The following message is forwarded from the Visual Resources Association (VRA) listserv. ARLIS members are welcome to attend this meeting of the VRA Mid-Atlantic Chapter as guests. Please RSVP as indicated. * * * The VRA Mid-Atlantic Chapter will meet on October 6th. Enclosed is the agenda for a very worthwhile and educational meeting. Hope to see you there! Bob Willis, Chapter President Catholic University Washington, D.C. [log in to unmask] VRA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting Maryland Historical Society 201 W. Monument St., Baltimore, MD 21201 Friday - October 6, 2000 - 11 am to 2 pm 11 am - VRA business meeting 12 noon - Lunch, sponsored by the Maryland Historical Society Library 1 pm - Presentation by Kathy Cowan, Mellon Photograph Cataloger, Maryland Historical Society Library RSVP: to Kathy Cowan by Tuesday, October 3. By email (preferred) - [log in to unmask] ; or by phone - 410/685-3750 x378. Presentation: "Digital Programs on a Shoestring: An Historical Society Case" will address how the MHS digital program has been conceived with reference to considerably larger and well-funded projects at other institutions around the country and implemented here with a small staff and very basic technologies. Some themes: taking advantage of excellent information and usable models that exist and scaling them to your department's resources; packaging what you have for presentation on the Web; working with volunteers and interns. On the technical side, some discussion of our compromise between managing visual materials collection inventories using databases (common in VR settings) vs. text-based finding aids with Encoded Archival Description (EAD/XML) (common in archival settings). We will have a computer projector set-up to view the Maryland Historical Society Library's website. At the conclusion of the meeting, people are free to view permanent collections and exhibits at the Society until the museum closes at 4:30pm, including: FILMING MARYLAND (thru October 8, 2000) - Learn how the rest of the world has come to see Maryland's history, society, and landscapes through a century of feature films. Peruse props, costumes, scripts, and directors' notes. Get the insider's view of Maryland's film industry. Enjoy film clips in the gallery, and explore the locations-from downtown Baltimore and the Naval Academy to Western Maryland-that have made the state of Maryland a Hollywood star! "CELEBRATING THE BALTIMORE CITY LIFE COLLECTIONS" - Highlights include portraiture and still-life subjects by various members of the Peale family; photographs by famed Baltimore Sun photographer, A. Aubrey Bodine, and images of African-American city life from photographer Paul Henderson; images from the T. Hambleton Collection, one of the nation's premiere collections of Baltimore history prints; and a large variety of popular culture objects that reflect life in Baltimore City up to and through the 20th century. "BALTIMORE PAINTED FURNITURE" - An in-depth look at furniture artisans and how painted furniture was made; its stylistic characteristics and design sources, relationships between patrons and cabinetmakers, and the national and international market for Baltimore painted furniture. OTHER ATTRACTIONS and permanent collections - details available on the MHS website: www.mdhs.org. Day of the Meeting: Come to the MHS Front Desk and state that you are attending the VRA Meeting in The Hall. You should not have to pay admission. If you have parked in one of the MHS parking lots, request a parking pass to place in your car (we expect to have these available, if not, the charge for parking in MHS lots is $2/hour, $5 maximum). Directions: (see neighborhood map at http://www.mdhs.org/map.html) From I-95; Exit 53 to Martin Luther King Blvd., Right on Druid Hill Avenue (W. Centre Street). Left on Park Avenue. Turn left into bus parking area (for bus tours) or continue to Monument Street and turn left. Parking lots are on both sides of the street adjacent to our entrance. Approximately 2.5 miles from I-395 exit. From Downtown Baltimore/Inner Harbor: Go north on Charles Street, staying in the left lane. Turn left on Franklin Street. Turn right on Park Avenue. Turn left on Monument Street. Parking lots are on both sides of the street adjacent to our entrance. From Washington, DC, Philadelphia or BWI Airport via train: Maryland Historical Society is 1/2 block from the Light Rail's Centre Street stop, which connects with MARC trains to Camden Station and Penn Station and Amtrak trains to Penn Station. Parking: Parking is available. The lot is located next to our main entrance on W. Monument Street and another is located immediately across from our entrance. Spaces are somewhat limited, so car-pooling is encouraged. We expect to have parking passes available at the MHS Front Desk (if not, the charge for parking in the MHS lots is $2/hour, $5 maximum). There is also limited street parking with a two-hour time limit (some free, some metered). Accessibility: The Museum, except for the historic Pratt House, is accessible to persons in wheelchairs. __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner at: [log in to unmask]