PUBLICK OCCURRENCES — June 6, 2019, 2019
Caring for your collections: Enhance your skills and get help!
Do you want practical advice about caring for your collections, but are not sure where to start? No better place than the 2019 MA History Conference on June 24th where you can get information about funding for collections care programs, as well as hands-on practice in collections care skills!
MA SHRAB ARCHIVAL FELLOWSHIPS, ROVING ARCIVIST, AND REGRANTS
Find out about the grants and programs sponsored by the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board including the new Archival Field Fellowships, the Roving Archivist Program, and Veterans’ History grants.
CRAFTING PHASE BOXES
Improve access to important archival collections at your repositories by learning to create custom enclosures, also known as phase boxes, for items in manuscript collections. Training will be provided to participants, and no prior experience is needed. Practice your new skills by crafting phase boxes for provided book, then take home the provided instructions to create the enclosures at your institution.
YOUR DIGITIZATION STRATEGIC PLAN
Are you considering taking on a digitization project, but aren’t sure where to start? Do you have questions about how to create, manage, and provide access to digital content…all on a budget and with limited staff time? This session will answer these questions by focusing on strategies for planning and project management and will provide a framework for rethinking your local history program
CLEANING UP HISTORY’S MESSES: Good Dirt vs. Bad Dirt
Learn how to characterize and address “good dirt,” historically relevant staining and particulate matter, and “bad dirt,” foreign particulate matter in historic clothing and textiles. Instructions will be provided for several cleaning techniques, including testing and cleaning accretions and soot, that any collections care specialist can learn to perform. Participants will practice safely cleaning objects from the Museum Textile Services study collection.
Plan to join us on Monday, June 24, 2019 to network, listen, and learn with more than 200
of your colleagues from throughout MA.