Strategic Actions, Goals and Accomplishments

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FY 19-20

  • Planned 17 public programs of which 13 were implemented. 4 were cancelled because of coronavirus. The 13 programs were highly successful because they involved partnerships, were evidence based and community engaging.
  • Planned and implemented 2 exhibitions "Hip-Hop and Rad" and "Black Lives Always Mattered: A Preview"
  • Increased partnerships with organizations such as Scribe Video, Rosenbach Museum, Philadelphia Clef Club, Jazz Bridge, Philly Jazz Project, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Legacies, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Africology, Brandywine Workshop and others.
  • Worked on Pew Center for Arts & Heritage project, Black Lives Always Mattered: Hidden African American Philadelphia of the Twentieth Century graphic novel.
  • Continue to expand collections with donations and acquisitions such as Dr. Leslie Pinkney Hill's family letters, Anne and Allan Edumunds Archives, Dr. Bernard Watkins Music Collection and others.
  • Served on Advisory committees for Bethel Burying Ground, Rosenbach Museum, Frances Harper Project Think Tank, Pennsylvania Humanities Council and others.

FY 18-19

  • Completed paperwork for PEW grant, received grant agreement which was signed by Temple University and first funds released.
  • Implemented PEW grant project, Black Lives Have Always Mattered.
  • Completed paperwork for IMLS Museums for American Grant, received grant agreement which was signed by Temple University to release funds.
  • Implemented IMLS preservation grant project. - Successfully completed the first segment of digitization project. At present, 289 of the rarest and most fragile Blockson pamphlets have been digitized, uploaded, and made available to researchers on the Temple Digital Collections site.
  • Documented the history of the African American community in North Philadelphia through oral history interviews.
  • Increased partnerships and collaborations on and off campus. - Developed engaging and informative well-attended public programs and exhibitions both onsite and offsite.
  • Increased accessibility of the Blockson Collection's holding through digitization and the uploading finding aids on Blockson Collection website.
  • Anne and Allan L. Edmunds donated their personal archives to the Blockson Collection.
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