In a ceremony held on Saturday, Sept. 24, in Philadelphia, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Chapter presented Emmy Awards in 78 different categories with WPSU winning for its documentary on the collection of Charles L. Blockson. “Holding History: The Collections of Charles L. Blockson,” co-written by Cole Cullen and Cherlaine Stanford and produced and directed by Stanford, won a 2016 Emmy Award in the Human Interest Program/Special category.

The original, short-form piece tells the story of Charles L. Blockson’s lifelong journey to unearth and preserve the history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent.

The Charles L. Blockson Collection of African-Americana and African Diaspora is one of the most requested collections for instruction in the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at the Penn State University Libraries.

– submitted by Julie Porterfield, Special Collections