Preserve South Atlanta

07/18/2025

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🎉 Big news! CLIR has received generous support from the Mellon Foundation to continue our Recordings at Risk grant program through two new cycles in 2025 and 2026. For the first time, Canadian nonprofit organizations will be eligible to apply!
The program funds the preservation of rare and at-risk audio and audiovisual materials—everything from magnetic tape to wire recordings and early film. Since 2016, Recordings at Risk has supported 190 projects and awarded nearly $6 million in grants.
Learn more about eligibility here: https://hubs.li/Q03xKm8L0

05/30/2025

ICYMI: Our friends at the Delta Flight Museum were featured on CBS Sunday morning! 100 years of Delta Airlines history!

In 1925, what would become Delta Air Lines started as the world's first aerial crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi Delta region. Nearly a century after...

04/06/2025

We’re saddened to learn the loss of our friend and colleague Mike Bilbow. Our hearts are with his family and the UGA community.

Georgia Athletics mourns the loss of beloved staff member and friend, Mike Bilbow. Our prayers are with the Bilbow family during this difficult time.

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!