Appalachian Mountain Club Receives Grant to Preserve Historic Photo Collection

American Heritage Preservation Grant provides assistance to AMC Library & Archives

The Appalachian Mountain Club’s (AMC) Library & Archives was awarded a $3,000 American Heritage Preservation Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to help preserve its historical photograph collection. The funds will support an upgrade in the storage of over 9,000 fragile photographic slides and negatives dating from the late nineteenth century to the present. The images document camp and trail life in the Northeast, as seen through the eyes of AMC’s members and supporters. Read More >>