Acknowledgements

In June of 2007 Marist College received a $140,000 grant from the National Archives and Record Administration's Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to support a two-year project to preserve the College's Lowell Thomas Papers. The James A. Cannavino Library's Archives and Special Collections completed the Lowell Thomas Project and the Lowell Thomas Papers is now available to researchers for the first time in its entirety. The collection contains over 1,200 linear feet of materials documenting the life, career, and travels of Lowell Thomas as he became one of America's most prominent newsmen. Included in the collection are approximately 36,000 photographs, hundreds of hours of audio, thousands of feet of motion picture film, numerous artifacts and over one million pages of manuscript materials.

The Marist College Archives and Special Collections staff wishes to express their deep appreciation to all of the parties that helped the Lowell Thomas Project come to fruition:

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)

John Ansley, Project Director
Angelo Galeazzi, Project Archivist

The James A. Cannavino Library staff, particularly:
Verne Newton, Library Director
Cathy Carl, Assistant Library Director
Nancy Decker, Library Assistant
Katy Silberger, Head of Automation Services
Tunicia Ward, Library Assistant
Michael Bowman, Desktop Administrator

The Marist College Media Center staff, particularly:
James Duryea, Manager, Operations and Production

The Office of Academic Affairs, particularly:
Thomas Wermuth, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

The Academic Grants Office, particularly:
Donna Berger, Academic Grants Coordinator
Kathy McHugh, Special Programs Assistant

The Business Office, particularly:
Lora Gannon, Post Awards Project Administrator

The Advancement Office, particularly:
Tim Massie, Chief Public Affairs Officer

The Marist College Student Assistants, particularly:
Jill Rifenburg for her work on the glass plate negatives and lantern slides
Aileen Runne for her work on the textual materials and glass plate negatives
Monish Singh for his encoding skills and web interface design
Greg Wiedeman for his work on the moving images and sound recordings

Stacy Allaire for her work on the textual materials
Amanda Baker for her work on the textual materials
Alexandra Bernardo for her work on the sound recordings
Kristin Billera for her work on the textual materials
Dan Carruthers for his work on the sound recordings
Nicole Chin-Lyn for her work on the textual materials
Andrew Cleary for his work on the sound recordings
Paul Contarino for his work on the textual materials, objects, and graphic materials
Meaghan DaCosta for her work on the textual materials
Gianna D'Ambrosca for her work on the textual materials
Sean Fox for his work on the sound recordings
Sreekar Gangavarapu for his work on the on-line exhibit
Gwen Han for her work on the textual materials
Kristen Hayes for her work on the textual and graphic materials
Erin Kelly for her work on the textual materials
Angelica Lombardi for her work on the textual materials
James Marconi for his work on the sound recordings
Erin Meehan for her work on the textual materials
Rachael Oleaga for her work on the textual materials
Stefanie Roberts for her work on the moving images, sound recordings, and graphic materials

Finally, a special thanks to Mr. Lowell Thomas, Jr. and his family for donating the Lowell Thomas Papers to Marist College.