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AAHPF African-American Heritage Preservation Foundation: www.aahpf.org/ AASLH. The American Association for State and Local History has opened a new listserv for small museums called the Small Museums Network. The listserv provides a forum for staff members, board members and volunteers of small museums to share information, find creative solutions to issues and concerns, and learn from each other about ways to make your organizations successful. AASLH encourages representatives of organizations that provide services to small museums to join this forum as well. To join the listserv, send an e-mail message to SmallMuseums-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Please put "Subscribe" in the subject box of your message. The listserv will be moderated by Karla Nicholson, director of programs at AASLH. Send questions about this listserv to: Nicholson@aaslh.org. AAM: American Association of Museums. 1575 Eye St., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005; 202/289-1818; email: aam-us.org Aviso classifieds are on-line at www.aam-us.org AASLH: American Association for State & Local History.1717 Church Street, NashvilleTennessee 37203-2991;615/320-3203;fax327-9013.e-mail:batte@aaslh.org . AASLH job advertisements are on-line:www.aaslh.org . ABC: Arts & Business Council, New York, works with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to provide a grant funding initiative for Cultural Tourism. ADA Americans with Disabilities Act: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm. AIC American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works, 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006; e-mail: InfoAIC@aol.com AESOP A program of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology in Syracuse, Applying Educational Standards Online Program gives educators a tool to meet the New York State Educational Standards in Science and Technology through the museum's website. AESOP helps teachers use the museum's exhibits and demonstrations while meeting state standards at www.most.org For information: Kevin Lucas, 315/425-9068, ext 2149; klucas@most.org. AGS Association for Gravestone Studies: www.gravestonestudies.org. ALHFAM: Association for Living History, Farm & Agricultural Museums, 2002 conference will be held June 23-27 in Cape Breton Isl., Nova Scotia. 902/426-7909 ALI-ABA: American Law Institute/American Bar Association offers course of study in legal problems of museum administration. Contact ALI-ABA/ 4025 Chestnut Street/ Philadelphia, PA 19104. 215-243-1630. ALSC: Antiquarian & Landmarks Soc. of Conn., 66 Forest St., Hartford, CT 06195; 860/247-8996. Promotes interest by preserving properties and collections of historic, scenic and artistic value. ALS operates 11 historic properties of state and national significance that are open to the public. For information: www.hartnet.org/~als ; email: als@hartnet.org American Institute for Conservation of Artistic & Historic Works (AIC): www.aic.stanford.edu; 202/452-9545. American Society of Landscape Architects: www.asla.org APT: Archives Partnership Trust- a public/private partnership that supports the education, public programming, conservation, exhibition and publications of the New York State Archives. A new membership program for individuals & organizations. 518/474-1228. ASTC: Association of Science Technology Centers. See their website for an update on national accessibility practices BCA:Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. 1775 Broadway, Suite 510, New York, NY 10019-1942; 212/664-0600, ext.15. CAMD: Conservation and Art Materials Dictionary. Web-based thesaurus with 10,000 entries describing the materials used in the production or preservation of artistic, architectural or archaeological objects. Site users are encouraged to become reviewers of the content. www.mfa.org/conservation/. CAP: Conservation Assessment Program . Your organization can apply for a (first-come-first- served) CAP grant from IMLS and Heritage Preservation. Cap grants help museums, especially small ones, hire a conservation specialist to conduct an assessment of their facilities and collections. To apply:202/634-1422. Deadline: December 1, 2001. www.imls.gov/grants/museum/mus_cap.asp Catalog of Landscape Records in the United States at Wave Hill CCAHA: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts is a non-profit regional conservation lab serving other non-profit cultural, educational and research institutions and private individuals in the Mid-Atlantic area. CCAHA is offering a Subsidized Survey Program, consisting of preservation overview surveys of paper-based collections, made possible through NEH and foundation support. For $300 + travel expenses, your organization can receive a full day's review of preservation efforts – from security to exhibit techniques – and a report with suggestions for their improvement. An evaluation of preservation needs includes a site visit, examination of the collection, and interviews with staff. Contact: Preservation Services Office/ Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, 264 South 23rd Street/ Philadelphia PA 19103. 215-545-0613; Fax 215-735-9313; e-mail ccah@shrsys.hslc.org. CCI: Canadian Conservation Institute. CCI has mounted the catalog for its in-house professional library on its website. The catalog has more than 10,000 books and 400 journals about conservation and museology, and is searchable by author, title, subject and keyword. CCI will provide books and videos from its collections to Canadian and American libraries through inter-library loan. CCI Library: 1030 Innes road, Ottawa ON KIA 0M5 Canada. cci_library@pch.gc.ca; www.cci-icc.gc.ca. CEC Online Collections Exchange Center has been started by the American Association of Museums (AAM) to help museums find appropriate homes for de-accessioned objects through sale, donation or exchange with other member museums. CEC is located in the members-only area of AAM's website (www.aam-us.org ). E-mail questions to: CEC@aam-us.org. CLHO: Connecticut League of History Organizations, 940 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517-4002; tel 203/ 624-9186. CMS: The Smithsonian's Center for Museum Studies offers fellowships in museum practice to experienced professionals in all disciplines. 202-357-3101 CoOL: Conservation On-Line, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full-text library of conservation information, on topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials. CoOL Conservation On-Line: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu. CSA: Costume Society of America's student members are eligible for the Stella Blum Research Grant (up to $3,000) towards research expenses, including graphics, photography and transportation. Contact CSA at 410-275-2329. CUBE Center for Understanding the Built Environment: www.cubekc.org. DBQs Document Based Questions are used by teachers to meet curriculum needs through examination of primary resources. Museum educators and archivists play a particularly vital role in helping to identify and prepare lessons using unique documents and photographs. DHP New York's Documentary Heritage Program is carried out through regional coordinators and archivists on behalf of the New York State Archives ( www.archives.nysed.gov) The Hudson Valley DHP is administered by Lower Hudson Conference and coordinated through Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan counties, by Dianne Macpherson (lowerhudson@msn.com) working with regional archivist Erica Blumenfeld (Ericablumenfeld@hotmail.com). 914/592-6726 The State Archives' Documentary Heritage Program received the annual award for Outstanding Support for Archives lst October, from the Archivists Round Table of New York City. When it created the DHP 15 years ago, the State Archives expanded its core mission beyond preserving and providing access to governmental records and undertook a pro-active and inclusive effort to preserve historical records of all kinds and to strengthen the custodians of those records throughout the state. As a grant program, DHP has awarded 283 grants totaling $1,735,361 to 168 archival repositories, libraries and community organizations concerned about preserving their memory. These grants encourage organizations to conduct needs assessments and to pilot projects before undertaking the necessary archival work. This program of statewide outreach service and grant support has resulted in 43,000 cubic feet of records being surveyed, arranged and described. DUNS All federal grant applications now require a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. To obtain a DUNS number at no cost, visit the Dun & Bradstreet web site (www.dnb.com) or call toll-free request line: 866/705-5711. It will take about a month to obtain a DUNS number for your organization. EAIA: The Early American Industries Association offers $6,000 in grants to individuals or institutions engaged in research for projects relating to the study and better understanding of early American industries I homes, shops, farms or on the sea. Call 302-652-7297. FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency, along with Heritage Preservation, offers the Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel. contact for non-profit price: National Task Force on Emergency Response, 1-888-979-2233 www.heritagepreservation.org. Foundation Center: http://fdncenter.org GANYS: Gallery Association of New York State has changed its name to The Exhibition Alliance, but remains New York's exhibit service provider at: PO Box 345, Hamilton, NY 13346; 315/824-2510; Fax: 315/824-1683. Handspring Foundation: www.handspring.com/company/foundation/cashgrants_eligibility.html. Deadlines: August 1 and Nov. 1, 2002. The Handspring Foundation will make grants to nonprofits that focus on issues directly related to at-risk children and youth. Hudson Valley Tourism: HVCET: Hudson Valley Center for Emerging Technologies is a collaboration among academic institutions (Pace University, Marist College andSUNY New Paltz) in the Hudson Valley to promote economic development. The center aims to provide a research base in emerging technologies to support existing businesses doing e-business, and to attract new businesses to the region. HVTDC: Hudson Valley Tourism Development Council, the marketing arm of the Hudson Valley Greenway and National Heritage Area, holds open meetings every other month. Contact: 845/ 339-8399. IAS: The Inventory of American Sculpture database is a joint project of Heritage Preservation and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. New York state ranks first in the nation, with 2,629 documented pieces of outdoor sculpture. Go to: www.AmericanArt.si.edu/study. ICLS: Institute for Cultural Landscape Studies of the Arnold Arboretum supports the emerging community of professionals and volunteers who manage & interpret landscapes with a significant history of human use in northeastern U.S. IMLS Federal support through the Institute of Museum and Library Services has been re-authorized by Congress and signed into law by the President. H.R. 13 authorizes $38.5 million for FY 2004 and "such sums as necessary for FY 2005-09 to help IMLS continue to assist museums and libraries serve the public. The law describes what IMLS can support to address the role of museums in lifelong learning, technology and partnerships, and enables IMLS to research the impact of funded programs, and gather data to identify national needs and trends. HHI. Heritage Health Index. In July 2004 sixteen thousand archives, historical societies, libraries, museums and scientific organizations across the country will receive the Heritage Health Index questionnaire issues by Heritage Preservation and the IMLS . The index will provide baseline information about collections of all sorts in order to guide future preservation planning and programs, target urgent needs for increased funding, and establish a more secure future for the nation's cultural heritage. Organizations are encouraged to respond thoroughly and promptly to the survey. For updates on the index, see www.heritagepreservation.org, or contact Kristen Overbeck Laise, Heritage Preservation, 1625 K Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone 202/634-0033; e-mail klaise@heritagepreservation.org. LGRMIF Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund. Grant application are due February 1st. Call 914-485-2633. The Kresge Foundation awards grants for construction, equipment and real estate acquisitions through its "Bricks & Mortar" program. Applicants should have the ability to provide a 20%-50% match for their requests. No deadlines for applying. Information is availoable on the web : www.kresge.org, or write : Kresge Foundation, PO Box 3151, Troy, MI 48007. LHC: Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies & Museums is a regional service organization formed to advance and advocate the preservation and interpretation of the area's historical, ethnic &cultural heritages. LHC promotes professional standards of excellence and fosters cooperation among member organizations and individuals through training, information and assistance. LHC serves six core Hudson Valley counties: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester, and offers training to metropolitan NY, NJ and CT historic houses. Through the NYS Archives' Documentary Heritage Program, LHC directly serves historical societies & libraries in Sullivan, Greene & Columbia Counties. 2199 Saw Mill River Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523; 914/592-6726; Fax914/591-6946; e-mail: lowerhudson@email.msn.com . www.lowerhudsonconference.org. LSTA: Library Services and Technology Act. Libraries use federal funds as a catalyst for service. LHC and partner cultural advocates in NY State have great hopes for our Rediscovering New York History and Culture Initiative- which in effect would provide New York's cultural institutions with a parallel Museum Services and Technology Act! MLN. Museum Loan Network partners on TV initiative with National Center for Outreach: To continue to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, the MLN is developing a pilot initiative with the National Center for Outreach, an entity funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The initiative will facilitate collaboration between MLN travel grant recipients and public television affiliates to help them better serve their communities. The Museum Loan Network facilitates the long-term loan of art and objects of cultural heritage among U.S. institutions as a way to enhance the installations of museums, thus enabling them to better serve their communities. The MLN grant programs help museums respond to the increasing public demand for installations relevant to a range of age groups and cultural heritages, and to provide better artistic, cultural and historical contexts for works on display. MLN's programs have led to the sharing of objects among different types of museums, fostering collaborations between institutions of varying size and discipline throughout the United States. Funded and initiated by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, the MLN is administered by the M.I.T. Office of the Arts. Contact MLN Director, Lori Gross, loanet@mit.edu, or visit http://loanet.mit.edu. NARA National Archives & Records Administration: www.nara.gov/ National Endowment For the Arts: www.arts.gov/guide National Park Service: 1849 C Street, NW, NC330, Washington, DC 20240. Hps-info@nps.gov. www.cr.nps.gov NEH. The National Endowment for the Humanities offers Planning Grants for Museums, Libraries and Special Projects, used to refine the content and interpretive approach of projects in order to prepare them for implementation. Awards of up to $40,000 are made for a period averaging 12 months. The next deadline for application is September 16th. 202/606-8269; e-mail publicpgms@neh.gov. NEH. The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for its "Stabilization of Humanities Collections" grants until October 1, for institutions looking to better protect their collections. The awards range from $30,000 to $700,000, with support not exceeding 50% of the cost of a project. This program aids museums, libraries, archives and historical organizations that are upgrading housing and storage, environmental conditions, security, lighting and fire protection. Because some renovations may put collections at risk, institutions can also request funds for their relocation and temporary storage. The grants do not support new construction or costs of installing climate control, security, lighting and fire protection systems in buildings under construction. See www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stabilization.html. NEH National Endowment for the Humanities: www.neh.gov/ NPS Technical Preservation Services: helps homeowners, preservation professionals, organizations and government agencies preserve and protect this nation's heritage by providing readily available materials– guidance publications, videos and a web home page– on preserving, restoring and rehabilitating historic buildings. The on-going maintenance of historic buildings, the revitalization of older communities and historic districts, and the retention of craftsmanship and artistry exhibited in our built environment all contribute to the preservation of our national heritage, while improving the quality of life of our citizenry. Technical Preservation Services develops workshops on key preservation issues and conducts training programs in partnership with universities, public agencies and professional organizations. NPS National Park Service. Teaching with Historic Places: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp. NPS Heritage Preservation Services: include the Historic Landscape Initiative which supports preservation of designed landscapes, (such as parks and gardens), as well as vernacular landscapes (such as farms and industrial sites)j, by developing and disseminating guidelines for significant historic landscape preservation. Contact Charles Birnbaum, 202/343-9597. Related National Park Service HPS programs include: American Battlefield Protection Program, Tribal Preservation Program, National Historic Landmarks Assistance Initiative, Cultural Resource Mapping Service, Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings and the cultural Resource Training Initiative. The NPS oversees the National Register of Historic Places, the National Historic landmarks Survey, Teaching with Historic Places Program, and offers river, trail and conservation assistance.
National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP): The National Trust has launched two new grant programs to help build effective preservation organizations. Grant deadlines: October 31st. Contact Adrian Fine, Sr. Program Officer, Northeast Field Office. 215/848-8033; email adrian_fine@nthp.org. Local Initiative Program- helps local nonprofit preservation organizations hire their first full-time staff members. Technical Assistance grants of up to $2500 are available for strengthening and stabilizing organizational capacity and developing the resources necessary to hire and effectively use professional staff. Most recipients will use this funding to obtain services of an organizational development consultant. Local Initiatives applicants must be 501(c)3 organizations with a preservation mission and strictly run by volunteers. Grants must be matched 1:1. Collaborative Pilots Program- looks for creative partnership projects that advance the preservation mission of the Trust and build the preservation movement at the local level. Technical Assistance grants of up to $2500 are available for project planning in the following areas: architecture, archaeology, preservation, organization development, law, landscape architecture, engineering, land use, and public policy. MAAM: Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, PO Box 27151, Baltimore, MD 21230; 410/223-1194 MAC Museum Access Consortium, a group representing various museum departments from 50 cultural institutions throughout the NYC metro area, service and educational organizations, design firms, consultants and representatives of the disability community, is formed to increase accessibility to cultural facilities for everyone. To join the MAC list serve, go to MuseumAccessConsortium@yahoogroups.com. For information, contact Pearl Rosen, Coordinator Art and Cultural Programs, National Center for Disability Services, Research & Evaluation Center, 201 IU Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507; 516/465-1606; prosen1@ncds.org. MANY: Museum Association of New York ha offices in Troy. Contact Administrator Anne Ackerson. MANY, 265 River Street, Troy, NY 12180. 518/273-3400 fax 518/ 273.3416; many@aol.com MAP I,II,III: IMLS funds the AAM self-study program of Institutional, Collections Management and Public Dimensions Assessments, including activities that help staff explore their organization's operations. Contact Museum Assessment Program 202/ 289-9118; e-mail: map@aam-us.org. MARAC: Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. Oct. 2002 Conference will be in Poughkeepsie. Contact Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY 845/ 451-1757; e-mail: c_crawfo@culinary.edu. METRO New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency for the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester county, is the largest of New York State's nine reference & research library resource systems, multi-type library organizations often known as "3R Cooperatives." Their regional role in the NYS Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) is coordinated by a Regional Archivist. MHSA Metropolitan Historic Structures Association is a non-profit coalition of organizations and individuals committed to the preservation of buildings and sites fo historic and architectural importance in the New York Metropolitan area. MLN The Museum Loan Network promotes collection sharing and encourages museums to tap the potential of one of their most valuable but under-utilized resources: artworks in storage. The MLN program is administered by the Office of the Arts at MIT, and aims to provide a vehicle for compiling and exchanging information about sharing and lending art objects on a long-term basis. They do not support the loan of works for temporary or traveling exhibitions. For more information contact: MLN/ MIT? 265 Massachusetts Avenue N52-439/ Cambridge, MA 02139-4301. 617-252-1888; e-mail loanet@mit.edu. MTA Museum Trustee Association 1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 200036-2422; 202-857-1180. NAI National Association for Interpretation is a volunteer organization whose membership includes naturalist, educators, museum personnel, park rangers, tour guides, writers, exhibit designers and historians. Their Journal of Interpretation is focused on the discovery and communication of the meanings and relationships between people and their natural, historical and cultural world. Members have access to Job Line and Intern Hotline NAI/ PO Box 1892 Fort Collins, CO 80522; 970-484-8283; Fax 970-484-8179. NEA: National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20506;202/682-5400; http://arts.endow.gov NEDCC The North East Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA, has published Assessing Preservation Needs: A Self-Survey Guide to help small to medium-sized institutions with limited preservation experience and budgets to design a program ensuring that their historical collections survive in usable condition as long as possible. The Guide is available from NEDCC for $15, including s&h. www.nedcc.org. New York's Museum Service Organizations' Joint Web Site : www.nysmuseums.org NCPH National Council on Public History promotes the application of historical scholarship outside the university in government, business, historical societies, professional associations and public interest groups. NCPH will join the Organization of American Historians (OAH) for an annual meeting in Washington, D.C., April 11-14, 2002. NCPH's Guide to Graduate programs in Public History and a Collection of public History Syllabi are available through: NCPH, 327 Cavanaugh Hall, 425 University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140. 317-274-2716. NHEN National History Education Network, Contact Director Dr. Loretta Lobes, c/o Dept. of History, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forges Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA; 412-268-1143. NEH: National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Rm 402, Washington, DC 20506; 202/606-8400; www.neh.gov . NINCH: The National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage announces a series of town meetings in 2000: "Copyright and the Cultural Community." Sponsored by the Kress Foundation, May 18 at the AAM in Baltimore, will address copyright law working on line: fair use; public domain; ownership and access, anddistance education. www.ninch.org/copyright/townmeetings/2000.html NISO: National Information Standards Organization. Free documents, preservation standards and technical reports are available as publications or as .pdf files on NISO's website: www.niso.org. NHEN National History Education Network, Contact Director Dr. Loretta Lobes, c/o Dept. of History, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forges Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA; 412-268-1143. NHPRC: National Historical Publications and Records Commission, 700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Wash.,DC 20408;202/501-5610; www.nara.gov/nhprc. NPS: The National Park Service maintains several history resource sites on line: see about the revolution and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, and for the latest on the national trails system. National Park Service. 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20240; 202/ 343-9570; source for the latest in cultural resource management & programs at national sites; www.cr.nps.gov/whatwedo.htm. NTHP: National Trust for Historic Preservation. 202/588-6197 NTIA: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, US Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, HCHB, Rm. 4092, Washington, DC 20230; 202/ 482-2048; e-mail: top@ntia.doc.gov; www.ntia.doc.gov. NYFA: New York Foundation for the Arts. 155 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10013; 212/366-6900. Artists' Fellowships and loans available: www.nyfa.org NYCH: New York Council for the Humanities. Offers grants, Speakers in the Humanities and October Humanities Month grant support for programs & events.150Broadway,Suite1700,NY,NY10038.212/233-1131;e-mail:hum@echonyc.com ; www.culturefront.org NYSCA: New York State Council on the Arts. Grants and technical assistance are offered through a variety of program disciplines, such as the Museum Program and the Architecture, Design & Planning Program. 915 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10010. www.nysca.org. NYSCA/NYFA The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), in partnership with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) offers free technical assistance consultations that can support the accessibility/usability of museum facilities and programs, through the New York Arts Accessibility Network Consultation topics include: Accessible web sites, Architectural Accessibility, Assistive Listening Systems, Audio Description, Audio Tours, Captioning, Children' s Programming, Historic Sites, Inclusiveness Training, Marketing to people with disabilities and older adults, Exhibitions and Presentations, Programming: Integrating New Ideas About Disability, Sign Language Interpretation, and Tactile Presentations. E-mail arts4all@nysca.org; visit www.nysca.org/public/home.cfm. NYSCSS. The New York State Council for the Social Studies is a professional association of teachers and supervisors at the elementary, secondary, college and university levels. Membership is open to all who teach, supervise, develop curricula, engage in research, or are otherwise concerned with social studies education. Curriculum Resources, Teacher Websites and more are on-line at www.nyscss.org. Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures: www.ventures.yale.edu/factsfigures.asp The Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures has released a study, "Enterprising NonProfits: Revenue in the Nonprofit Sector" which provides the results of a survey on earned income in the nonprofit sector.NYSCSS. The New York State Council for the Social Studies is a professional association of teachers and supervisors at the elementary, secondary, college and university levels. Membership is open to all who teach, supervise, develop curricula, engage in research, or are otherwise concerned with social studies education. Curriculum Resources, Teacher Websites and more are on-line at www.nyscss.org. PSP. Sacred Places Preservation Training and Funding: "New Dollars/New Partners for your Sacred Place" is a yearlong training program offered by Partners for Sacred Places, to help community-serving congregations learn skills for raising new capital resources for their buildings. Partners helps a local sponsor –a statewide or local preservation organization or a denominational office- select and mentor teams from up to twelve congregations as they participate in four daylong training sessions. The program is already underway in six locations. For information on how your organization can sponsor this training, SAA. Museum Archives Receive New Attention from the Society of American Archivists: The SAA's "Museum Archives Guidelines" offers useful advice in the establishment, development and maintenance of records of a museum's history and operations, and can be found online at www.archivists.org/governance/guidelines/museum_guidelines.asp. A new publication, "Museum Archives: An Introduction", edited by Deborah Wyte, (SAA 2004) is meant for experienced archivists working in a museum for the first time, for museum staff members given the responsibility for archives collections, for librarians seeking to establish a museum archives program, for registrars and others. See www.archivists.org/catalog for ordering information. PIP Palisades Interstate Parkway visitor center, located south of exit 17 on the center island, has trail maps, travel guides, books, works by Hudson Valley artists, NY fishing licenses, Empire Passports and more. Open daily, 8-5. 914-786-5003. RACs & RAOs: Regional Advisory Committees of the New York State Archives provide advice and consultation on issues of records management services for local governments within 9 regions, statewide. RACs work in cooperation with Regional Advisory Officers (RAOs). Each RAC is represented on the Local Government Records Advisory Council (LGRAC). Region 3 RAO Andy Raymond serves local governments in Ulster County and the Catskills; Region 9 RAO Dave Lowry covers the rest of LHC's core region: Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Rockland. RAP: Regional Alliance for Preservation. An on-line collaboration of regional conservation labs and centers, offering many searchable conservation and preservation resources at: www.rap-arcc.org. RCHA / UHA: Regional Conference of Historical Agencies, administrator of Technical Assistance grants for NYSCA's Museum Program, has recently been re-named the Upstate History Alliance. You can still contact Administrator Linda Norris in Cooperstown at 1-800/895-1648; TA grants of up to $1500 for projects and $300 for travel are available upon application. E-mail: rchahist@magnum.wpe.com. SAA Society of American Archivists. 600 S. Federal, Suite 504, Chicago, Ill 60605; fax 312-347-1452 SAH The Society of Architectural Historians offers fellowships for graduate study, including the Sally Kress Tompkins Fellowship for an architectural historian to work on a 12-week Historic American Building Survey. The Keepers preservation Education Fund Fellowships enables a graduate student in historic preservation to attend the SAH annual meeting (April in Baltimore). For application forms: 312-573-1365. SAH Society of Architectural Historians: www.sah.org. SARA New York State's Archives and Records Administration has joined in a collaborative effort with the National Archives North East Region, making it possible for a microfiche index to the older vital records of NY State to be deposited and available to the public at the National Archives facility in lower Manhattan. The index identifies birth certificates from 1880-1921 and death and marriage certificates from 1880-1946 for all New York State except New York City. Funding for this project was provided by The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation. SAT Save America's Treasures: www.saveamericastreasures.org. SHOT Society for the History of Technology will accept nominations for its Dibner Award (due Feb. 1) which recognizes excellence in museums and museum exhibits interpreting the history of technology, industry and engineering for the public. Artifacts and images should be used in a manner that teaches and stimulates the public and historians. For nomination forms: http://shot.press.jhu.edu. SHPO New York State's Historic Preservation Office: www.nysparks.state.ny.us/hist. SIAP: Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program allows for sharing of Smithsonian artifacts, programs & expertise, and provides a network and forum for affiliates to showcase themselves nationally. For information on thematic alliances, the Affiliation Intern Partnership, Fellowship Award programs & National Conference: 202/633-9157or http://affiliations.si.edu. SENYLRC Southern NY Library Resources Council si the regional "3R Cooperative" throughout the Hudson valley, north of Westchester, including Rockland, Ulster, Orange, Greene, Sullivan, Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam Counties. Public and academic libraries, historical records repositories and historical societies can contact the regional archivist at 914-691-2734 ext. 17. SHRAB New York State's Historic Records Advisory Board received a planning grant from the NHPRC (National Historical Publications and Records Council) to develop a long-term strategic plan to 3ensure preservation, care of and access to new York's documentary heritage. The plan will focus on the non-governmental records community, consisting of over 2,056 repositories with a wide range of needs. LHC organization will participate in the needs assessment through METRO and SENYLRC. SOS 2000: Save Outdoor Sculpture's awards program to recognize and support projects that preserve and enhance learning about outdoor sculpture has an nominations deadline of July 1st for achievement, assessment and workshop awards furthering the preservation of a community's outdoor sculpture. 888-SOS-SCULP or 202-625-1495. SPNEA Society for the Protection of New England Antiquities is located at 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114; 617-227-3956. TA: Technical Assistance is available in many forms, by phone or visit from LHC (914/592-6726) and through NYSCA grants for consultants & travel, available upon application to UHA (see below). TEA-21: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Intermodel Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) funds provide facilities for pedestrians, for historic preservation, signage & development of visitor centers. Contact state dept. of transportation(DOT). www.enhancements.org; or www.istea.org. THEN The Heritage Education Network: www.histpres.ntsu.edu/then. UHA Upstate History Alliance, Oneonta, NY, administers a state-wide "Get Ready, Get Set, Go!" grants program for museum advancement. www.upstatehistory.org. 1-800/895-1648. U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov. WAVA Westchester Association of Volunteer Administrators is a membership group of administrators who manage volunteer programs for service organizations, health facilities, community groups, schools and cultural institutions in Putnam and Westchester counties. WAVA goals are to promote volunteerism, foster professional growth through workshops and lectures, provide opportunities to benefit from knowledge of colleagues and their organizations, facilitate networking, share job opportunities and serve as a support network for those new to volunteer administration. Contact WAVA through the Volunteer Center of the United Way, 470 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605; www.volcenterwest.org; 914/948-4452; info@volcenterwest.org WNYAHA Western New York Association of Historical Agencies is a regional service agency "sister" to Lower Hudson Conference (LHC) and Regional Conference of Historical Agencies (RCHA). 131 West Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020; 716-345-0023. Also, Preservation websites abound; try: The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: www.achp.gov Great American Station Foundation: www.stationfoundation.org The Art Deco Society of New York: www.artdeco.org Library of Congress: www.loc.gov National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers: www.sso.org/ncshpo National Trust for Historic Preservation: www.nthp.org National Park Service Cultural Programs: www.cr.nps.gov/whatwedo.htm Preservation Action: www.preservationaction.org Surface Transportation Policy Project: www.istea.org Preservation League of New York State: www.preservenys.org
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