CCAHA is pleased to offer a limited number of stipends of up to $750 to help defray travel, lodging, and registration costs associated with attending Architectural Records Symposium: Managing and Preserving Design Records.
To be eligible, individuals must work in a non-profit institution that is open to the public with an annual operating budget of less than $500,000. In awarding the stipends, preference will be given to those applicants who are directly responsible for the care of the architectural records collected by their institution.
Stipend applications must be postmarked by:
June 5, 2007
Applicants must submit:
- A one-page letter of interest that addresses their institution’s need for staff training in this area and their commitment to preserving architectural records
- A brief institutional profile or brochure
- A brief description of architectural records held by the institution
- Proof of tax exempt status
- A letter of support from Director or President of Board of Trustees
- Applicant's resume
Applicants will be notified of the status of their application four weeks prior to the program. For additional information on the application process, please call the Preservation Services Office at 215.545.0613.
Funding: This program was developed under grants from the National Park Service and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
Program contents are solely the responsibility of CCAHA and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Park Service or the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.
All images are courtesy of the Chicago History Museum. Cover image: Schlesinger & Mayer/Carson Pirie Scott Building, Louis H. Sullivan (ca. 1898-1899). Shadow images: Monadnock Building, Burnham and Root; Crown Hall, elevation drawing