A $214,000 grant will help the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum preserve its collection of 14,000 acetate and vinyl transcriptions
recorded from the 1930s through the 1960s -- including several early performances of the Grand Ole Opry when it was broadcast
on NBC. The most fragile recordings will be moved to a digital format, while preserving the original artifact. The grant comes
from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the project will take three years to complete. 12/2/03




