New England Preservation Calendar

Calendar of Preservation-Related
Workshops and Events in New England and Environs
January 1996 - September 1997

 Date:               9 Oct 96
 Time:               2 - 3 days at a time
 Subject:            "Managing Preservation for Library and
                     Archives Collections" 5 sessions
 Sponsor:            Northeast Document Conservation Center
 Speaker:            Steve Dalton, Lisa Fox
 Location:           NEDCC, Andover, MA
 Registration Cost:  $450. Contact Steve Dalton or Beth Patkus,
                     NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA
                     01810 (508) 470-1010, Fax: (508) 475-6021,
                     nedcc<-a t->nedcc< . >org for registration information.

 Date:               5 Feb 97
 Time:               10:00 am - 3:30 pm
 Subject:            "Reformatting for Preservation & Access"
 Sponsor:            NELINET
 Speaker:            Steve Dalton
 Location:           NEDCC, Andover, MA
 Registration:       Limited to 20 participants. For information
                     about the workshop and registration, contact
                     NELINET at (617) 969-0400, or (800) NELINET.

 Date:               6 Mar 97
 Time:               10:00 am - 3:30 pm
 Subject:            "Disaster Preparedness"
 Sponsor:            NELINET
 Speaker:            Beth Patkus
 Location:           NEDCC, Andover, MA
 Registration:       Limited to 30 participants. For information
                     about the workshop and registration, contact
                     NELINET at (617) 969-0400, or (800) NELINET.

 Date:               14 Mar 97
 Time:               All day
 Subject:            "Ethics and Options: Another Look at
                     Conservation"
 Sponsor:            Ephemera Society
 Speaker:            Mary Todd Glaser
 Location:           Ephemera Society, Cazenovia, NY
 Registration:       Ephemera Society, (315) 655-2810

 Date:               1 Apr 97
 Time:               All day
 Subject:            "Preserving Diversity Through Photographs"
 Sponsor:            NEDCC
 Speaker:            Gary Albright
 Location:           NEDCC, Andover, MA
 Registration:       For information about the workshop and
                     registration, contact Kim O'Leary at NEDCC,
                     (508) 470-1010 or nedcc<-a t->nedcc< . >org.

 Date: 26 Apr 97
 Time:               1 session
 Subject:            "Environmental Control for Small
                      Repositories"
 Sponsor:            New England Archivists
 Speaker:            Beth Patkus
 Location:           NEA Meeting, Orono, ME
 Registration:       Invited presentation, Contact the New England
                     Archivists at (207) 581-1891 or
                     http://www.lib. emb.edu/newengarch

 Date:               13 May 97
 Time:               3-day workshop
 Subject:            "Preservation Reformatting"
 Sponsor:            National Archives
 Speaker:            Susan Wrynn
 Location:           National Archives, College Park, MD
 Registration:       For information about the workshop and
                     registration, contact Gail Pfeifle at NEDCC,
                     (508) 470-1010.

** Preservation-Related Grant Sources and Deadlines

 Agency:             National Endowment for the Humanities,
                     Division of Preservation and Access
 Address:            Room 802, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
                     Washington, D.C. 20506
 Telephone:          (202) 606-8570
 FAX:                (202) 606-8639
 E-mail:             preservation<-a t->neh< . >fed< . >us
 Areas of Funding:
     Preservation and access projects including support for
     education and training, regional field service programs, and
     research and demonstration projects The stabilization and
     documentation of materials culture collections U.S. Newspaper
     program
 Deadlines:          July 1 deadline for subsequent May 1 start
                     date.
 Agency:             National Historical Publications and Records
                     Commission
 Address:            NHPRC - NP, National Archives Building, Room
                     607, Washington, D.C. 20506
 Telephone:          (202) 501-5610
 FAX:                (202) 501-5601
 Areas of Funding:
     To help local organizations preserve records and make them
     accessible by providing grants to state historical records
     coordinators and boards for state regrants (October 1)

     To increase access to and use of records, based on
     recommendations in the reports of the Historical Documents
     Study and the Society of American Archivists' Task Force on
     Goals and Priorities (October 1)

     To help carry out the national agendas for archival progress
     put forward by the Society of American Archivists and the
     National Association of Government Archives and Records
     Administrators, with particular attention to needs for
     preservation, planning, training and institutional
     self-evaluation (February 1)
 Contact:            In Massachusetts: contact Kathryn Hammond
                     Baker at the Archives of the Commonwealth,
                     (617) 727-2816 archives<-a t->mecn< . >mass< . >edu In
                     other states: State Archivist or Chair of the
                     State Historical Records Advisory Board
 Deadlines:          February 1 and October 1 (see above for
                     specifics)

 Agency:             Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
 Address:            648 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215-2070
 Telephone:          (617) 267-9400 or (800) 952-7403 (in-state)
 FAX:                (617) 421-9833
 E-mail:             gtrinkaus-randall<-a t->state< . >ma< . >us
 Areas of Funding:
     To help public libraries conduct a preservation/ conservation
     survey of the collection(s) to determine individual item
     conservation requirements, the needs for proper storage, care
     and handling.

     To help public libraries determine priorities for materials
     to be conserved and implement an action plan for their
     preservation.

     To assist multi-type libraries to acquire equipment and
     supplies, including proper physical containers to house
     collections in all formats to assist in the preservation of
     at-risk materials.

     To encourage and support evaluation and remediation, where
     needed, of physical facilities housing library materials in
     multi-type libraries.

     To develop cost-effective methods of sharing preservation
     resources, including staff training, microfilming/
     reformatting, shared storage facilities and emergency
     preparedness.
 Contact:            Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Deadline:           Letters of Intent will be due at the M.B.L.C.
                     in September 1997. Proposals due early in
                     1998.

 Agency:             Institute of Museum Studies
 Address:            1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 609,
                     Washington, DC 20506
 Telephone:          (202) 606-8539
 Areas of Funding:
     CAP grants support a 2-day site visit to assess a museum's
     collections and environmental conditions (1). Conservation
     Project Support Program. Funding to museums for conservation
     activities including treatment, surveys, and implementation
     (2).
 Contact:            Kelly Chisholm, NIC, 3299 K. Street, NW,
                     Suite 602, Washington, DC 20007.
 Telephone:          (202) 625-1495.
 Deadline:           (1) December 1997. Request application in
                     early October 1997. (2) March 1, 1997

 Agency:             National Endowment for the Arts
 Address:            Museum Program, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
                     Room 624, Washington, DC 20506.
 Telephone:          (202) 682-5442
 Areas of Funding:
     Care of Collections: Conservation Collections Maintenance
     Heritage and Preservation
 Deadline:           March 1997.

 Agency:             New Jersey State Library
 Address:            185 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625-0520
 Telephone:          (609) 984-3282
 Areas of Funding:
     Funding for preservation/conservation of collections of
     interest for New Jersey
 Contact:            Betty Steckman
 Deadline:           February 1997.

 Agency:             New York State Library
 Address:            Division of Library Development New York
                     State Library 10-C-47 Cultural Education
                     Center Albany, NY 12230
 Telephone:          (518) 474-6971
 Areas of Funding:
     Funding to preserve unique library materials in all types of
     nonprofit institutions within New York State
 Deadline:           December 1997.

 Agency:             Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance
 Address:            Shelburne Museum P.O. Box 10 Shelburne, VT
                     05482
 Telephone:          (802) 985-3346 x 323
 Areas of Funding:
     Vermont Collections Care
 Deadline:           Call for deadline and information

Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
Collection Management/Preservation Specialist
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
648 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215-2070
617-267-9400
800-952-7403 (in-state)
Fax: 617-421-9833

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