As of 10/14/2005

Series 1100: African-American Heritage Grant Applications. 2001.
Dept. of Archives and History (RG 31). Historic Preservation (SG 4).

      Applications for grant funds available under the African-American Heritage Grant Program, which provides money for “the acquisition, preservation, restoration, develop-ment, interpretation, and accomodation of sites, properties, events, or eras significant to African-American history in Mississippi” (Chapter 487, Section 3, General Laws of Mississippi 2000). To be eligible for funding, a prospective site must have been, or have been in the process of becoming, a “Mississippi Landmark” as designated by the Department of Archives and History. Included in the applications are documents such as letters of endorsement, resumes of project personnel, project descriptions, funding estimates, and photographs. Comments written by Department Director Elbert R. Hilliard, who reviewed the applications, are often found attached. Arrangement is by project number; please see the following pages for a detailed box contents list.

Project Summaries for project numbers 1-51: 2001Box 20853
Project Nos. 1-3: 2001Box 20853
Project Nos. 5-52: 2001Box 20853

2001

AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE GRANT APPLICATIONS

Project # and ProjectLocationBox No.
1 - Angelety HouseNatchez20853
2 - Natchez Museum of African-American HistoryNatchez20853
3 - Forks of the Road Slave Market SiteNatchez20853
5 - Harlem Inn Blues ClubShelby20853
6 - Rosedale High SchoolRosedale20853
7 - Save the Bank Building ProjectMound Bayou20853
8 - Shelby Municipal BuildingShelby20853
9 - Tabor Cultural Center & MuseumMound Bayou20853
10 - Calhoun Co. African-American PioneersBruce20853
11 - Howlin’ Wolf Blues Education CenterWest Point20853
12 - Delta Blues MuseumClarksdale20853
13 - Muddy Waters CabinClarksdale20853
14 - Jonestown School/North Delta Family Enrichment CenterJonestown20853
15 - Hattiesburg African-American ParkHattiesburg20853
16 - Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art African-American Gallery ConstructionBiloxi20853
17 - Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Acquisition/Conservation of African-American ArtistsBiloxi20853
18 - Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Relocation/Reconstruction of Pleasant Reed HouseBiloxi20853
19 - Tullis-Toledano Manor Slave Quarters Interpretive PlanBiloxi20853
20 - Alamo TheaterJackson20853
21 - Ayer Hall, Jackson State Univ.Jackson20853
22 - Creole Cottage at 218 Cohea St.Jackson20853
23 - Farish Street Blues WalkJackson20853
24 - Holtzclaw Mansion, Hinds Community CollegeUtica20853
25 - Smith Robertson SchoolJackson20853
26 - Farish Street Historic District Video DocumentaryJackson20853
27 - Woodworth Chapel, Tougaloo CollegeJackson20853
28 - Mount Olive School Community CenterLexington20853
29 - Rose Bank African-American Heritage CenterLexington20853
30 - Walter Anderson Museum of Art “Made in Mississippi: African-American Cultural Treasures” exhibitOcean Springs20853
31 - Civil Rights Commemoration Initiative/Civil Rights Monument, Univ. of Miss.Oxford20853
32 - African-American Commercial District Redevelopment ProjectMeridian20853
33 - African-American Heritage Trail and Marker ProgramMeridian20853
34 - Carnegie Library “Colored” BranchMeridian20853
35 - Wechsler SchoolMeridian20853
36 - Queen City HotelColumbus20853
37 - Tougaloo City/African-American AwarenessMadison20853
38 - Carnegie Hall, Miss. Industrial CollegeHolly Springs20853
39 - Folk Museum of African-American HistoryHolly Springs20853
40 - Ida B. Wells Art Gallery/Bolling-Gatewood HouseHolly Springs20853
41 - McCoy Building Preservation Project, Rust CollegeHolly Springs20853
42 - Oak View Mansion, Rust CollegeHolly Springs20853
43 - African-American Cultural Society of the Golden TriangleStarkville20853
44 - Kenneth dean Collection Conservation Project, Miss. State UniversityStarkville20853
45 - Oktibbeha Co. African-American Heritage Commemoration ProjectStarkville20853
46 - Rosenwald School RestorationDrew20853
47 - African-American Heritage Exhibit, Coldwater Public LibraryColdwater20853
48 - Memorial Commemorating Service of African-American Mississippians during the Vicksburg CampaignVicksburg20853
49 - Nelson St. Revitalization & Community Development AssociationGreenville20853
50 - Branch Banking House RestorationWoodville20853
51 - “Just Like Slaves” project documenting early 20th Century African-American lifeways in north-central hills
         region, Tombigbee National Miss. State University		Ackerman Unit of Forest20853
52 - Market Place Museum of African-American CultureVicksburg20853