New England Preservation Calendar

Calendar of Preservation-Related Workshops and Events in New England
and Environs

 December 1997 - October 1998

 Date: 8 Dec 97
 Time:         10:00 am
 Subject: "Basic Book Repair"
 Sponsor:      New Hampshire Library Association
 Speaker:      Todd Pattison
 Location:     New Hampshire Library Association, Concord, NH
 Registration: Laura Maroon at 1-603-476-5517 or
                     1-maroon<-a t->conknet< . >com

 Date: 25 Feb 98
 Time:         10:00 am - 3:30 pm
 Subject: "Basic Book Repair"
 Sponsor:      NELINET
 Speaker:      Todd Pattison
 Location:     NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA
 Registration: Call NELINET at 1-800-NELINET.

 Date: 9 Mar 98
 Time:         10:00 am
 Subject: "Photograph Preservation"
 Sponsor:      NEDCC
 Speaker:      Gary Albright
 Location:     Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, Springfield,
                     MA
 Registration: Contact Gail Colglazier at CVHM or Kim O'Leary at
                     NEDCC 1-978-470-1010 or oleary<-a t->nedcc< . >org.

 Date: 10 Mar 98
 Time:         All Day for 4 days
 Subject: "Life Cycle of Information"
 Sponsor:      National Park Service
 Speaker:      Steve Dalton and others
 Location:     National Archives, College Park, MD
 Registration: Contact Kim O'Leary at NEDCC. 1-978-470-1010 or
                     oleary<-a t->nedcc< . >org

 Date: 11 Mar 98
 Time:         10:00 am - 3:30 pm
 Subject: "Intermediate Book Repair"
 Sponsor:      NELINET
 Speaker:      Todd Pattison
 Location:     NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA
 Registration: Call NELINET at 1-800-NELINET

 Date: 20 Mar 98
 Time:         10:00 am
 Subject: "Photograph Preservation"
 Sponsor:      NEDCC
 Speaker:      Gary Albright
 Location:     Cranston Public Library, Cranston, RI
 Registration: Contact Kim O'Leary at NEDCC. 1-978-470-1010 or
                     oleary<-a t->nedcc< . >org

 Date: 4 Apr 98
 Time:         1:30 - 2:15 pm
 Subject: "Disaster Preparedness"
 Sponsor:      New England Archivists of Religious Institutions
 Speaker:      Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:     St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers
 Registration: Contact Sister Blaithin Sullivan at 617-746-2117

 Date: 15 Apr 98
 Time:         10:00 am - 3:30 pm
 Subject: "Getting Started with Preservation"
 Sponsor:      NELINET
 Speaker:      Steve Dalton
 Location:     NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA
 Registration: Call NELINET at 1-800-NELINET

 Date: 24 Apr 98
 Time:         All Day
 Subject: "Disaster Preparedness and Wet Materials Recovery"
 Sponsor:      New England Archivists
 Speaker:      Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:     Lowell, MA
 Registration: Information will be available in the NEA meeting
                     mailing in the winter months.

 Date: 7 Oct 98
 Time:         10:00 am
 Subject: "Preservation of Photographs"
 Sponsor:      National Endowment for the Arts
 Speaker:      Gary Albright
 Location:     Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, RI
 Registration: Contact Linda Eppich at RIHS or Kim O'Leary at
                     NEDCC. 1-978-470-1010 or oleary<-a t->nedcc< . >org

Preservation-Related Grant Sources and Deadlines

 Agency:       National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of
                     Preservation and Access
 Address:      Room 411, 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 hammondbaker<-a t->sec< . >state< . >ma< . >us
                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. on
                     January 8, 1998.
                Proposals due March 24, 1998.

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 Agency:        Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional
                     Development Program
 Address:       120 Boylston Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116-
                     4600
 Telephone:     617-727-3668 or 800-232-0960
 Areas of
       Funding: Professional Development grants are offered by the
                     MCC to promote the continuing professional
                     education of nonprofit administrators in the
                     arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences,
                     and of working artists.  Professional
                     Development Grants are specifically intended
                     to help cover costs associated with attending
                     professional conferences, workshops,
                     seminars, or master classes.  Any
                     Massachusetts resident who is formally
                     affiliated with a Massachusetts nonprofit
                     cultural organization - including local
                     cultural councils - that agrees to be a
                     sponsor is eligible.  Organizations may
                     sponsor up to three successful applicants in
                     any fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).
                     Individuals may request up to a maximum of
                     $500 for professional Development with
                     average awards ranging from $200 to $300.
                     Please note that MCC funds are applicable
                     only to registration fees and transportation
                     costs.
 Contact:       Matthew Liston
 Telephone:     617-727-3668 x 329 or 800-232-0960 (in-state)
 Deadline:      Last day of each month.

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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:       Eve Blackburn, NIC, 3299 K. Street, NW, Suite 602,
                     Washington, DC 20007.
 Telephone:     202-625-1495.
 Deadline:      (1) December 1998. Request application in early
                     October 1998.
                (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

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