Comments on: Part 1: An archival excavation http://www.ahf.net/blog/2009/10/an-archival-excavation-one/ Something worth spreading Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:06:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bob Stewart http://www.ahf.net/blog/2009/10/an-archival-excavation-one/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Bob Stewart Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:44:11 +0000 http://www.ahf.net/blog/2009/10/592/#comment-419 I will try to locate the grant file for that project among our files at the State Archives. AHF's policy is to deposit grant files and other significant institutional documents at ADAH after seven years. It is indeed interesting to see the variety of projects we used to fund in our first decade. Even though many of the organizations and scholars are still around today, back then they were expected to perform rather out-of-the-box extrapolations, by relating their academic training and interests to narrow and difficult public policy questions. I suspect they are more comfortable today with "garden variety" history and heritage programs. Still, David Mathews--former UA President and founding AHF board member--continues holding a candle high for the humanities and policy through his National Issues Forum. I will try to locate the grant file for that project among our files at the State Archives. AHF’s policy is to deposit grant files and other significant institutional documents at ADAH after seven years.

It is indeed interesting to see the variety of projects we used to fund in our first decade. Even though many of the organizations and scholars are still around today, back then they were expected to perform rather out-of-the-box extrapolations, by relating their academic training and interests to narrow and difficult public policy questions. I suspect they are more comfortable today with “garden variety” history and heritage programs.

Still, David Mathews–former UA President and founding AHF board member–continues holding a candle high for the humanities and policy through his National Issues Forum.

]]> By: Reggie Hamner http://www.ahf.net/blog/2009/10/an-archival-excavation-one/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Reggie Hamner Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:03:31 +0000 http://www.ahf.net/blog/2009/10/592/#comment-418 Having run an organization that didn't have a headquarters until 1964, I never ceased to be amazed at what I founf that had been shipped to Archives. They've come so far, I wonder if Ed has a catalog of those works that the AHF predecessor had sent there. You might find the film was done and it may be in Montgomery. It is nice to see the AHF was a contact. I learned a lot from reading your article. Having run an organization that didn’t have a headquarters until 1964, I never ceased to be amazed at what I founf that had been shipped to Archives. They’ve come so far, I wonder if Ed has a catalog of those works that the AHF predecessor had sent there. You might find the film was done and it may be in Montgomery. It is nice to see the AHF was a contact. I learned a lot from reading your article.

]]> By: Mary D. Hubbard http://www.ahf.net/blog/2009/10/an-archival-excavation-one/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Mary D. Hubbard Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:50:30 +0000 http://www.ahf.net/blog/2009/10/592/#comment-415 Bob, What an interesting article. I learned a little about the Muskogee Creeks as well as something about the history of AHF. It makes me very proud to know that 29 years ago, we funded an "outside-of-the-box "project proposed by a small, not very well known group. I think that's a tradition we continue today. Bob,

What an interesting article. I learned a little about the Muskogee Creeks as well as something about the history of AHF. It makes me very proud to know that 29 years ago, we funded an “outside-of-the-box “project proposed by a small, not very well known group. I think that’s a tradition we continue today.

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