New England Preservation Calendar

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

March 1998 - October 1998

 Date:          March 9, 1998
 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 [at] nedcc__org.

 Date:          March 10, 1998
 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 [at] nedcc__org

 Date:          March 11, 1998
 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:          March 18, 1998
 Time:          6:30 - 8:00 pm
 Subject:       "Tour of the American Textile Museum's conservation
                 lab"
 Sponsor:       NECA
 Location:      American Textile Museum, Lowell, MA
 Registration:  Not available

 Date:          March 20, 1998
 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 [at] nedcc__org

 Date:          April 4, 1998
 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:          April 15, 1998
 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:          April 16, 1998
 Time:          TBA
 Subject:       "Harvard University Collection of Scientific
                 Instruments"
 Sponsor:       NECA
 Location:      Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
 Registration:  TBA

 Date:          April 24, 1998
 Time:          All Day
 Subject:       "Leaky Pipes and Broken Windows: Disaster
                     Preparedness and Recovery for Archives"
 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:          May 5, 1998
 Time:          8:30 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery for
                  Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          May 12, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery for
                  Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Brewster Ladies' Library Association,
                 Brewster, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          May 18, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery for
                  Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Southworth Library, South Dartmouth, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          May 21, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                 for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Bridgewater Public Library, Bridgewater, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          May 28, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                 for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Bellingham Public Library, Bellingham, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          June 4, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                  for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Greenfield Public Library, Greenfield, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          June 5, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                  for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          June 9, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                  for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Peabody Institute Library, Danvers, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          June 10, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                  for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Wellesley Free Library, Wellesley, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          June 11, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                  for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Palmer Public Library, Palmer, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          June 15, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                  for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Hazen Memorial Library, Shirley, MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          June 23, 1998
 Time:          9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 Subject:       "Disaster Preparedness Planning and Recovery
                  for Libraries and Archives"
 Sponsor:       Massachusetts Board of Library Commission
 Speaker:       Gregor Trinkaus-Randall
 Location:      Thomas Crane Library, Quincy MA
 Registration:  Contact Joleen Westerdale at the MBLC to register.
                 For further information contact Gregor
                 Trinkaus-Randall at 617-267-9400 or 800-952-7403
                 (in-state) or gregor.trinkaus-randall [at] state__ma__us

 Date:          Oct 7, 1998
 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 [at] 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 [at] 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 or hammondbaker [at] 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)

 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 [at] 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.

 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.

 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, 1999

 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.

 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 1999.

 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 1998.

 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

Preservation Survey Information and Sources in the Northeast

 Do you want to apply for preservation project funding, but need
 professional assistance in establishing collection priorities?

 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 [at] state__ma__us
 Activity:  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.
 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.

 Agency:    Conservation Center for Art and Historic
                 Artifacts (CCAHA)
 Address:   264 South 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA  19103
 Telephone:      215-545-0613
 Fax:       215-735-9313
 Email:         ccaha [at] hslc__org
 WWW Site:  http://www.ccaha.org
 Activity:  The Conservation Center for Art and Historic
                 Artifacts (CCAHA) is able to offer the advice
                 needed for preservation planning in your
                 institution.

                 CCAHA's Preservation Overview Survey Program has
                 been extended until Spring 2000 through continued
                 funding from the National Endowment for the
                 Humanities (NEH).  For a greatly reduced rate,
                 you can receive a full day's review of the
                 preservation efforts of your institution.  The
                 cost for this overview survey is $300 ($350 a
                 after July 1, 1998) and travel expenses for the
                 surveyor.  After the visit, you will receive an
                 extensive report that will assist you in setting
                 your preservation priorities.

                 If your institution has a paper-based humanities
                 collection available to the public, you are
                 eligible to be considered for participation in
                 CCAHA's subsidized Survey Program.  The survey
                 process encompasses a general evaluation of your
                 institution's preservation needs for its
                 collection: environment (temperature, relative
                 humidity, pollution and light), housekeeping,
                 pest control, fire protection, security, and
                 disaster preparedness; collection storage,
                 handling, exhibition, and treatment; and
                 preservation planning.  The site visit consists
                 of a review of the site, an examination of the
                 collection, and interviews with relevant staff
                 to identify your preservation needs.  The written
                 report provides observations, recommendations,
                 and resources to serve as a guide in developing
                 a comprehensive preservation plan for your
                 institution's paper-based collection.

 Contact:   To request an application form or to receive
                 additional information about CCAHA and the
                 services we provide, please contact:  Susan W.
                 DuBois, Preservation Services Representative.

 Agency:    Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
 Address:   100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810-1494
 Telephone: 978-470-1010
 Fax:       978-475-6021
 Email:     kebrown [at] nedcc__org
 WWW site:  http://www.nedcc.org
 Activity:  A grant from the National Endowment for the
                 Humanities (NEH) makes it possible for NEDCC
                 to provide subsidized preservation planning
                 surveys for collections of photographs, books
                 and paper.  Libraries, archives, museums,
                 records repositories, and historical
                 organizations in NEDCC's region are invited to
                 apply. The cost of a subsidized survey is $250
                 plus travel costs.

                 Since 1981 NEDCC has provided several hundred
                 preservation planning surveys through its Field
                 Service Office.  A survey includes a one-day
                 site visit by a member of the NEDCC field service
                 team and a report of observations and
                 recommendations.  The surveyor evaluates
                 building conditions, collections, and storage
                 and handling procedures in order to identify
                 potential hazards to collections and to design
                 strategies for preserving paper-based and
                 documentary materials in the best condition
                 possible.  Specific goals and priorities are
                 suggested and steps needed to implement
                 preservation measures are outlined.

                 A survey provides the basis for a long-range
                 plan.  For many institutions, surveys have
                 provided valuable support for funding
                 requisitions for preservation projects.
                 Subsidized surveys are awarded competitively,
                 and a limited number are available.  Preference
                 is given to collections of unique or
                 irreplaceable value and to institutions who
                 can demonstrate financial need.  Selections are
                 made periodically; applications that are not
                 accepted are automatically reconsidered in
                 subsequent rounds.

                 In addition to the general preservation planning
                 survey, NEDCC's conservators are available to
                 examine the conservation needs of specific
                 collections or objects.  Site visits by a
                 conservator are provided at the Center's
                 regular consulting rates; scheduling and costs
                 can be discussed by telephone.  For materials
                 brought or sent to the Center for examination,
                 treatment proposals and cost estimates are
                 provided without charge.

 Contact:   Requests for application forms should be sent
                 to Karen Brown, Field Service Representative,
                 NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover,
                 Massachusetts 01810; 978-470-1010 or
                 kebrown [at] nedcc__org

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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