[PADG:895] CCAHA Workshop Announcement

[CCAHA <CCAHA@xxxxxxxxx>]

CCAHA WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
 
WATER, WATER EVERYWHEREGood Decision Making When 
Recovering Water-Damaged Paper Collections
 
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) 
announces a day-long program, "Water, Water Everywhere: Good Decision Making 
When Recovering Water-Damaged Paper Collections".  The program is partially 
funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
 
 
 
DATE:
 
Wednesday, March 22, 2000  9:00 A.M. - Registration 
& Refreshments   9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. - Workshop
 
***The registration deadline is Friday, March 10, 
2000***
 
LOCATION:
 
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies18 South 7th 
StreetPhiladelphia, PA  19106
 
SUBJECT:
 
The goal of this one-day program is to provide a basic 
understanding of the decisions involved in organizing recovery of water-damaged 
paper collections.  Tools for assessing damage, evaluating available 
resources, and selecting recovery methods will be illustrated through lectures, 
slides, and emergency scenarios.  Scenarios will include small- to 
mid-sized emergencies involving a variety of paper-based collections.  
Priority setting, handling issues and drying methods and procedures for 
recovering damaged paper collections will be reviewed.
 
   * Books * Documents * Photographs * Art on Paper 
* Ephemera * Maps    * Posters * Papier Mâché * Architectural 
Records * Vital Records 
 
AUDIENCE:
 
This workshop is intended for librarians, archivists, 
curators, collection managers, stewards of historic house museums and collection 
care professionals involved in safeguarding paper-based collections and in 
recovery during an emergency.
 
SPEAKERS:
 
Betty Fiske, Paper Conservator, Winterhur Museum, Garden and 
Library 
 
Glen Ruzicka, Director of Conservation, Conservation Center 
for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA).
 
C0-SPONSORS:
 
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Heritage Investment 
Program, Tri-State Coalition of Historic Places, Delaware Valley Archivists 
Group (DVAG), Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries 
(PACSCL), and the Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware 
Valley.
 
FEES:
 
The registration fee is $65.00 for members of CCAHA, and 
$75.00 for non-members.  Lunch is not included.  The registration 
deadline is Friday, March 10, 2000.
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND A REGISTRATION 
FORM:
 
Complete program information and printable registration form 
are available on CCAHA's website (<A 
href="http://www.ccaha.org";>www.ccaha.org) or contact:
 
Preservation Services OfficeConservation Center for Art 
and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)264 South 23rd StreetPhiladelphia, PA 
19103Tel:  215.545.0613   Fax:  215.735.9313   
email:  <A 
href="mailto:ccaha@xxxxxxxxx";>ccaha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:  <A 
href="http://www.ccaha.org";>http://www.ccaha.org
 
Created by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for 
the Humanities (NEH) is an independent agency that supports education, research, 
preservation projects, and public programs in the humanities.
 
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts 
(CCAHA), established in 1977, is a non-profit regional conservation laboratory 
serving other non-profit cultural, educational, and research institutions, as 
well as private individuals and organizations.  CCAHA specializes in the 
treatment of works of art and historic artifacts on paper, such as drawings, 
prints, maps, posters, historic wallpaper, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks, 
manuscripts, and related materials, such as parchment and papyrus.  It also 
offers on-site consultation services; educational programs and seminars; and 
internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships.