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Workshop on the Care of Photographs

The Long and Winding Road: Preservation and Funding Strategies for Photographic Collections
Dates: July 13-14, 2006 - 9:00 to 4:30 each day
Location: Elmer L Andersen Library 120
Contact: Melinda Markell, Preservation Services Coordinator for more information. E-mail: info@preserveart.org Phone: 612-870-3128

The registration deadline for this workshop is July 7, 2006.

This two-day workshop will be taught by Debra Hess Norris, internationally renowned photographic materials conservation expert and Director of the Graduate Conservation Program at the University of Delaware/Winterthur and Barbara Lemmen, Photographic Materials Conservator at the Center for Conservation of Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) in Philadelphia, PA. The instructors will present a comprehensive workshop on the care and handling of photographic materials with an emphasis on identification, handling, housing, preservation priorities, disaster preparedness and recovery, and fundraising. This workshop has been presented at other venues limited to the east coast region in the past.

Each participant will be asked to pay a registration fee in the amount of $235 for MACC members and $295 for non-members. Staff and volunteers from institutions with a total operating budget below $50,000 per year will be asked to pay a registration fee in the amount of $130 for MACC Members and $200 for Non-members Fees for students (those currently enrolled in Undergraduate or Graduate Study Programs, including interns and fellows) will be $80 for each two-day workshop.

Please contact the Midwest Art Conservation Center for more information at info@preserveart.org or 612-870-3120.

TCART Officers

Current TCART officers:

President
Erik Moore (2008-2010)
Archivist, Academic Health Center
University of Minnesota
moore144@umn.edu

Secretary
Andrea Spence Pudas (2007-2009)
Senior Analyst, Information Protection
Target Corporation
Andrea.SpencePudas@target.com

Treasurer
Ellen Holt-Werle (2008-2010)
Archivist
Macalester College
holtwerle@macalester.edu

Newsletter Editor
Candy Hart (2007-2009)
Archivist
Hamline University
chart@hamline.edu

Spring Meeting Minutes (May 24)

The TCART spring meeting was held May 24th at the Archives Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Steve Granger and Susan Stepka hosted the meeting.

The meeting agenda included reports by the secretary and treasurer. A report by the newsletter editor also included a call for submissions to the upcoming newsletter. Deadline for submissions is June 12 and should be directed to Candy Hart (chart@hamline.edu). Old business pertained to the establishment of a scholarship award and the TCART web site. New business included the election of two officers, President and Treasurer. Erik Moore, University of Minnesota, will serve as President and Molly Tierney, Minnesota Historical Society, will serve as Treasurer. The term of office for both positions is two years. Additional new business focused on proposals for upcoming workshops and potential hosts for upcoming meetings.

The second part of the meeting consisted of the following program:

Celebrating Anniversaries: How Minnesota Archives Have Gotten Involved

With the approaching Minnesota State sesquicentennial, it is likely Archives around the state will be tapped for area anniversaries and celebrations. We will hear from three TCART members who have participated in anniversary celebrations for churches, communities and universities. In addition to learning what the organizations did as part of the celebrations, our speakers will share what they learned and recommend for others.

Presenters: Steve Granger, Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis; Candy Hart, Hamline University; Jessica Potter, Blue Earth County Historical Society

The meeting concluded with a tour of the onsite archives of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.


The full minutes for the meeting and program are available for download.

Spring Meeting Minutes (5/2006)