Process and Catalog Park Archives to Preserve the Collections

The National Park Service intends to award a task agreement under a previously competed or single source justified cooperative agreement to Auburn University for the project "Process and Catalog Park Archives to Preserve the Collections". The project aims to catalog, preserve, and make accessible archives on behalf of four parks in the Southeast Region, improving access to government information for NPS staff, partner governments and organizations, and the public. The project will result in the surveying, processing, arrangement, cataloging, and preservation of park records, and the production of archival finding aids and Interior Collections Management System catalog records. • The project will be performed in accordance with professional archival standards, federal laws and regulations governing federal records and archives, and National Park Service policies and guidelines. • The project will provide professional opportunities for early career archivists and students, exposing them to the National Park Service's mission and resources. • The project will make archival collections from units within the National Park Service's Southeast Region accessible to the public, increasing interest in parks, promoting accountability, and facilitating new historical and scientific research.