various (and sometimes similar sounding) names from several legislative officials. The archivist retained her naming conventions for these grants in the folder titles.

Researchers will see personal and inter-office communication interleaved in this series. They take many forms, from familiar post-its to napkins and paper plates—all evidence of the grant funding process in its lengthy, chaotic glory.

Language:
English .

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Collection restrictions:
Access to this collection is unrestricted with the exception of a select number of files noted on the finding aid. Many of these files contain PII related to minors who attended Music Mobile events. For the purposes of fulfilling her grant obligations, Ruth Pelham needed to secure and retain this data and it contextualizes the administrative aspects of her work. Although the individuals in question are no longer minors, they were children at the time the events occurred, so the archivist elected to restrict this information.
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