Preserve South Atlanta

01/14/2025

The 12th cycle of Recordings at Risk is now open! Let us know if we can help with your application!

Recordings at Risk is a national regranting program administered by CLIR to support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting.

09/30/2024

The National Heritage Responders (NHR) respond to the needs of cultural institutions and the public during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors, and the public.

Individuals, if your personal items have been damaged in an emergency, email:

[email protected]

Institutions, if your collections have been affected by an emergency, call:

202.661.8068

Not urgent? Email [email protected].

08/06/2024

The Hidden Collections grant is back and open!

📢 Exciting news! CLIR has announced a $4M grant program to digitize rare and unique materials, amplifying unheard voices. Eligible organizations in the US and Canada, apply now to preserve and share the histories of underrepresented communities. Initial proposals due by Oct 30, 2024. Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02KgKwJ0

03/26/2024

It was such an honor to be present and included in the retelling of a forgotten Spelman College history- the Board of Trustees Lock in of 1976, which served as a catalyst for the college to hire its first black female president. Found on 1/2” open reel, the only known footage of that event is now able to be included in the fabric of Spelman’s history thanks to College Archivist Holly Smith.

06/08/2023

We’re a proud supporter of the Georgia Archives Institute! Congrats to all of the year’s interns!

05/10/2023

Congratulations to our first female AOTUS!

Enlarge Dr. Colleen Shogan, 11th Archivist of the United States. Courtesy White House Historical Association. The United States Senate voted today to confirm Dr. Colleen Shogan as the 11th Archivist of the United States. Nominated by President Biden on August 3, 2022, Shogan will begin her tenure as...

05/02/2023

There is still time left to sign up for our Webinar on Wednesday at noon ET with Kelisha B. Graves, Ed.D. from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center), Neal Bilow from Terentia and Emily Halevy from Preserve South where we will discuss how we partnered to digitize, preserve and bring the King Center's Legacy to the world. Henry Stewart Events Sign up here:

Join us for an informative case study where Dr. Kelisha Graves of the King Center, Emily Halevy of Preserve South, and Neal Bilow of Terentia will share their experience in digitizing and preserving the vast collection of physical audio, film, and video elements that make up the history and legacy o...

04/25/2023

We have been honored and humbled over the years to preserve many Harry Belafonte materials, including this interview from Eyes on the Prize Vol. II. Belafonte's impact on the Civil Rights Movement cannot be under estimated. And what Gen X'er didn't fall in love with his music after first seeing Beetlejuice?

Interview with Harry Belafonte conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion covers various topics including his activism, along with interactions with figures in the Civil Rights Movement, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Other topics include the National Black Political Convention i...

03/17/2023

We're excited to present at this year's ARSC Conference taking place in Pittsburgh, PA! Our Senior Audio Engineer, Matt Leatherman will be sharing our preservation efforts on the Austin City Limits multi-track recording collection from Austin PBS. Hope to see you there!

03/14/2023

We're hiring! Come join our team and work with some of history's most priceless recordings!

We're an audio preservation specialist! Details below!

03/01/2023

Don’t let your film turn into oatmeal cookies!

02/03/2023

Applications are open for the Georgia Archives Institute, which will take place June 5-16, 2023, in Morrow, Georgia. The Institute includes a week of classroom instruction and an on-site internship at a local institution. Scholarship opportunities are available. Deadline to apply is March 15!

Tuition for the Institute is $500. Enrollment is limited and the deadline for receipt of application, resume, and $75 application fee is by midnight on March 15. The application fee is applied to the $500 tuition if you are accepted and will be reimbursed if you are not accepted. You will receive no...

01/11/2023

HUGE congrats to AAPB as they continue their mission of preserving public broadcasting content!

BOSTON (January 11, 2023) – The Mellon Foundation has awarded GBH $16 million to support the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a GBH collaboration with the Library of Congress, to dig…

01/11/2023

Great news!! Next cycle opens January 17th!

Mellon Awards CLIR $4 Million to Extend Recordings at Risk Grant Program Award program will run three competitions between 2023 and 2025 The Mellon Foundation has awarded the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) $4,000,000 to continue its regranting program to digitize “at-risk......

01/05/2023

Join Preserve South at Technology for Museums 2023 DAM Conference! We’ll hear from Dr Kelisha B. Graves, Chief Research, Education, and Programs Officer of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, about the challenges of transformation that come with an effort to digitize, catalogue and build a platform designed to inspire new generations to continue forward the work of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs Coretta Scott King, and empower change makers who are continuing the effort today.

Preserve South is delighted to be an official sponsor of Henry Stewart's Technology for Museums on February 9. This online event will explore technology and innovative digital solutions for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) professionals.

10/24/2022

We were honored to launch this new grant award in conjunction with Georgia Archives Month and the Digital Library of Georgia! We were even more honored to listen to and preserve these seldom heard recordings!

This year GAM, in conjunction with the Digital Library of Georgia and Preserve South, launched a Digitization Grant in addition to the Spotlight Grant. Our inaugural awardee was Georgia College and State University! With this grant, they were able to digitize 10 LPs from their Black Gospel collection, including Get Back Satan by The Piney Grove Spiritual Singers. Join us in congratulating GCSU and if you get a chance, pay a visit to their new exhibit on campus!

10/15/2022

The value of our client’s work cannot be measured.

When University of Florida historian Samuel Proctor and his team of volunteers fanned out across the southeastern United States in the late 1960s to record oral histories of Native Americans, they were equipped only with their questions and portable tape recorders.

09/27/2022

Our thoughts are with all of our clients and friends in Florida and South Georgia as Hurricane Ian approaches.