0 , ▁an ▁advis ory ▁board ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁established , ▁and ▁after ▁fund ing ▁was ▁awarded , ▁the ▁project ▁began ▁on ▁a ▁full - time ▁basis ▁in ▁September , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁S ources ▁of ▁fund ing ▁included ▁the ▁Carolina ▁State ▁Archives , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Press , ▁P ace ▁University , ▁the ▁Glad ys ▁Del mas ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁( NE H ), ▁and ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁South . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁won ▁end ors ement , ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁grant , ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Historical ▁Publications ▁and ▁Records ▁Commission , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁NE H ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁" We ▁the ▁People " ▁projects . ▁The ▁Har ri et ▁Jacob s ▁Pap ers ▁Project ▁am ass ed ▁approximately ▁ 9 0 0 ▁documents ▁by , ▁to , ▁and ▁about ▁Har ri et ▁Jacob s , ▁her ▁brother ▁John ▁S . ▁Jacob s , ▁and ▁her ▁daughter ▁Louis a ▁Mat ilda ▁Jacob s , ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁a ▁two - volume ▁edition ▁entitled ▁The ▁Har ri et ▁Jacob s ▁Family ▁Pap ers . ▁The ▁published ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁papers ▁is ▁intended ▁for ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁students , ▁teachers , ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁from ▁elementary ▁through ▁gradu ate ▁school , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁public . ▁ ▁Fellow ships ▁and ▁Gr ants ▁National