[PADG:1095] Announcement: NARA Preservation Conference March 27, 2001

["Alan Calmes" <alan.calmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 16th Annual Preservation Conference
2001, A Case Oddity: Preserving the Physical Evidence of Artifacts and Records
March 27, 2001, 9:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., National Archives at College Park, MD

PROGRAM

Introduction: What's This Stuff Doing Here, Anyway?
Margaret Ann T. Kelly, Research Chemist, Document Conservation Laboratory, NARA

Custodial Issues Regarding Artifacts and Records Retained As Evidence
Steven D. Tilley, Chief, Special Access and Freedom of Information Staff, NARA

Preservation Responsibilities Regarding Evidential Holdings
Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler, Supervisory Conservator, Document Conservation Laboratory, NARA

Conservation Treatment Issues: When Damage Tells A Story
Jane E. Klinger, Chief Conservator, U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Curatorial Case Study: The Kennewick Man
Michael K. Trimble, Chief, Curation and Archives, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Handling and Preserving Fingerprinted Documents and Artifacts
Carey L. Chapman, Fingerprint Specialist, Identification Branch, U. S. Secret Service

Preservation of Firearms, Ammunition, and Other Wood or Metal Artifacts
Martin Burke, Associate Manager, Conservation, National Park Service

Handling and Preserving Biological Materials, Including Documents and Artifacts Bearing Blood or Other Body Fluids
Joseph A. DiZinno, Chief, Scientific Analysis Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory

Preregistration is required

The Registration Fee is $75.00
(Includes buffet lunch)
Please send check payable to:
National Archives Trust Fund

and/or obtain registration information from:

Eleanor Torain
Conference Coordinator (NWT)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2807
College Park, MD 20740-6001

Telephone: 301-713-6718
Fax: 301-713-6653

E-mail: eleanor.torain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

The National Archives and Records Administration's Annual Preservation Conferences cover topics on the creation, use, exhibition, care-and-handling, conservation, duplication, and long-term storage of information on paper, film, tape, and disk. This year's conference will bring together forensic and conservation scientists, archivists, and conservators to discuss technical issues related to the preservation and handling of artifacts and records which have been or may be subjected to forensic examinations.

Presentations will cover the science of fingerprint, firearms, and biological materials examinations, focusing in particular on the issues of potential hazard, deterioration, and preservation of evidential value with respect to affected artifacts and records in archival custody. Discussions of custodial, preservation, conservation treatment, and curatorial issues regarding evidential holdings will be highlighted by the presentation of illustrative case studies. Topics covered will include:

* examples/case studies
* handling and preserving fingerprinted documents and artifacts
* firearms and ammunition, and other wood or metal artifacts
* blood, body fluids, and other biological materials
* custodial issues
* preservation responsibilities
* conservation issues