Opus Archives and Research Center Awarded Prestigious Grant
from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Opus, located on the campuses of Pacifica Graduate Institute, has been able to transfer the original 16 millimeter film for popular mythologist Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell from steel containers into superior fire and water proof archival quality canisters. This grant ensures that Campbell’s words and work will continue to be accessible to the community, preserving and furthering research into the deeply embedded language of myth that influences a growing understanding of and empathy for the rich and diverse cultures and communities found throughout the world.
Old Film Canisters
New Archival Canisters
“We are very proud to have been awarded this grant which allows us to care for these delicate materials in the Joseph Campbell collection. This grant is the first that Opus has been awarded and we are honored by the opportunity.”
-Safron Rossi, Ph.D., Director of Opus Archives
I’m obviously an interested party here, but still, congratulations! The ongoing upgrade of the archival facilities at OPUS is a real pleasure from a donor point of view, obviously, but will also make the archives more valuable to future generations.
Well done! Congratulations!
Congratulations Opus, Safron Rossi and all those who have put in hard work for attaining this honored award; it is well deserved! Cheers to Opus and to you all!
Blessings Deborah