Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Receives $350K NEH Grant for Cultural Heritage Collections Training
The University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) and College of Information Science (InfoSci) have been awarded a $349,357 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities for Experiential training of the next generation of museum professionals through American Southwest cultural heritage collections.
The project, led by LTRR curator Peter Brewer in collaboration with LTRR Assistant Curator Shannon Harrel and InfoSci Associate Professors Berlin Loa and Andrea Thomer, provides paid internships for 12 undergraduates and 12 Master of Arts in Library and Information Science (MLIS) students to work with humanities collections and learn best practices in collection and archival management. This training will be centered around humanities collections that are an integral part of the museums program at the LTRR.