The Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board
awarded a Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board grant to Salt Lake
Community College Library Services. USHRAB officials said in a statement that
they are “excited” to be partnering with SLCC for the digitization of
historical photographs from the College’s physical archives as part of a larger
effort in preserving Utah’s history.
“We are excited that this project will highlight
interesting subjects from the physical archives and make them available to a
broader audience,” said Jen Hughes, librarian at SLCC’s Markosian Library.
The $2,000 USHRAB grant, which runs through June
22, 2018 will fund efforts to digitize approximately 800 photographs
documenting SLCC’s past, including convocations, presidential inaugurations,
club activities and instructional program activities. The photographs range
from the mid-1950s through the mid-1990s. Markosian staff will upload all digitized
images into its online repository, create an online exhibit and add key digital
images to the College’s history-interactive timeline. The Library’s Digital
Archives staff maintains the SLCC Historical Interactive Timeline, which can be
found by clicking here.
A screenshot of what viewers can see if they check out the Interactive Timeline.