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ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS:
Preserving and Managing the Documentation of Our Built Environment
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The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is extending =
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the
deadline to apply for stipends for the Architectural Records Conference.
Applications will be accepted if postmarked by February 15, 2000. (The =3D
original
deadline was February 8.) The notification date remains February 29, 2000.
Further information on the conference and the stipend application process
follows. For complete conference information, including printable =3D
registration
forms, please visit CCAHA's website at www.ccaha.org, or contact:
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Preservation Services Office
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 545-0613
(215) 735-9313 fax
ccaha=3D40ccaha.org
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ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS: PRESERVING AND MANAGING THE DOCUMENTATION OF OUR =3D
BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
Location: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Date: May 3-5, 2000
A Conference Developed by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic =3D
Artifacts
(CCAHA) and the National Park Service Museum Management Program
Cosponsored by
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
Independence National Historical Park
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and the =3D
National
Park Service Museum Management Program are cosponsoring a three-day =3D
conference
on the management of architectural records, from Wednesday, May 3 through
Friday, May 5, 2000, at The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. The goal of this
conference is to improve practices for preserving, managing, and providing
access to the documentation of our built heritage. Twenty speakers will =3D
address
the challenges involved in managing architectural records collections, on =
=3D
both
theoretical and practical levels, through keynote addresses, lectures, case
studies, demonstrations, and tours.
This conference was made possible, in part, with special funding from the
National Park Service Cultural Resources Training Initiative. Grant =
funding=3D
has
been provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Graham
Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, The Pew Charitable =
Trusts,=3D
The
Independence Foundation, The Barra Foundation, and Nielsen =3D26 Bainbridge.
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CONFERENCE STIPENDS
Financial assistance of up to =3D24500 is available to defray travel, =
lodging,=3D
and
registration costs for up to 20 individuals. To be eligible, individuals =
=3D
must
work with architectural records that are available to the public in =3D
non-profit
institutions with annual budgets of =3D24250,000 or less.
Application Process
Applicants must submit:
=3D2A A one-page letter that addresses their institution's need for staff =
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training
in this area=3D3B commitment to preserving architectural records and making =
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them
accessible to the public=3D3B and readiness to address these needs. The =3D
letter
should also include a brief description of the architectural records held =
by=3D
the
institution (unless covered in the institutional profile).
=3D2A A brief letter from the institution's director, indicating support for=
=3D
the
applicant's attendance at the conference
=3D2A Proof of tax-exempt status
=3D2A Most recent financial statement
=3D2A A brief institutional profile or brochure
=3D2A Applicant's resume
Deadline to Apply for Conference Stipends: Applications must be postmarked =
=3D
by
February 15, 2000. Applicants will be notified by February 29, 2000. Note:
Twenty spaces will be held for recipients of conference stipends.
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), established =
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in
1977, is a non-profit regional conservation laboratory serving other =3D
non-profit
cultural, educational, and research institutions, as well as private =3D
individuals
and organizations. CCAHA specializes in the treatment of works of art and
historic artifacts on paper, such as prints, maps, posters, architectural
drawings, historic wallpaper, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks, =3D
manuscripts,
and related materials, such as parchment and papyrus. It also offers =3D
on-site
consultation services=3D3B educational programs and seminars=3D3B =
internships,
fellowships, and apprenticeships=3D3B and emergency conservation assistance.
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