|
.jpg)
|
COMMUNIQUE ONLINE
5 October 2007
|
.jpg)
|
|
Table of
Contents:
Training
Opportunities and Conferences
Programs
IHS
News
Exhibits
Traveling
Exhibits
Job
Opportunities
Orphans
Corner
|
|
Training
Opportunities and Conferences
|
|
The Conservation
Center
for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is currently
accepting applicants for its subsidized Vulnerability
Assessment Program. Information on eligibility
and the application process is below. Application
forms can be downloaded from the CCAHA Web site
at: www.ccaha.org/surveys.php.
If you have any questions about the program, please
contact Laura Hortz Stanton, CCAHA's Director
of Preservation Services at (215) 545-0613 or
via e-mail at lhortzstanton@ccaha.org.
CALL
FOR APPLICANTS
September
2007
The
Conservation
Center
for Art and Historic Artifacts
Vulnerability
Assessment Program
It
has come to the forefront in recent years that
there is great potential for cultural collections
to incur damage from large scale disasters, such
as fires, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Roof leaks,
pest infestations, mold blooms, thefts, aging
mechanical systems, and other localized emergencies
can also greatly affect collections materials.
Being
prepared and identifying the potential threats
to one's institution are the best ways of mitigating
risks to cultural collections. According to Building
an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other
Cultural Institutions, published by the Getty
Conservation Institute, the first step in creating
a disaster plan is "to prepare a report identifying
what natural or human-caused emergencies may threaten
the institution." This report is usually
referred to as a vulnerability assessment. Organizations
cannot move ahead to the development of a disaster
plan without a clear-eyed understanding of the
areas where their institution is most vulnerable
to loss and damage.
The Conservation
Center
for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is seeking
applicants to participate in its Vulnerability
Assessment Program. Institutions that are selected
through this competitive application process will
receive a one-day on-site consultation and a written
vulnerability assessment, which can become the
basis for future disaster planning efforts. In
addition, CCAHA staff will review any subsequent
disaster planning documents and make suggestions
for the successful implementation of the plan.
Process:
During
the on-site consultation, CCAHA staff will review
and examine the institution's environment, history,
location, structural needs, pest control, fire
protection, security procedures, local resources
and training requirements. Insurance considerations,
collections documentation and collections salvage
priorities are also addressed.
The written report provides observations, recommendations
and resources to serve as a guide in the development
of a comprehensive disaster plan for the institution.
Eligibility:
The
Vulnerability Assessment Program is intended for
small to mid-sized institutions with humanities-based
collections in the Mid-Atlantic region, which
includes Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, New
York, Washington,
D.C., Virginia,
and West
Virginia. Institutions
wishing to participate in the program must be
willing to make a commitment to developing an
Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, or updating
the plan that they currently have in place, and
must assign a project manager.
Priority
will be given to institutions that would not normally
have the resources to pay for this service at
full cost, or the staff time or expertise to complete
the assessment in-house. Institutions funded by
the federal government are not eligible.
Cost:
Through
funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities,
CCAHA is able to offer a limited number of subsidized
vulnerability assessments for $350. The funding
also covers the assessor's travel expenses.
Application
Process and Deadline:
Application
forms for the Vulnerability Assessment Program
can be found on CCAHA's website: www.ccaha.org <http://www.ccaha.org/>
.
All
applications must be postmarked by Friday, Dec.
7, 2007
If
you have questions or want to discuss the suitability
of this program for your institution, please contact
CCAHA's Preservation Services Office at:
Preservation
Services Office
Conservation
Center
for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
264
S. 23rd St.
Philadelphia,
PA 19103
Tel:
(215) 545-0613
Fax:
(215) 735-9313
ccaha@ccaha.org
www.ccaha.org
Call
for Papers: The Indiana
Association of Historians 28th Annual Meeting,
Indiana Historical
Society, Indianapolis,
Indiana,
Feb. 22-23, 2008, Life Stories as History.
Historians
often have to address the role of the individual
in society and biography is the obvious way to
examine the issue. But the question of how to
treat the individual within the broader context
remains a problem for both the historian looking
at social change over time and the biographer
trying to explain how a person connects to larger
themes. Life stories can be biographies of individuals,
but there are also collective biographies that
are studies of a group, a community or a family.
Life stories illuminate broader historical themes
even as they are themselves understood within
the context of history. Exploring how life stories
make up history allows us to share the details
of a life lived while also better understanding
how the patterns of change and continuity are
grounded in the reality of experience.
The
Indiana Association of Historians seeks workshop,
roundtable, paper and session proposals for its
28th annual meeting. Historians in all fields
of specialty, as well as those working outside
the academy, are especially welcome, as are proposals
that vary from the conventional prepared-paper-and-comment
format. In keeping with this year's theme, the
program committee particularly encourages the
presentation of research exploring life stories,
including (but not limited to) biography.
To
propose a session or presentation, please send
a brief description (maximum 250 words) and one-page
C.V. for each presenter, to the IAH Program Committee,
c/o James Fuller, University of Indianapolis (afuller@uindy.edu).
All
proposals must be received before Dec. 3, 2007.
A.
James Fuller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
Department of History
University
of Indianapolis
1400
E. Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis,
Indiana 46227
(317) 788-2190
|
|
Programs
|
|
Please confirm
events specifics with sponsoring organization, especially if traveling
any distance.
Saturday
Oct. 6 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Parke County Museum
503 E.
Ohio St., Rockville
IN.
Scott Brown will sign his book Three Finger:
The Mordecai Brown Story, Tale of 'the Most Devastating
Curve Ball.
Mordecai was born in Parke
County
and was dubbed "Three Finger" because
of a childhood farm injury. He was the dominant
pitcher for the Chicago Cubs team of the early
20th century. The team that from 1906 through
1910 was arguably the best in baseball history,
Brown's handicap enabled him to throw pitches
with an unconventional movement that left batters
bewildered-- the curve ball that Ty Cobb once
called "the most devastating" he had
ever faced.
Bourbon's
fifth annual Cemetery History Walk is at Mount Pleasant Cemetery
(Marshall
County)
at 2: p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. The cemetery is located
at 5699 10th Rd. northwest of Bourbon
between Fir and Gumwood Roads. Small groups will
be escorted by a guide every 15 minutes. If you
have questions, call the Marshall County Historical
Society and Museum at (574) 936-2306.
9th
Annual
Suzanne
G. Long
Memorial
Oak Hill
Cemetery
Tour, Sunday, Oct. 7, 1 to 4 p.m., Tickets $5.
The Hammond cemetery is locates at the corner
of Hohman
Avenue and 165th
Street.
Local
women’s history will come to life on Sunday, Oct.
7, 2007 as the public is invited to participate
in a walking tour of Crawfordsville. Registration
will begin at the General Lew Wallace Study &
Museum at 1 p.m., where the participants will
receive a map of the route containing short descriptions
of each tour stop. The tour will be conducted
by Edith Dallinger, Director of the Scotland Program
at Wabash
College
and member of the Montgomery County League of
Women Voters, and is expected to last from 2 to
4 p.m.
Visitors
will be transported at 1:45 p.m. from the Study
to Wabash
College
to begin the tour outside of Center Hall.
The walking tour will take participants throughout
downtown Crawfordsville and conclude at the Study.
The
tour will cost $5 for non-members of the Lew Wallace
Study Preservation Society; $4 for members; and
$2 for all students. Students must bring
proof of identification to receive the student
price. There is no rain date for this tour.
Participants should dress for walking in the weather
and provide their own umbrellas if needed.
For further information about the walking tour
or the Collective Influence exhibit, call the
General Lew Wallace Study and Museum at (765)
362-5769.
This
program is made possible through a grant from
the Institute
of Museum
and Library Services and additional support is
provided by the Lew Wallace Study Preservation
Society and the League of Women Voters of Montgomery
County.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 – 7 p.m.
The Lincoln
Museum
The World in Stereo: A Look at 19th Century Life
Through Stereoview Cards
Presented by Sue Pfeiffer
The
World in Stereo: A Look at 19th Century Life Through
Stereoview Cards will be presented by Sue Pfeiffer
at The Lincoln Museum, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 at
7 p.m. Stereoscopes were a popular form
of entertainment in the 19th century. Similar
to the modern view-masters, the stereoscopes allowed
viewers’ eyes to be tricked into seeing a three-dimensional
image. Pictures included everything from
landscapes that were collected while traveling,
to portraits of famous people, to shots of camp
life during the Civil War. Take a visual
walk through the daily life of the 19th century
person looking at original stereo views of the
mid-1800s. Join us for the interactive event.
Sue
Pfeiffer is a member of the 30th Indiana Volunteer
Infantry “Homefront Ladies.” Members of The Friends
of The Lincoln Museum are admitted free of charge.
General admission $4.99. Seniors $3.99.Sponsored
by The Friends of The Lincoln Museum and English Bonter Mitchell
Foundation.
The
Lincoln
Museum
is located at 200 East Berry Street
in downtown Fort
Wayne. (260) 455-3864
www.TheLincolnMuseum.org
Victorian
Theatre by Candlelight: Ghost Tales of the Civil
War
Oct.
12-13 and 19-20 – 5:30 p.m.; 6 p.m.; 6:30 p.m.;
7 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.; 8 p.m.; 8:30 p.m.*
Why
have ghosts converged upon the presidential mansion?
Not just any ghosts. Only ghosts of those
people having lived and died during the Civil
War. Is there a connection between their appearance
and the fact that Benjamin Harrison served with
General Sherman on his march through Georgia? The Harrison
Home has hired a psychic (I. C. Itall) to contact
the phantasms and exorcise the home – with the
help of living visitors who will brave the spiritual
turmoil. Reservations recommended and can be made
by calling Benjamin Harrison
Home 317-631-1888.
Cost:
adults $10; students (ages 6 to 17) $6
*Note:
Each time above is the start of a progressive
play, which lasts approximately 50 minutes.
Provided
with support from the Arts Council of Indianapolis,
the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and
the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal
agency.
Howling
Hot Chili Cook-off & Hootenanny, Oct. 13,
2007, Warrick
County
Museum,
217 S. First
St., Boonville. Food
sales and Jam Session 12 - 4 p.m., set up for
cook-off begins at 8 a.m., judging at 11 a.m..
Visit website www.warrickcountymuseum.org for
more information.
|
|
IHS News
|
|
Indiana History Train 2007
For
group tour information and reservations, call (800) 447-1830
or (317)
232-1882 or
e-mail
welcome@indianahistory.org.
This
fall the Indiana History Train will travel to central and northern Indiana to
present Faces of the Civil War, a traveling exhibition from
the IHS. The stationary exhibition features images, letters and stories
from Indiana
citizens involved in the war. An activities tent will provide
students an opportunity to design their own regimental flag, vote for
their favorite general, match battles and locations on a map, play
a Civil War history quiz game and enjoy a Civil War soldier
presentation from a first-person interpreter.
This
year's stops:
|
Indianapolis
|
Sept. 27-29
|
|
Wabash
|
Oct. 4-6
|
|
Valparaiso
|
Oct. 11-13
|
|
Fort Wayne
|
Oct. 18-20
|
|
Kokomo
|
Oct. 25-27
|
The
train will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays.
Admission is free. Group tours are free but space is limited.
For the latest
information on the train schedule and activities, visit www.indianahistory.org/historytrain
.
The Indiana
History Train is made possible in part by a gift from the Lilly
Endowment Inc. and a major grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities: great ideas brought to life. The History Train is a
partnership between the Indiana Historical Society and The Indiana Rail
Road Company and is sponsored by the Charley Creek Foundation:
fostering the arts and preserving history in Wabash, Ind.
Printing Partners Hoosier
Storytelling Festival
Oct.
10-14
Advance tickets: $10 per session for adults
and $5 per session for children.
At the gate: $12 per session for adults and
$6 per session for children.
Join
nationally acclaimed and award-winning storytellers Bill
Harley, Carmen
Agra Deedy,
Baba Jamal Koram, Carol Birch and Donald
Davis for
five days of storytelling arts and activities as the Hoosier
Storytelling Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary. Signed
performances for the deaf and hard of hearing available at the Main
Stage and Children's Stage.
Check www.storytellingarts.org for
full schedule and ticket-selling locations.
|
|
|
Exhibits
|
|
“From Bustles
to Ballots” Exhibit
Ongoing
exhibit
Women’s
Suffrage Exhibit is featured in the reconstructed
carriage house located behind the home on
the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site.
Cost:
exhibit included in the price of the daily
tour.
2007
Daily Tour Information
Now
through Dec. 30, 2007
Times:
Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. (tours on the hour and half-
hour; last tour begins at 3:30 p.m.)
Sunday
tours in June and July from 12:30 to 3:30
p.m. (tours on the hour and half-hour)
Holiday
closings: Harrison Home is closed the first
three weeks of January, Indy
500
Parade and Race Days, Memorial Day, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day and
December
23, 24, 25, 26, and 31, 2007 and January
1, 2008
Tour
costs: Children ages 4 and under: FREE
Students ages 5 to 17: $3
Adults ages 18 to 64: $6
|
|
Traveling
Exhibits
|
|
The Nettle
Creek
Valley
Museum
in Hagerstown will host Indiana Cartoons
and Cartoonists through Nov. 4, 2007.
The
Warrick
County
Museum
will host Lincoln
: Creating the Image through Nov. 1, 2007.
These traveling exhibits are on loan from
the Indiana Historical Society. For more
information about the IHS traveling exhibit
program, go to www.indianahistory.org/LHS
<http://www.indianahistory.org/LHS>
and click on “Traveling Exhibition.”
|
|
|
|
Job
Opportunities
|
|
The Indiana
Historical Society seeks candidates for
the full-time position of Conservator.
The
Conservator supports the implementation
of the IHS preservation plan and performs
conservation procedures for IHS collections
on a wide variety of rare, paper-based materials,
including manuscripts, prints, drawings,
maps, and bound materials. Work is done
in a new, state-of-the-art, 2,000 square
feet paper and book lab with a large resource
library and private office space.
Responsibilities include: In consultation
with Collections staff and Senior Director,
Conservation, examine and analyze collections
materials, document items through written
and photographic means, develop and write
treatment reports, and perform treatment
in a timely fashion. Working with Senior
Director, Conservation, work with private
nonprofit organizations to selective paper-based
items, and consult with the public about
preservation measures for personal collections.
Manage in-coming materials in purpose-built
1500 square feet segregation and examination
area. Train and spot supervise departmental
interns. Perform condition surveys for a
wide variety of bound and flat paper materials;
rehouse or stabilize as required.
Perform intermediate lab treatments required
for exhibitions. Keep abreast of conservation
techniques and equipment; assist with researching
and ordering equipment and supplies. Serve
on Disaster Response Team and act as director
of department in absence of the Director,
Conservation, especially in the event of
an emergency to collections. A complete
job description is available upon request.
Prospective
applicants should have demonstrated excellence
performing a broad range of complex conservation
treatments with an ability to manage task
at hand and complete work in a timely fashion.
Position requires ability to work with stereomicroscope
and perform all phases of examination of
original work along with experience and
ability to interpret collection needs and
document treatments in written and photographic
form. Good communication skills are a must
to work well with other professionals and
support staff as well as experience in training
and supervising subordinate staff, as well
as good presentation skills for participation
in production of public workshops and programs
regarding preservation concepts.
Prospective
candidates should also have a working knowledge
of the Windows environment, including word-processing,
database management, e-mail and Web browsers.
Qualifications
Required:
1. Graduate degree from a recognized training
program in paper and/or book conservation.
2. Minimum of two years experience beyond
graduate program training in recognized,
formal conservation facility
Salary
offered will be commensurate with experience
and skills. The IHS offers an excellent
benefits package, including health, dental,
life and long-term disability coverage;
pension plan, tax-deferred annuities, employee
assistance program (EAP), flexible benefits,
and generous paid time off. Free-parking
provided nearby. Substantial discounts for
purchases at the IHS store, the Basile History
Market, and at the IHS café.
Please
send a cover letter, resume, and the names,
current addresses and telephone numbers
of three professional references to: Susan
P. Brown, Vice President, Human Resources,
Indiana Historical Society, 450
W. Ohio St., Indianapolis,
IN 46202-3299.
Fax: (317) 234-0076. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. The
Indiana Historical Society is an equal opportunity
employer.
2007
Chicago
Archives Fair
Date: Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007
Location: Newberry Library,
60 W. Walton St., Chicago,
IL 60610
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The
Chicago Archives Fair introduces students,
educators, historians and genealogists to
primary source materials preserved for use
in area museums, libraries, universities,
historical societies and associations. College
and university students looking for research
seminar paper topics and elementary and
high school students seeking ideas for Chicago
Metro
History
Fair research projects are especially welcome.
Researchers will be able to talk to archivists
about their collections, schedule research
visits, learn about the online Chicago Area
Archivists Repository Guide, and hear expert
tips about archival research.
Hoosier
residents and researchers of Indiana history may take interest in participating
institutions that hold sizable Indiana archives and printed materials,
such as the Newberry Library, the various
national medical associations that have
archival collections in Chicago, and the
National Archives-Great Lakes Region.
Participating
Repositories: American Academy of Pediatrics,
American College of Surgeons, American Medical
Association, Chicago Public Library Special
Collections, DePaul University, Evanston
History Center, Frances Willard Historical
Association, Illinois Labor History Society,
Illinois State Archives, Japanese American
Service Committee Legacy Center, National
Archives and Records Administration, Newberry
Library, Northwestern University, Roosevelt
University, Rush University Medical Center,
Schaumburg Township District Library, Special
Collection Research Center - University
of Chicago, Southeast Chicago Historical
Society, University of Illinois at Chicago,
Women and Leadership Archives - Gannon Center,
Wood Library - Museum of Anesthesiology.
This
event is free and open to the public. No
prior registration is necessary.
Co-sponsored
by the Chicago
Area Archivists and the Chicago
Metro
History
Education
Center.
Visit
the CAA Web site for more information and
to download a free flier:
www.vandercook.edu/archives/CAAarchivesmonth.htm
|
|
There are
two matching five-drawer units of flat storage
available for $350. The are 2" x 24
3/4" x 37 1/4". There is a total
of five drawers in two five drawer sections
that stack. For more information or to purchase
these units, call Kurt Schlicht (317) 357-9071.
|
Note from the
Editor
If your historical
organization, genealogical society or museum has changed its address or
phone number in the past six months, please send the updated
information to Katherine Dill, Coordinator, Local History Services, at
kdill@indianahistory.org
or 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis,
IN 46202.
|
|
COMMUNIQUE ONLINE is provided
for the benefit of local historical societies and museums throughout Indiana.
It is e-mailed to a subscriber
list maintained by Katherine Dill, Coordinator, Local History Services
Office, Indiana Historical Society. Anyone may subscribe. This is
a free publication. To be added or removed from the mailing list,
simply
e-mail kdill@indianahistory.org or call toll free (800)
IHS-1830.
News releases from local
societies are welcomed and may be faxed to (317) 234-0427, e-mailed to
the above address, or
s-mailed to Local History
Services, Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis,
IN 46202.
Please visit the IHS Local History Services Web site atwww.indianahistory.org/LHS
.
|
|
|
|