New England Preservation Calendar

 Date: 10 Sep 97
 Time:          10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 Subject: NYS Conservation/Preservation Program Workshop
 Sponsor:       Amherst Museum and the Conservation/Preservation Program
 Speaker:       Barbara Lilley
 Location:      Amherst Museum, Amherst, NY
 Registration:  Workshops are free. Grant applications are due on
                     December 5, 1997.  Contact Barbara Lilley to request a
                     registration form at (518) 474-6971 or at blilleyWhich is found in this domain_unix2.
                     nysed.gov

 Date: 18 Sep 97
 Time:          10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 Subject: NYS Conservation/Preservation Program Workshop
 Sponsor:       New York Academy of Medicine and the Conservation/
                     Preservation Program
 Speaker:       Barbara Lilley
 Location:      New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY
 Registration:  Workshops are free. Grant applications are due on
                     December 5, 1997.  Contact Barbara Lilley to request
                     a registration form at (518) 474-6971 or at blilleyWhich is found in this domain_
                     unix2.nysed.gov

 Date: 23 Sep 97
 Time:          9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
 Subject: "Instituting a Conservation Environment Monitoring
                     Program" (Intended for library, archives, house museum,
                     and museum professionals, as well as for architects,
                     engineers, and staff involved in facilities management
                     and design.)
 Sponsor:       Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts et al
 Speaker:       William P. Lull
 Location:      The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
 Registration:  Registration deadline: September 12, 1997.  $45.00 for
                     CCAHA members and $50.00 for non-members, including
                     a box lunch and supplementary materials.  Contact Susan
                     W. DuBois, Preservation Services Office, CCAHA, 265
                     South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215)
                     545-0613, Fax: (215) 735-9313, ccaha<-a t->shrsys< . >hslc< . >org

 Date: 30 Sep 97
 Time:          4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 Subject: Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund -- Grants Workshop.
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Historical Commission
 Speaker:       MHS Staff
 Location:      Sandwich Public Library, 142 Main Street, Sandwich, MA
 Registration:  Free. Please contact the MHC Grants Division at (617)
                     727-8470 for directions or further information.

 Date: 23 Oct 97
 Time:          10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 Subject: "Basic Book Repair"
 Sponsor:       NELINET
 Speaker:       Todd Pattison
 Location:      NEDCC, Andover, MA
 Registration:  Contact NELINET at (617) 969-0400

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 Time:          3-day workshop
 Subject: "School for Scanning"
 Sponsor:       NEDCC and the National Park Service
 Speaker:       Steve Dalton et al
 Location:      New York Academy of Medicine, New York City, NY
 Registration:  Contact Kim O'Leary at NEDCC, (508) 470-1010,
                     oleary<-a t->nedcc< . >org

 Date: 5 Nov 97
 Time:          9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
 Subject: "Have You Got the Blues?  Architectural Records: Their
                     Identification, Management, Storage, and Treatment"
 Sponsor:       Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
 Speaker:       Lois Olcott Price, Conservator of Library Collections,
                     Winterthur Library; Joan Irving, Conservator, CCAHA
 Location:      Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, N.Y.
 Registration:  $70.00 for CCAHA members and $75.00 for non-members,
                     including supplementary materials.  Registration will
                     be limited to 30.  Contact Susan W. DuBois, Preservation
                     Services Office, CCAHA, 265 South 23rd Street,
                     Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 545-0613, Fax: (215)
                     735-9313, ccaha<-a t->shrsys< . >hslc< . >org

 Date: 6 Nov 97
 Time:          4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 Subject: Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund -- Grants Workshop.
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Historical Commission
 Speaker:       MHS Staff
 Location:      Preservation Worcester, Inc., 10 Cedar Street,
                     Worcester, MA
 Registration:  Free. Please contact the MHC Grants Division at (617)
                     727-8470 for directions or further information.

 Date: 13 Nov 97
 Time:          10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 Subject: "Intermediate Book Repair"
 Sponsor:       NELINET
 Speaker:       Todd Pattison
 Location:      NEDCC, Andover, MA
 Registration:  Contact NELINET at (617) 969-0400

 Date: 13 Jan 98
 Time:          4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 Subject: Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund -- Grants Workshop.
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Historical Commission
 Speaker:       MHS Staff
 Location:      Massachusetts Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Boulevard,
                     Boston, MA
 Registration:  Free. Please contact the MHC Grants Division at (617)
                     727-8470 for directions or further information.

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.

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 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 or
                     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)
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 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:        gregor.trinkaus-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 December
                     1997.  Proposals due early in 1998.

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 Agency:        Institute of Museum and Library Services
 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, 1998
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 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 1998.
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 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 1998.
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 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.
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 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
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
648 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215-2070
(617) 267-9400 or (800) 952-7403 (in-state)
Fax: (617) 421-9833
gregor.trinkaus-randall<-a t->state< . >ma< . >us

June 30, 1997

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