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The Records Program of NHPRC: An Interview with Commission Member Richard A. Erney

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Abstract

Federal legislation in 1974 redesignated the National Historical Publications Commission as the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The new law and subsequent budget appropriations ezpanded the seventeen-member Commission's ability to assist in important projects to preserve archival materials and to make them available for public use. During fiscal year 1979 the NHPRC will award about $2 million under its records grants program. The Commission meets three or four times each year to consider grant applications and conduct other business. Historical records advisory boards, appointed by state governors, are now in place in forty-eight states to assist the Commission by reviewing proposals from their areas. The Commission staff also contributes to the evaluation process.

How to Cite:

Fleckner, J. A. & Erney, R., (1978) “The Records Program of NHPRC: An Interview with Commission Member Richard A. Erney”, Archival Issues 3(2), 59–68.