This series may interest list members.
Iona McCraith
AAO Preservation Consultant

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Subject: [saapreservation] CCAHA Photograph Workshop Series


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> FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE
> December 11-13 - Baltimore, MD
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> Photographs are magical objects.  William Henry Fox Talbot, who invented
the negative-positive process, wrote of "the inimitable beauty of the
pictures of nature's painting which the glass lens of the camera throws upon
the paper in its focus-fairy pictures, creatures of a moment, and destined
as rapidly to fade away."  Photographs are often the most used materials
held in our institutions.  This workshop series is designed to help cultural
institutions develop the strategies needed to establish safe storage
environments and handling procedures, and to select appropriate reformatting
options.
>
> The workshops are intended for staff who are involved in collections care
activities or have responsibility for photograph collections, such as
librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic
house museums, and records managers.
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> Although attending the entire series is not required, each workshop covers
a component of the overall care and management of an institution's
photograph collection.
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> This photograph workshop series is sponsored by the Conservation Center
for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), Maryland Historical Society,
Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance (CIRLA), Mid-Atlantic
Association of Museums (MAAM), PALINET, and Washington Conservation Guild.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), The Pew Charitable Trusts,
and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided subsidy for these
workshops.
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> WORKSHOPS' DESCRIPTIONS
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> Planning Your Digital Imaging Project
> Wednesday, December 11, 2002
> This workshop is designed to explore the decisions involved in planning
and managing a project to digitally reformat a photographic collection.  The
conversion of visual materials to an electronic form encompasses a host of
management decisions with significant implication for access and cost.  The
factors to consider include provision of intellectual access to materials,
copyright issues, current and potential use by researchers, format and
nature of the digital product, relationship of the project materials to the
rest of the collection, and projected costs.  The workshop will serve as an
overview for staff determining if digitization will facilitate and enhance
access to their photographic collections.
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> Speaker:
> Steve Puglia, Image Constructors LLC
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> Identification and Care of Photographic Prints
> Thursday, December 12, 2002
> The cornerstone in developing a preservation plan for a photographic print
collection is identifying the photographic process.  This workshop will
demonstrate that the type of print influences most of the decisions that
need to be made concerning environmental conditions, exhibition, and
housing.  Participants will gain familiarity with the major processes of the
19th and 20th centuries through lectures and hands-on examination of sample
prints under magnification.  Workshop is limited to 30 participants.
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> Speaker:
> Sarah Wagner, Sarah S. Wagner, LLC
> Assisted by Mary Schobert, Senior Photograph Conservator, CCAHA
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> Identification and Care of Photographic Negatives
> Friday, December 13, 2002
> A successful plan to care for a negative collection hinges on proper
identification.  This workshop will review the environmental and storage
needs for the various types of negatives.  Issues regarding use of cold
storage and selection of a duplication process for deteriorating negatives
will be discussed.  A hands-on component will give participants experience
in identifying various types of negatives.  Workshop is limited to 30
participants.
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> Speaker:
> Andrew Robb, Photograph Conservator
> Assisted by Mary Schobert, Senior Photograph Conservator, CCAHA
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> Location & Time of Workshops:
> Maryland Historical Society
> 210 West Monument Street
> Baltimore, MD
> www.mdhs.org
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> 9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
> 9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop
>
>
> Registration Fee:
>                   Non-Member Fee      CCAHA / Cosponsor Member Fee:
> 1 workshop:        $ 60.00               $ 50.00
> 2 workshops:      $120.00               $100.00
> All 3 workshops:  $170.00               $140.00
>
> Registration Deadline:
> Tuesday, November 26, 2002
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>
> For additional workshop information, registration forms, or information
about CCAHA, its programs and services, please visit our Web site
http://www.ccaha.org  or call 215/545-0613.