A community choice. The collection object at the center of this project will be selected by the applicant, who will then submit a proposal for a public engagement that responds to the object. Applicants may work with the Library Company staff to identify potential collection objects from which to choose. The collections hold countless items that resonate with the goals of Beyond Glass Cases. In addition to holding a significant collection of art and artifacts, the library collections include deep documentation of African American history, the history of popular medicine, women’s and LGBTQ+ history, the visual culture of 18th and 19th-century America, and numerous other subjects.