Documentary Heritage Program Related Links
Professional Organizations
Conservation and Preservation
- American
Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
- The Conservation
Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
- Conservation
OnLine
- Heritage
Health Index
This page provides the results of a 2005 comprehensive survey of the condition
and preservation needs of collections in U.S. institutions. The survey was
done by Heritage Preservation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS). Of special interest is the "Resources" section of the site.
It provides links to reputable organizations in the areas of disaster planning,
finding a conservator, locating training opportunities in preservation and
conservation, funding sources for collections care, and other organizations
that provide guidance in preservation-related issues.
- Image
Permanence Institute of the Rochester Institute of Technology
Includes several wonderful publications related to storage
environments as well as an interactive site, "Stored Alive," which
demonstrates the deterioration of various types of material stored
under different conditions. These are located under the Downloads
link on the homepage. The homepage also includes a link to The
Archival Advisor, IPI's preservation guide for family photograph
collectors, genealogists, and scrapbook makers.
- Library
of Congress Family Treasures
This is a well-organized and straightforward web site dedicated
to "Preparing, Protecting, Preserving Family Treasures." The
site has sections on Preparing Your Family Treasures, Protecting
Your Family Treasures Every Day, and Preserving Treasures After
the Disaster. Much of the advice can be applied to small archives
as well.
- National
Film Preservation Foundation
The site includes a pdf version of their Film Preservation Guide.
The Guide is a full-length publication written for people without
prior film preservation experience. To find the Guide on the site,
click on "preservation
basics" on the main page.
- Northeast Document
Conservation Center
- Regional Alliance
for Preservation
New York State Resources
- New York History Net
A wide-ranging site hosted by the Institute of New York State Studies. It includes information on conferences, museums, archives, libraries, historical tours, publications on New York history, and more.
- New York State Archives
Excelsior, the New York State Archives online catalog, includes information on the holdings of many local historical records repositories. From the New York State Archives link, click on "Online Catalog" below the picture on the right.
- New York State Library
- New York State Newspaper Project
Although the New York State Newspaper Project is now closed, this site will
help you locate over 22,000 distinct newspaper titles in New York State.
These titles were identified and cataloged by the Newspaper Project. The
newspapers may be in original or microfilm format.
- Research Library of the New York State Historical Association
Pathfinder, the online catalog of the Research Library of the New York State Historical Association and The Farmers' Museum's collections of primary and secondary source materials in agricultural history, American art and architectural history, genealogy, museum studies, Native American art and culture, and New York State history.
