Heritage Preservation and National Park Service ; Charles E. Fisher and Hugh C. Miller, general editors ; Clare Bouton Hansen, project director; preface by Robert Stanton and Lawrence L. Reger ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton ; introduction by Richard Hampton Jenrette ; with essays by Gordon Bock ... [et al.].
ISBN
0810940876
0810927799 (pbk.)
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams,
Date of Publication
c1998.
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-249) and index.
Contents
Why care about your historic house?--Geting to know your house--Establishing a maintenance program--Structural systems--Roofs--Exterior masonry--Exterior woodwork--Wooden windows--Exterior paints and other finishes--Plaster--wallpapers--Interior paints and other finishes--Interior woodwork--Flooring and floor finishes--heating, cooling, and ventilating systems--Kitchens and bathrooms--Lighting and electrical systems--Caring for the landscape--Fire protection--Appraisals, insurance, preservation easements, and estate planning.
Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007 video highlights and keynote addresses
Connecting to collections, a call to action, June 27-28, 2007, the National Conservation Summit, summit highlights
Connecting to collections, a call to action, the National Conservation Summit, Washington, DC, June 27-28, 2007, video highlights and keynote addresses
National Conservation Summit, video highlights and keynote addresses
National Conservation Summit, June 27-28, 2007
Responsibility
[video production, Icon Communications].
Meeting
National Conservation Summit (2007 : Washington, D.C.)
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 2 hrs., 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Notes
Title from root menu.
"Institute of Museum and Library Services; Heritage Preservation, the National Institute for Conservation; Smithsonian Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture."
Contents
Disc 1: Opening remarks -- Connecting to expertise -- Connecting to technology -- Agency chairmen -- [Presentation by] Girl Scout Troop 4563. -- Disc 2: Connecting to funders -- Connecting to the public -- Keynote address, Allen Weinstein -- Keynote address, Francie Alexander.
Summary
Representatives of small and medium-sized museums and libraries from every state, including Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, met with national leaders in the nation's capitol on June 27-28, 2007. The summit explored strategies for preserving endangered collections, harnessing new technologies, engaging the public in conservation efforts, and identifying funding resources.
