Are you or your colleagues involved in collecting, preserving, and/or
providing access to architectural, landscape, and historic preservation
records in cultural institutions or architectural firms? The
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, with the Chicago
History Museum, is pleased to present the program, Architectural Records
Symposium: Managing and Preserving Design Records, to be held in
Chicago, IL on July 16 & 17, 2007. This program is intended for
archivists, librarians, curators, historic preservation officers,
records managers, historians, and architects involved in the managing
and collecting of design records.
For more information about this program and a program brochure and
registration form, please visit our website at www.ccaha.org
<http://www.ccaha.org/> . For questions about the program, call CCAHA's
Preservation Services office at 215.545.0613
The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) presents
Architectural Records Symposium: Managing and Preserving Design Records
Monday, July 16 & Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Chicago, IL
Held at and cosponsored by the Chicago History Museum
This program will address the challenges involved in managing
architectural records collections, on both theoretical and practical
levels, through case studies, lectures, and demonstrations.
Participants will learn about the significance of architectural records;
the array of materials and methods used to create them, from the
earliest processes to those in use today; collecting policies;
appraisal; intellectual control; preventive and remedial preservation
measures; innovations in conservation treatment; methods of access;
reformatting; and management of electronic files; as well as have
opportunities to engage in discussions with fellow participants who are
managing similar collections.
Program speakers
Lori Boyer, Exhibitions and Collections Manager, Department of
Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago
Kristine Fallon, FAIA, President, Kristine Fallon and Associates, Inc.
Joan Irving, Head of Paper Section, Conservation Center for Art and
Historic Artifacts
Bruce Laverty, Curator of Architecture, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Waverly Lowell, Curator, Environmental Design Archives, College of
Environmental Design, University of California
William J. Maher, University Archivist, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Tawny Ryan Nelb, Archivist and Records Consultant, Nelb Archival
Consulting, Inc.
Lois Olcott Price, Senior Conservator and Winterthur Assistant Professor
in Art Conservation, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate
Pauline Saliga, Executive Director, Society of Architectural Historians
and Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation
Laura Tatum, Architectural Records Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives,
Yale University Library
William Whitaker, Curator and Collections Manager, Architectural
Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
Karen Widi, Library and Records Manager, Skidmore, Owing & Merrill LLP
Mary Woolever, Archivist, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries at the Art
Institute of Chicago
Reception
Registrants are invited to attend a reception and tour at the
Charnley-Persky House Museum, national headquarters for the Society of
Architectural Historians, after the program on July 16th.
Pre-registration is required for the reception and a $10 fee applies.
Chicago Architecture Tours
CCAHA has arranged 2 tours for program participants on Sunday, July 15,
2007.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's acclaimed Architecture River
Cruise spotlights more than 50 architecturally significant sites along
the Chicago River. Symposium attendees are invited to cruise the city at
5:00 pm for the reduced rate of $22.00 per person.
The Chicago History Museum has arranged a walking tour of Chicago's Gold
Coast, a trip through the Astor Street historic district's opulent
mansions and elegant town homes. This tour is being offered at 12:00 pm
and costs $10.00 per person.
Pre-registration and payment for both of these programs are required
(see registration form). For more information or questions contact
CCAHA.
Program Fees
Registration fee for two-day program, $250.00
Optional:
Reception & Tour, Society of Architectural Historians, $10.00
River Cruise Architectural Tour, $22.00
Gold Coast Walking Tour, $10.00
Registrations must be postmarked by July 2, 2007
This program was developed under grants from the National Park Service
and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training and the
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
Laura Hortz Stanton
Director of Preservation Services
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 S. 23rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-545-0613
Fax: 215-735-9313
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