[PADG:1048] CCAHA Workshop Announcement

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CCAHA WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

TO OUTWIT TIME:
PRESERVING BRITTLE PAPER

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) announces a one day workshop.  The program is partially funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Independence Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts.


DATES & LOCATIONS:

- Friday, October 27, 2000
  Huntington Museum of Art
  2033 McCoy Road
  Huntington, WV  25701

- Wednesday, November 8, 2000
  Union League of Philadelphia
  140 S. Broad Street
  Philadelphia, PA  19102-3083

TIME:

9:00 A.M. - Registration and refreshments
9:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. - Workshop


TOPIC:

An informed understanding of the options to preserve brittle materials is critical to the success of a preservation program.  All of our cultural and historic collections contain materials with brittle paper, as well as records and books that are on acidic paper that will eventually become brittle.

This one day workshop provides an introduction to the issues institutions face when considering options for preservation of their brittle paper.  The workshop will explore the problems of acidic and brittle paper and will discuss options for preserving the physical and intellectual content of collections.  Several methods will be described, including mass deacidification, preservation photocopying, preservation microfilming and digital imaging.  The advantages and disadvantages of each preservation application will be discussed.


AUDIENCE:

This workshop is intended for librarians, archivists, curators, collection managers, stewards of historic house museums and collection care professionals.


SPEAKER:

Steve Dalton, Director of Field Services, Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC).  Mr. Dalton conducts preservation planning surveys; provides technical consultation on preservation issues for libraries, archives, museums and historical societies; conducts workshops and seminars on preservation topics; and manages the production and distribution of NEDCC's publications.


CO-SPONSORS:

Huntington, WV: Huntington Museum of Art, PALINET, and West Virginia Library Association.

Philadelphia, PA: Union League; Delaware Valley Archivists Group (DVAG); Association of College and Research Libraries/Delaware Valley Chapter (ACRL/DVC); Drexel University, College of Information Science and Technology Continuing Professional Education (IST); PALINET; Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL); and Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC).


REGISTRATION FEE:

The Registration Fee is $50.00 for members of CCAHA and Co-Sponsors (see above), and $60.00 for non-members.  Lunch is not included.


REGISTRATION DEADLINES:

Huntington, WV: Friday, October 13, 2000
Philadelphia: Wednesday, October 25, 2000


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND A REGISTRATION FORM:

Complete program information and printable registration form are 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  USA
Tel: 215.545.0613    Fax: 215.735.9313    email: ccaha@xxxxxxxxx
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.

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; internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships; and emergency conservation assistance.