The City of Norris Archives in Anderson County has received a $4,000 grant to help improve the storage conditions of and access to local government records, a press release said.
“I am proud to award this grant to the City of Norris Archives,” Secretary of State Tre Hargett said. “Archives are important because they store and preserve historical records for our county and municipal governments. It is my hope that this grant will help the city with its archival development.”
Since 1999, the Secretary of State’s office has distributed $50,000 per year for about 10 to 15 program improvement grants to local government archives, the press release said.
Grants are awarded for the following purposes:
- purchase archival supplies, equipment, or furnishings that directly help to salvage, restore, and preserve endangered permanent records of the county/municipality; and
- purchase supplies and equipment that directly help to achieve and maintain inventory control of permanent records so that they may be available for public inspection.
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