Katherine Drake Hart History Preservation Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Austin, Texas area
The Katherine Drake Hart History Preservation Award was established by the Austin History Center Association in 1991 to honor Katherine Drake Hart, the founder and first Director of the originally named Austin-Travis County Collection (now called the Austin History Center).
About Katherine Drake Hart: Dr. Hart was a leader in both historic preservation and the preservation of Austin and Travis County history. She:
- Founded the archival collection that became The Austin History Center
- Helped found the Heritage Society of Austin (now Preservation Austin) and served as its President
- Helped write the City of Austin's historical zoning ordinance
- Served on the boards of numerous historical societies and committees
- Helped save many Austin buildings including The Old Bakery and the Littlefield Home
- Helped found Waterloo Press and edited/annotated several books
- Wrote a weekly column for the Austin American-Statesman called "The Waterloo Scrapbook"
- Is buried in the Texas State Cemetery
Award Details:
- The award sculpture is a small version of Bob Coffee's "Pop the Whip" sculpture, chosen in 2020
- The sculpture celebrates the children's game "Pop the Whip" and symbolizes the power of working together to preserve history
- Bob Coffee was one of the original founding members of the Austin History Center in 1979
Recent Recipients:
- 2024: Donna Carter
- 2023: Harold McMillan
- 2022: Karen Kocher & Monica Flores
- 2021: Gloria Mata Pennington
- 2020: Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Contact Information:
- Austin History Center Association
- 800 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78701
- P.O. Box 12546, Austin, TX 78711
- Phone: 512-270-0132
- Email: info@austinhistory.org
What Austin History Center Association Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $10K
- Median grant
- $10K
- By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX.
Example grants
Austin Public Library · Austin, TX
Austin History Center
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- History
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