Funding for preservation of historical photographs

Jim Moss <clkmkr [at] tiac__net> writes

>My brother-in-law is a professional photographer. He is working with
>a person in Maine that has a large collection of historical
>photographs of the Kennebeck Region.
>...I suggested that there may be grants
>available to assist with the cost of conservation/preservation but I
>am not sure of this information.

Jim Moss may wish to contact Leslie Paisley at Williamstown Art
Conservation Center regarding their Paper Labs on-site surveys of
photography collections.  There is currently an article in the Fall
1996 issue of "fyi" the center's newsletter regarding this service.

    Williamstown Art Conservation Center
    225 South Street
    Williamstown, MA  01267
    wacc [at] clark__williams__edu
    413-458-5741

George Cannon
Preparator
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-254-4617

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