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October 23-25, 2001 - Philadelphia PA
Photographs are magical objects. William Henry Fox Talbot, who invented the
negative-positive process, wrote of "the inimitable beauty of the pictures of
nature's painting which the glass lens of the camera throws upon the paper in
its focus-fairy pictures, creatures of a moment, and destined as rapidly to
fade away." Photographs are often the most used materials held in our
institutions. This workshop series is designed to help cultural institutions
develop the strategies needed to establish safe storage environments, and
handling, and to select appropriate reformatting options.
The workshops are intended for staff who are involved in collections care
activities or have responsibility for the photograph collections, such as
librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic
house museums, and records managers.
Although attending the entire series is not required, each workshop covers a
component of the overall care and management of your institution's photograph
collection.
WORKSHOPS' DESCRIPTIONS
Planning Your Digital Imaging Project
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
This workshop is designed to explore the decisions involved in planning and
managing a project to digitally reformat a photographic collection. The
conversion of visual materials to an electronic form encompasses a host of
management decisions with significant implication for access and cost. The
factors to consider include provision of intellectual access to materials,
copyright issues, current and potential use by researchers, format and nature
of the digital product, relationship of the project materials to the rest of
the collection, and projected costs. The workshop will serve as an overview
for staff determining if digitization will facilitate and enhance access to
their photographic collections.
Speaker:
Steve Puglia, Imaging Consultant, Photo Conservation and Imaging, Silver
Spring, MD
Workshop Location & Time:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Hamilton Auditorium
118 North Broad Street
(Broad & Cherry Streets)
Philadelphia, PA
9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop
Identification and Care of Photographic Negatives
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
A successful plan to care for a negative collection hinges on proper
identification. This workshop will review the environmental and storage
needs for the various types of negatives. Issues regarding use of cold
storage and selection of a duplication process for deteriorating negatives
will be discussed. A hands-on component will give participants experience
in identifying various types of negatives. Workshop is limited to 30
participants.
Speaker:
Andrew Robb, Photograph Conservator
Mary Schobert, Senior Conservator, CCAHA, and Barbara Lemmen, Conservator,
CCAHA, will assist with negative identification.
Workshop Location & Time:
(Note: different location from Tuesday's workshop)
The Wistar Institute
Joseph N. Grossman, M.D. Auditorium
3601 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA
9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop
Identification and Care of Photographic Prints
Thursday, October 25, 2001
The cornerstone in developing a preservation plan for a photographic print
collection is identifying the photographic process. The workshop will
demonstrate that the type of print influences most of the decisions that need
to be made concerning environmental conditions, exhibition, and housing.
Participants will gain familiarity with the major processes of the 19th and
20th centuries through lectures and hands-on examination of sample prints
using a microscope. Workshop is limited to 30 participants.
Speaker:
Sarah Wagner, Photograph Conservator, Photo Conservation and Imaging, Silver
pring, MD
Mary Schobert, Senior Conservator, CCAHA, and Barbara Lemmen, Conservator,
CCAHA, will assist with print identification.
Workshop Location & Time:
(Note: different location from Tuesday's workshop)
The Wistar Institute
Joseph N. Grossman, M.D. Auditorium
3601 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA
9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS), Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Arcadia Foundation, The
Independence Foundation, and The Pew Charitable Trusts provided subsidy for
these workshops. Co-sponsors are Delaware Valley Archivists Group, Heritage
Investment Program, The Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware
Valley, PALINET, and Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections
Libraries, Tri-State Coalition of Historic Places, and our host sites the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and The Wistar Institute.
Registration Fee:
Non-Member Fee CCAHA / Co-Sponsor Member Fee:
1 workshop: $ 60.00 $ 50.00
2 workshops: $120.00 $100.00
All 3 workshops: $170.00 $140.00
Registration Deadline is Tuesday, October 9, 2001
Stipends:
Financial assistance of up to $900 will be made to defray travel, lodging,
and registration costs for individuals who are interested in attending the
entire series. Consideration will be given to stipend requests for up to
$300 (per workshop) for participation in one or two of the workshops, but
preference will be given to participation in the entire series.
To be eligible, individuals must work with historic and cultural photograph
collections that are available to the public in non-profit institutions with
total annual institutional operating budgets of $500,000 or less. Applications
from more than one person at an institution will be considered.
Applications should be sent to CCAHA's Preservation Services Office, and must
be postmarked by Friday, August 31, 2001. Recipients will be notified by
Monday, September 10, 2001.
For additional stipend information, workshop registration forms, or
information about CCAHA, its programs and services, please visit our website
www.ccaha.org or call 215/545-0613.
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