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CCAHA Workshop Announcement

• Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:44:45 -0400
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CCAHA WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT


WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
Good Decision Making When Recovering Water-Damaged Paper Collections

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) announces a 
daylong program, "Water, Water Everywhere: Good Decision Making When 
Recovering Water-Damaged Paper Collections".  The program is partially 
funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).



DATE:

Wednesday, July 19, 2000
  9:00 A.M. - Registration & Refreshments 
  9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. - Workshop

***The registration deadline is Wednesday, July 5, 2000***


LOCATION:

The Maryland Historical Society
210 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD  21201-4674
www.mdhs.org


SUBJECT:

The goal of this one-day program is to provide a basic understanding of 
the decisions involved in organizing recovery of water-damaged paper 
collections.  Tools for assessing damage, evaluating available 
resources, and selecting recovery methods will be illustrated through 
lectures, slides, and emergency scenarios.  Scenarios will include 
small- to mid-sized emergencies involving a variety of paper-based 
collections.  Priority setting, handling issues and drying methods and 
procedures for recovering damaged paper collections will be reviewed.

   * Books * Documents * Photographs * Art on Paper * Ephemera * Maps 
   * Posters * Papier Mâché * Architectural Records * Vital Records 


AUDIENCE:

This workshop is intended for librarians, archivists, curators, 
collection managers, stewards of historic house museums and collection 
care professionals involved in safeguarding paper-based collections and 
in recovery during an emergency.




SPEAKERS:

Betty Fiske, Paper Conservator, Winterhur Museum, Garden and Library 

Glen Ruzicka, Director of Conservation, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA).


CO-SPONSORS

The program is co-sponsored by: Maryland Historical Society, 
*Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance (CIRLA), 
*Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, *PALINET, *Technical Services 
Division of the Maryland Library Association, and *Washington 
Conservation Guild.



FEES:

The registration fee is $65.00 for members of CCAHA and the 
co-sponsoring organizations noted by an asterisk symbol "*", and $75.00 
for non-members.  Lunch is not included.  The registration deadline is 
Wednesday, July 5, 2000.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND A REGISTRATION FORM:

Complete program information and printable registration form is 
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
Tel:  215.545.0613   Fax:  215.735.9313   email:  ccaha@ccaha.org
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.

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 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; and 
internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships.