[PADG:925] CCAHA Salvage Workshop Deadline Approaching

[CCAHA <CCAHA@xxxxxxxxx>]

WATER, WATER EVERYWHEREGood Decision Making When Recovering 
Water-Damaged Paper Collections
 
***Note: The registration deadline is Friday, March 10, 2000***
 
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) announces a 
daylong 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
 
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 (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.