The Traveling Archivist Program is Now Soliciting Applications

Applications are now being accepted for the Traveling Archivist Program (TAP) to help with the preservation of and access to your historical collections. Access the application and guidelines from our website. Application deadline is January 5, 2018. Please contact Andrea Gabriel, andrea.gabriel@ncdcr.gov or 919-807-7326 for more information.

TAP provides hands-on preservation assistance to cultural and heritage institutions that house archives, papers, and records at risk of deterioration and damage. The purpose of TAP is to help improve preservation of and access to collections that document the culture and history of our state. Institutions chosen to participate in this program will receive an onsite visit from to:

  • Conduct a collections assessment of your collection
  • Discuss your policies and procedures
  • Provide suggestions for collection processing
  • Deliver supply catalogs and some basic supplies
  • Present a final report of the site visit with full recommendations for improving the care and management of your collection

The application is open to all North Carolina cultural and heritage institutions that house and maintain active historical collections, and whose collections are accessible to the public.  Those institutions housing solely objects or artifacts are ineligible for this program.