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CCAHA WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
TO OUTWIT TIME:
PRESERVING BRITTLE PAPER
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) announces a
one day workshop. The program is partially funded by the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH), the Independence Foundation and The Pew Charitable
Trusts.
DATES & LOCATIONS:
- Friday, October 27, 2000
Huntington Museum of Art
2033 McCoy Road
Huntington, WV 25701
- Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Union League of Philadelphia
140 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102-3083
TIME:
9:00 A.M. - Registration and refreshments
9:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. - Workshop
TOPIC:
An informed understanding of the options to preserve brittle materials is
critical to the success of a preservation program. All of our cultural and
historic collections contain materials with brittle paper, as well as records
and books that are on acidic paper that will eventually become brittle.
This one day workshop provides an introduction to the issues institutions
face when considering options for preservation of their brittle paper. The
workshop will explore the problems of acidic and brittle paper and will
discuss options for preserving the physical and intellectual content of
collections. Several methods will be described, including mass
deacidification, preservation photocopying, preservation microfilming and
digital imaging. The advantages and disadvantages of each preservation
application will be discussed.
AUDIENCE:
This workshop is intended for librarians, archivists, curators,
collection managers, stewards of historic house museums and
collection care professionals.
SPEAKER:
Steve Dalton, Director of Field Services, Northeast Document Conservation
Center (NEDCC). Mr. Dalton conducts preservation planning surveys;
provides technical consultation on preservation issues for libraries,
archives, museums and historical societies; conducts workshops and
seminars on preservation topics; and manages the production and
distribution of NEDCC's publications.
CO-SPONSORS:
Huntington, WV: Huntington Museum of Art, PALINET, and West Virginia
Library Association.
Philadelphia, PA: Union League; Delaware Valley Archivists Group (DVAG);
Association of College and Research Libraries/Delaware Valley Chapter
(ACRL/DVC); Drexel University, College of Information Science and
Technology Continuing Professional Education (IST); PALINET;
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL);
and Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC).
REGISTRATION FEE:
The Registration Fee is $50.00 for members of CCAHA and Co-Sponsors
(see above), and $60.00 for non-members. Lunch is not included.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES:
Huntington, WV: Friday, October 13, 2000
Philadelphia: Wednesday, October 25, 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 Office
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA
Tel: 215.545.0613 Fax: 215.735.9313 email: [log in to unmask]
Website: 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.
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; internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships; and emergency
conservation assistance.
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