Professor Henry Snyder is the Top
Recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities Grantst
By Stephanie Wejbe, student intern of CHASS College Computing
 Henry
Snyder, Emeritus Professor of History, and Director
of the Center
for Bibliographic Studies is the top award recipient
among 288 recipients of grant funds, totaling $25.2
million, from the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) this year. Two major grants affirmed Snyder’s
leading role in newspaper cataloging and preservation.
Both grants, totaling $ 1.3 million, were awarded
to support Snyder’s work in Southern California
newspaper cataloguing.
The initial $800,000 grant funds consisted of $540,000, from NEH, and a $260,000 nonfederal grant was also awarded to ensure the cataloguing and preserving of California’s newspaper collections and microfilming. Furthermore, Snyder received an additional $500,000 grant for his commitment to “English Short Title Catalogue.” Snyder was also featured in the Los Angeles Times in recognition of his contributions and grant awards. |