BERT AND MARY MEYER FOUNDATION.
Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation records, 1985-2010

Restrictions on Access

Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.

Access to processed born digital materials is only available in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (the Rose Library). Use of the original digital media is restricted.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Source

Gift of the Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation, Inc. (BAMM), 2010. Additions were donated by BAMM in 2012.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation records, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Appraisal Note

Acquired by Curator of African American Collections, Randall Burkett, as part of the Rose Library's holdings in Southern history.

Processing

Unprocessed collection.

Born digital materials processed, arranged, and described by Brenna Edwards, 2020. Born digital materials include files taken from one external hard drive.

Forensic disk images were created from the hard drive using GuyMager. Individual files were extracted using FTK Imager and scanned for viruses using McAfee’s anti-virus software; none were found. Duplicate and system files have been removed, and files were scanned for personally identifiable information; none were found. Text-based files were migrated to PDF using Adobe Acrobat and image files were migrated to JPG using GIMP. File dates have been changed from the original creation date. Access copies retain original folder titles and file names.

Historical Note

The Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation was established in 1984 by Barbara Meyer in honor of her late parents. The Foundation's mission was to support rural communities in the Southeast working for environmental, social, and economic change. In 1999 the Foundation transferred its assets to its grantee partners, forming the Southern Partners Fund. In March 2010, the Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation was officially dissolved.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of the records of the Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation from 1985-2010. The records include grantee files, meeting minutes, printed material, conference and workshop files, and audiovisual material. Grantee files include grant applications, reports and other material relating to the grantee organizations. Also included in the collection are the administrative files of the foundation, including charters and by-laws, board meeting agendas and minutes, and reports. Other administrative records document the transition of operations to the Southern Partners Fund. The collection also includes material documenting the Foundation's Digital Storytelling Workshops beginning in the mid 2000s. Printed material includes newsletters, brochures and other publications produced by the grantee organizations which often document the projects funded by the Foundation. Also included in the collection is an external hard drive used by the organization, containing 20th anniversary exhibit files, audio files, photographs, and video clips dating 2006 to 2010.

Arrangement Note

Unprocessed collection.