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Architectural Records Conference Stipends-Deadline Extended 

ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS:
Preserving and Managing the Documentation of Our Built Environment


***DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR CONFERENCE STIPENDS EXTENDED***


The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is 
extending the deadline to apply for stipends for the Architectural 
Records Conference.  Applications will be accepted if postmarked by 
February 15, 2000.  (The 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 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@ccaha.org

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ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS: PRESERVING AND MANAGING THE DOCUMENTATION OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Location: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Date: May 3-5, 2000

A Conference Developed by the Conservation Center for Art and 
Historic 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 National Park Service Museum Management Program are 
cosponsoring a three-day 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 address the challenges involved in managing 
architectural records collections, on 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 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, The Independence 
Foundation, The Barra Foundation, and Nielsen & Bainbridge.

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CONFERENCE STIPENDS

Financial assistance of up to $500 is available to defray travel, 
lodging, and registration costs for up to 20 individuals.  To be 
eligible, individuals must work with architectural records that are 
available to the public in non-profit institutions with annual 
budgets of $250,000 or less.

Application Process

Applicants must submit:

* A one-page letter that addresses their institution's need for 
staff training in this area; commitment to preserving architectural 
records and making them accessible to the public; and readiness to 
address these needs.  The letter should also include a brief 
description of the architectural records held by the institution 
(unless covered in the institutional profile).

* A brief letter from the institution's director, indicating 
support for the applicant's attendance at the conference

* Proof of tax-exempt status

* Most recent financial statement

* A brief institutional profile or brochure

* Applicant's resume

Deadline to Apply for Conference Stipends: Applications must 
be postmarked 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 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 
prints, maps, posters, architectural drawings, 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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