Advanced training in archival management in the United States for four Afghan archivists currently engaged in reformatting the audio collections of Radio Afghanistan. www.bu.edu/aias/

Professional development through workshops offered around the country for conservators responsible for the care of humanities collections. http://aic.stanford.edu/

A regional preservation field service program that provides surveys, workshops and seminars, disaster assistance, and information services to museums, historical organizations, libraries, and archives in the Upper Midwest. www.preserveart.org/

Graduate education in the conservation of art and material culture collections. www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/ifa/index_chan.htm

Eighteen internships for graduate students to gain experience in the identification, inspection, treatment, cataloging, and exhibition of moving images at museums, cultural organizations, and historical societies.

A preservation field service program that provides surveys, workshops and seminars, technical consultations, and disaster assistance to institutions in the Northeast. www.nedcc.org

A regional preservation field service program that provides preservation surveys, workshops, and educational materials to libraries, archives, and historical organizations in the Southeast. www.solinet.net

Graduate training for conservators specializing in the preservation of humanities collections, including ethnographic and archaeological materials, works on paper, books, and photographs. www.buffalostate.edu/gradprog.xml?bpid=133

Graduate education in the conservation of material culture collections.             www.art-sci.udel.edu/ DepartmentsPrograms/Alphabeticallist/Programs/CenterforMaterialCultureStudies/tabid/169/Default.aspx

Four week-long workshops for advanced training in the preservation of digital materials in cultural institutions and six shorter topical workshops, addressing selected issues in depth. A total of 192 members of the managerial and technical staffs of collecting institutions would participate. In addition, an online introductory tutorial on the basics of digital preservation would be freely available. www.icpsr.umich.edu/

The graduate education of conservators and preservation administrators in the care of library and archival collections in the humanities. www.ischool.utexas.edu/kilgarlin/index.php

Development and evaluation of a prototype system for helping indexers, including authors and publishers, produce traditional back-of-the-book indexes. www.mathcs.duq.edu/

Research, development, and testing of tools designed to locate documents in large digital corpora, extract information, and analyze large-scale patterns across texts. http://chnm.gmu.edu/about.php

Research on methods to generate a dynamic lexicon for a text corpus in a digital library. Using Greek and Latin texts, the project would investigate processes to enumerate possible senses for the words being defined and provide detailed syntactic information and statistical data about their use in a corpus. http://dca.tufts.edu/

A preservation assessment of furniture, decorative and fine art, farm equipment, tools, archival materials, and photographs at the Hard Bargain Farm, a working farm that offers educational programs about the environment and the cultural heritage of the Potomac River Watershed.

Hiring a consultant to conduct a preservation assessment and create a long-term plan for the care of photographic collections documenting the history of the Alutiiq, an Alaskan Native people culturally related to the Eskimos.

A preservation assessment of the Frontier Culture Museum's collection of artifacts and archival materials that are used at the living history museum to explore the contributions of Indian, French, German, English, Irish, and African settlers to life in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

A conservation assessment of historic industrial artifacts, including machine tools, models, firearms, and measuring and gauging devices. The conservator would also evaluate environmental monitoring data and train staff in the care and handling of collection items.

The purchase of cabinetry to store costumes and accessories from a collection that focuses on the history of textile production and use in the United States from the 18th century to the present and that also includes textile-making tools and machinery, household textiles, and decorative arts.

A preservation assessment of the rare book holdings of La Casa del Libro, including an internationally significant collection of Spanish incunabula, early printed books, medieval manuscripts, prints, maps, modern fine press books, and books and prints by notable Puerto Rican artists. In addition, a conservator will train the museum's staff in care and handling procedures for the collections.

Hiring a consultant to assess the preservation needs of photographic prints and negatives in various formats that document the history and culture of Andrew County, Missouri, since 1841.

The purchase of supplies, staff training, and rehousing of historic and ethnographic collections that document the history and culture of the San Juan Basin, with a focus on Durango and La Plata County, Colorado.

Hiring a preservation consultant to assess the environmental storage conditions of more than 12,000 items in the archives' film and video collection. The consultant will prepare a condition report and detailed plan for the renovation of an on-site cold storage vault. The films and videos date from the late 1800s to contemporary works, focusing on independent and avant-garde productions by individuals.

Hiring a consultant to develop a plan to rehouse and preserve the society's collections of furniture, ceramics, textiles, artworks, photographs, and archives related to the 18th- and 19th-century history of Hartford, Connecticut and surrounding areas.

Hiring a preservation specialist to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the 1,488 photographs, books, and other items in the Margaret Mitchell Collection and provide advice about the purchase of supplies and display methods. Two library staff would also attend a course on preservation and archival techniques.

A general preservation assessment of the institution's collection of classic automobiles. The collection includes Auburns, Cords, and Duesenbergs from the late 1920s; the archives from the Auburn Automobile Company; as well as books, photographs, and other materials documenting automotive history.

Preservation management and disaster training workshop for staff at the university's Reese Library. The library's holdings include 400 manuscript collections spanning the colonial period through the present relating to the history, culture, economy, and social life of Augusta, and its importance to regional and national development.

A conservation assessment of the collections of the Museo de Arte de Caguas, which holds paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs from the 1930s to the present, many of which are by artists from Caguas and the surrounding Turabo Valley.

Purchase of flat file cabinets and preservation supplies to rehouse blueprints, plans, drawings, and other oversized archival materials related to the history of shipbuilding in Baltimore from the 1820s to the 1940s.

A general preservation assessment of Barnstable Historical Society's manuscript collections, including documentation of early American glassmaking, New England's cranberry and fishing industries, and rare Native American land sale documents. These collections reflect the history of one of the earliest established communities in colonial America.

The purchase of storage furniture to rehouse 100 archaeological field maps holding data related to Native American cultures in the Northeast, the Southwest, and Mesoamerica. A conservator would oversee the project and conduct training for staff in the care and handling of maps and other oversized materials.

Hiring a consultant to conduct a preservation assessment of the museum's collections of antique radios, photographs, textiles, and library materials related to the history and culture of Benton County, Washington.

A preservation assessment of the Susan Dwight Bliss Room and Rare Book Collection. The Bliss Room, designed by C. Grant LaFarge, has Italian Renaissance furnishings and a painted ceiling and houses 1,200 volumes of finely bound rare books dating from the mid-16th to the mid-20th centuries and relating to the fine and decorative arts, French and English history and literature, and European and Asian travel.

A conservation assessment of the library's 150 World War I posters and a sketchbook created during the Civil War by a member of the Connecticut Eighth Volunteer Regiment, Company A. A paper conservator would assess each item and make recommendations for conservation treatment.

Hiring a consultant to develop a treatment plan for a collection of business records from the Arnold family of Rhode Island.

The purchase of preservation supplies and equipment to rehouse 2,711 items in various formats in the institute's moving image collection of exploratory and experimental films.

A preservation assessment of the library's special collections, which include materials on Marco Polo and Portuguese travel, German-Americans in Alameda County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, rare books on vulcanology and earthquakes, hand-printed and fine press books, and various atlases and maps. Because the university rests on the Hayward fault, the assessment will also address disaster preparedness and identify necessary measures to protect the collections in the event of an earthquake.

Online workshops and onsite training in disaster preparedness and response for museum staffl. Staffs of other museums, libraries, and historical organizations in Wyoming will be invited to participate. The collections of the Carbon County Museum include textiles, photographs, tolls and equipment, transportation artifacts, and ranching and mining objects that demonstrate the history and culture of southeastern Wyoming.

A condition survey of 250 puppets and related performing objects from around the world. From its collection the center has selected 25 puppets from Africa, 70 from Europe, and 155 from North and South America as representative of the full range of countries, time periods, and media. These items were used in various cultural contexts: rituals and religious functions, social commentary, cultural narratives, and childhood education.

Consultation with a conservator in order to prepare an institutional plan for conservation policies and procedures and to train staff in its implementation. The center maintains a collection of wooden small boats, boat models, boat plans, books and periodicals, photos, and archival materials on the maritime history of the Pacific Northwest.

Hiring preservation consultants to conduct a preservation assessment of the society's textile collections. The clothing and clothing accessories include dresses, greatcoats, bonnets, petticoats, shoes, shirts, bibs, aprons, shawls, suspenders, and caps. These materials date from the 18th century, and originate mainly in Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Rehousing approximately 400 to 600 objects of the museum's collection of artifacts, documenting the history of Appalachia and the community of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Collection items include quilts, toys, furniture, dolls, and coal mining artifacts. The purchase of a light meter and environmental monitoring equipment would also address the storage needs of these collections.

The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment and ultraviolet light filters to protect a collection of documents, historic artifacts, agricultural tools and equipment, photographs, and ephemera documenting rural life in northwestern Wisconsin.

A general preservation assessment of the book and manuscript collections of the Martin Franklin Hanley House, a historic house museum and farmstead in Clayton, Missouri.

A general preservation assessment and staff training in the care and handling of documents. The City of Methuen's archive of public records includes town meeting proceedings; tax lists; police reports; voter registrars; birth, death and marriage records; assessor's records; treasurer's records; deeds; annual reports; resolutions; atlases; school site plans; and a set of the Massachusetts Acts and Resolves dating from the town's inception in 1726 through the early twentieth century.

The purchase of archival supplies, improvements in lighting, and training for archives staff on proper collection care. The collection documents the history and culture of southern Maryland and includes personal papers, records of businesses and organizations, historic sites, genealogical research files, photographs, maps, artwork, oral histories, newspapers, and ephemera. The archive holds approximately 400 rare books, 6,900 photographs and slides, 820 audiovisual items, and 550 linear feet of manuscripts and documents.

The creation of a state-wide consortium for disaster preparedness and response. A preservation consultant would meet with representatives of 78 small and mid-sized cultural institutions in Delaware for workshop training and planning sessions, to be followed by the consultant's report with recommendations for implementation by the group. Collections held by these institutions include local historical records from many small towns in the state, the records of the oldest Methodist church in the nation, and Civil War records on Fort Delaware, a military prison. Subjects represented indepth include African American life and culture in Delaware, agriculture, the railroads, and the milling and carriage-making industries. Object collections include artwork, seafaring artifacts, and Native American materials.

A conservation assessment of the center's sculpture and tribal arts collections that would provide guidance for treatment, storage, and care of these materials. Sculptures in the collection include works by Richard Serra, Lee Bontecou, Charles Joseph Biederman, and Louise Bourgeois.

Purchase of storage furniture to rehouse dresses, leggings, Ghost Dance shirts, and other objects related to 19th-century Plains Indian history.

Purchasing preservation materials to rehouse historical clothing collections from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collections include men's, women's and children's clothing and accessories that relate to the history, culture, and daily life of south-central Michigan.

A general preservation assessment of the Fitchburg State College's archives and manuscript collections, including the personal papers of Robert Comier and Robert Salvatore, noted authors of novels for adolescents and young adults.

Hiring a preservation consultant to assess the university's collection of materials related to World War II and to examine the storage capacity and preservation needs of the objects. One hundred items will be selected for a more thorough conservation assessment. Items in the collection include: textiles; leather, grass, straw, and wooden objects; Japanese and Nazi flags; pilot's jackets, military uniforms, and helmets; and World War II radio equipment.

Purchase of archival preservation materials, storage supplies, and environmental monitoring equipment for the paper-based collections of the society documenting the social, economic, agricultural, and educational history of Franklin County, New York. The collection includes numerous civil war records and personal manuscript collections reflecting the activities of the 16th Regiment, New York Volunteers. Among additional holdings are the records of the Northern New York Institute for the Deaf-Mute, 1895-1920.

The purchase of storage furniture and environmental monitoring equipment to improve the care of collections at Iolani Palace. Its holdings include furniture, paintings, decorative objects, household items, and personal furnishings of the Hawaiian royal family, who lived there from the time it was built in 1882 until the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893.

The purchase of equipment to monitor environmental conditions at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, a National Historic Landmark site. The museum's collections of literary works, memorabilia, historical objects, and archival materials document the life of General Lew Wallace (1827-1905), the author of “Ben-Hur,” and a major general in the Union army, a governor of the New Mexico Territory, and a minister to Turkey.

Hiring a photographic consultant to assess the preservation needs of 1,752 photographs dating from 1910 to the mid-1980s that were created by O'Keeffe or that document aspects of her work.

A general preservation assessment and development of a long-range plan for the care of letters, naturalization papers, passports, photographs, audiotapes, books, and artifacts documenting German immigration and settlement in the area of Davenport, Iowa, from 1795 to the present.

The purchase of storage supplies to preserve a collection of more than 1,000 cellulose nitrate photographic negatives that feature images of Charleston's architecture and landscapes of coastal South Carolina created between 1910 and 1945.

A general preservation needs assessment of a museum holding furniture, tools, and other artifacts, archaeological materials, textiles, books, and archives related to the history and cultures of Oklahoma and the Southwest from the early 1700s to the 20th century.

The purchase of storage cabinets and shelving for large objects in the institution's American history collection, including carousel figures, carved birds, ship models, weathervanes, furniture, and tools.

Purchase of archival storage supplies and equipment to preserve a collection of personal papers, manuscripts, legal records, maps and deeds, photographs, government and military records, works of art on paper, books, and newspapers documenting the history of Philadelphia and the surrounding area.

A preservation assessment of approximately 10,000 books and 450 linear feet of archives, including rare Russian Orthodox theological books published before the Russian Revolution, Russian migr periodicals and newspapers, and materials on Byzantine history. The purchase of archival supplies recommended by a preservation consultant will be used to rehouse fragile materials.

A risk assessment, emergency planning, the purchase of disaster recovery supplies, and the training of staff at the House of the Seven Gables. Disaster preparedness will help protect the site's six historic homes, including the house where Nathaniel Hawthorne was born and the Turner-Ingersoll-Mansion (1668). The collections include 18th- and 19th-century American furniture, textiles, decorative and fine arts, works on paper, and literary materials.

Consultation with preservation specialists on the preparation of a disaster preparedness and response plan and purchase of emergency supplies to protect rare books, photographs, and artifacts documenting the history of maritime lifesaving in America. The museum's historic structure and location make it especially vulnerable to coastal flooding and storms.

The purchase of archival supplies to rehouse manuscript collections documenting the history and culture of Augusta, Page, Rockingham, and Shenandoah Counties in Virginia. The collections, which date from the late 18th century to the present, include correspondence, diaries, deeds, wills, indentures, and records from businesses in the Shenandoah Valley. Purchase of a media storage cabinet will help to stabilize items in at-risk formats, such as microfilm and magnetic materials.

Hiring an audiovisual preservation specialist to conduct a comprehensive assessment of 1,600 sound and image recordings in the media archives that date from 1920 to the present. The collections document all facets of Jewish life, with an emphasis on the Lubavitch Chasidic tradition. The consultant's report would include recommendations for preservation, collection management, archival storage equipment and related supplies, and a plan to address the organization's current and future needs.

Hiring an audiovisual preservation specialist to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the more than 10,000 sound recordings in the collection and provide in-house training to the library's archivists and librarians. The library has amassed a large and diverse collection of sound recordings pertaining to the history of Jewish music and performance in the 20th century. The recordings also include speeches, radio broadcasts, and lectures by prominent scholars and public figures documenting the Jewish experience in America.

Hiring a recorded sound preservation specialist to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the more than 27,000 audio recordings in the radio station's jazz collection.

Hiring a consultant to conduct preservation workshops for regional museum staff and volunteers and the purchase of preservation supplies for local history collections, archaeological artifacts, and collections related to life at an orphanage, which operated from 1889 to 1930.

Purchasing environmental monitoring equipment and supplies to preserve a textile collection that relates to the history and culture of south central Wyoming. A training workshop on the appropriate handling of textiles will include staffs of neighboring cultural and history institutions.

Consultation with a conservator to develop a long-range preservation plan for archives related to the history of the Ligonier Valley in Pennsylvania, during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Hiring a consultant to conduct a preservation assessment of manuscripts, works of art on paper, maps, architectural drawings, photographs, and posters related to the history of Litchfield, Connecticut, from the 18th through the 20th centuries.

Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies to rehouse artifacts, textiles, books, manuscripts, and other materials that document the history of Rhode Island from the 1700s to the 20th century.

Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies to rehouse manuscripts, archives, photographs, and audio and video materials that illustrate life in Lower East Side, New York, tenement houses during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A preservation assessment and purchase of supplies for the university's Monroe Library collections including materials relating to literature and the arts, public affairs, and political movements. The holdings comprise 15,000 books and 1,835 feet of manuscript and archival material dating from 1831 to the present.

A general preservation assessment of the library's collection of institutional records, manuscripts, photographs, and audio-visual materials documenting the history of Macalaster College and the surrounding community.

The purchase of storage supplies and the training of staff and volunteers by a conservation consultant in preparation for rehousing photographs, business and agricultural records, family papers, books, and other materials that document the history of Estes Park, Colorado, and the MacGregor Ranch, a historic high mountain working cattle ranch, museum, and youth education center.

Purchase of storage furniture to rehouse archives, photographs, audio and video collections that illustrate life in Maitland, Florida, and surrounding areas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A preservation assessment of the library's special collections, including photographs of Biddeford and its environs from the 1870s through 1960s, glass plate and film negatives from a local photography studio active from 1900 to 1950, and archival materials documenting the history of this former textile-producing area, home to one of Maine's largest Franco-American populations.

The purchase of preservation supplies and equipment for the Michigan Tech Archive and the Copper County Historical Collections documenting the social, cultural, economic and educational history of Michigan's Keweenaw copper mining district. Holdings include books, manuscripts, photographs, engineering drawings, and historic newspapers.

A conservation assessment of the museum's American paintings, which include works by Thomas Sully, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Cole, George Bellows, and Robert Henri. The museum has recently made American art one of its six primary collecting priorities and has hired a full-time curator for this collection.

The purchase of preservation materials to house textiles, including hand-woven bed sheets, quilts, Indian blankets, army blankets, clothing, flags, and banners relating to the history and culture of New York's Mohawk Valley.

Purchase of storage furniture and environmental monitoring equipment to preserve the drawings and blueprints of noted architect Fred L. Savage, who designed many summer homes and public buildings on Mount Desert Island from 1887 to 1926.

A preservation assessment and training for staff of the Mountain Home Historical Museum, which collects and maintains agricultural, mining, and ranching artifacts as well as maps and county records that document the history of Idaho and the West.

A preservation assessment of the library's special collections, which include rare books, early 20th-century sheet music, materials on the Pennsylvania Germans, and maps of Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.

A general preservation assessment of the Foundation's archives documenting the founding and development of the Foundation and its National Book Awards. The collection includes the original letters of literary and political figures, including W.H. Auden, Wallace Stevens, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, Susan Sontag, and Dwight Eisenhower.

Purchase of storage furniture to preserve archives documenting the history of the museum and manuscripts related to noted 20th-century women artists Frida Kahlo, Eulabee Dix, Doris Lee, Irene Rice Pereira, Edna Reindel, and others.

Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies to rehouse correspondence, vital records, photographs, books, and other materials that document the history of the Orphan Train Movement in the United States, 1854 to 1930.

Developing an emergency response and preparedness plan to protect the holdings of the National Press Club, the only archive dedicated to the history of journalism in Washington, D.C. Holdings include 530 linear feet of archival materials, 15,000 photographs, 1,000 blueprints, 700 books, 400 works of art, 10,000 audio and video cassettes, the personal papers of notable journalists, including cartoonist Clifford Berryman, and the archives of the Women's National Press Club.

Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies to rehouse artifacts, manuscripts, correspondence, maps, photographs, and other records documenting United States Naval Special Warfare operations since World War II.

The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment to gauge humidity in the storage areas of the library, archives, and museum. This institution serves as the public library for New Harmony Township and is also a historic site of the intellectual and communal societies known as New Harmony (1814-27) and Athens on the Wabash (1828 to1900). The collections include rare books, folk art, textiles, historic artifacts, journals, photographs, manuscripts, and correspondence.

Staff training in disaster preparedness and response and in the care and handling of the college's special collections that include rare books, archival papers, photographs, and other materials covering a wide variety of topics, such as California history and architecture, the works of Poet Robinson Jeffers, and the history of aviation. The purchase of a flat-file cabinet for oversized prints and drawings, of re-housing supplies, and of environmental monitoring equipment follows the recommendations of a previous NEH-supported assessment of the collections.

The purchase of supplies to rehouse the museum's collection of George E. Ohr ceramics, which had been quickly relocated after Hurricane Katrina and would now be placed in archival quality enclosures. These ceramics, dating from 1879 to 1907, are early examples of art pottery and are known for their fragility, paper-thin edges, and highly colored glazes.

A general preservation survey of library and archival materials and training for staff in the care and handling of collections, which consist of family histories, genealogies, and church and cemetery records documenting the history of Connecticut and New England.

Purchase of preservation supplies to rehouse 150 linear feet of archival collections, including business records, military records, ethnographic materials, correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, playbills, posters, and advertising materials dating from mid 1800s to the present, reflecting the history and culture of Oregon and the greater Pacific Northwest.

A preservation assessment of the museum's collections, consisting primarily of American Primitive wood sculptures and modern and contemporary art of the Northwest and Native American art of the Northwest and the Plains. Purchase of shelving, supplies, and environmental monitoring equipment would improve storage conditions for the collections.

Hiring a consultant to conduct a preservation assessment of the archives of the Pasadena Museum of History. Holdings include prints, negatives, slides, glass plates, stereographs, and postcards; photo albums and scrapbooks; special collections; manuscripts; maps; ephemera; books; periodicals and newspapers; and city directories. These materials range in date from the 1850s to the present and relate to the history and culture of the city of Pasadena, California.

The purchase of preservation supplies to rehouse 20,000 images created from 1890 to the present that document the history of electric railways in Pennsylvania.

Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies for the care of books, correspondence, photographs, and artifacts related to the historical treatment of the developmentally disabled in the United States.

A general preservation assessment and purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for the preservation of correspondence, books, artifacts, and other materials related to the life of American poet Edgar Allen Poe.

Engaging a conservator to conduct a general preservation assessment of a facility holding tools, ceramics, architectural artifacts, and other archaeological objects that reflect the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas.

A preservation assessment of rare book and archival collections, including a local history collection of documents and photographs on Quincy, Illinois, during the Civil War and steamboat eras; an early collection of African American folklore; and a collection of books, manuscripts, and letters on 17th- and 18th-century Franciscan missionary work in Mexico and the American Southwest.

Purchase of preservation supplies to rehouse two collections of archival records documenting immigration and land use in Rockland County, New York, from the early 1800s through the twentieth century.

Hiring a preservation consultant to conduct a conservation assessment of the Bush House Museum's textile collection, reflecting the history and culture of Salem, Oregon. The collection includes bedspreads, towels, sheets, pillow covers, tablecloths, curtains, and quilts; men's, ladies', and children's clothing; and decorative wall hangings and needlework samplers.

Hiring a consultant to create a disaster preparedness plan and to conduct staff training on the care and safety of archaeological artifacts that document the early culture of the San Diego region to the 20th century. The artifact collection includes prehistoric projectile points, other stone tools, and ceramic vessels.

Purchase of storage supplies, a disaster recovery kit, and environmental monitoring equipment to preserve the library's archives and special collections documenting the history of the city of Sandusky and Erie County, Ohio.

Consultation with a conservator to plan for the storage of collections at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, the headquarters of the historic National Women's Party (NWP) and the home of NWP's founder, Alice Paul. The collections document the history of women's suffrage and equal rights campaigns from 1913 to the 1970s and include archival records, furniture, fine and decorative arts, textiles, and memorabilia.

Analysis of environmental monitoring data and development of a plan to improve environmental conditions in the historic Captain Salem Avery House, where collections and exhibitions explore the history of a Chesapeake Bay community in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Hiring a conservator to oversee the remounting of Tlingit blankets and other textiles that reflect the art and culture of an Alaskan Native community. The project would also purchase the supplies and materials necessary to mount the textiles, which are part of a permanent exhibit

A conservation assessment of a Southern Pacific Railroad caboose, which is the most significant item in the museum's collection for the interpretation of the historic Goleta Depot, built in 1901 during completion of the route between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The assessment will form the basis for a conservation plan for the caboose, which is heavily used by museum visitors.

Hiring a photographic consultant to assess the preservation needs of 72 linear feet of photographic prints and negatives that document the work of the Society of Saint Edmund, a Catholic missionary order founded in 1843, and active in the southern United States, particularly Alabama, North Carolina and Louisiana, from 1937 to the present.

The purchase of equipment for monitoring environmental conditions in Stan Hywet Hall, a National Historic Landmark Tudor Revival house, which contains 95 percent of the furniture, decorative arts, household goods, photographs, and works on paper that belonged to the Seiberling family, co-founders of Goodyear Tire. Through tours of the furnished house museum, visitors learn about Akron's history in the early twentieth century.

The purchase of cleaning equipment and storage materials for the museum's textile collections. These collections include decorative textiles; household items, such as blankets, bed linens, and towels; and costumes and accessories including baby clothes, dresses, shirts, and pants. The textile collections help to document the early history and culture of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and communities along the Piscataqua River.

The purchase of environmental monitoring equipment for the State University of New York, Fredonia Archives and Special Collections of more than 1,600 linear feet of institutional archives and manuscript collections documenting the history of the university, the Seneca Nation, and western New York State.

Hiring a consultant to conduct general preservation and management assessments of tools, ceramics, and other ethnographic objects, field records, photographs, and other records associated with archaeological research sites in the United States and around the world. The major part of the collection consists of artifacts and supporting materials from sites in Texas.

A conservation assessment of paintings and miniatures in order to identify treatment priorities and recommendations for rehousing. Tudor Place was the home of Thomas Peter and Martha Parke Custis Peter, the granddaughter of Martha Washington, and was occupied by six generations of one family until 1983. The works of art to be surveyed include many early portraits, such as a 1794 miniature in watercolor on ivory of George Washington, which was painted by Walter Robinson at the request of Martha Custis Peter upon her engagement.

The purchase of archival preservation supplies and a training workshop for the staff of the University's archives and special collections. The collection includes 603 linear feet of books and periodicals and 110 linear feet of newspaper materials in print and microfilm documenting the history of Southeast Arkansas, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and the Ashley, Drew and Northern Railroads.

A general preservation assessment of archives comprised of 1,400 maps, 8,000 photographic prints, 1,400 glass plate negatives, 1,600 color slides, 7,000 ice charts, and 38 cubic feet of manuscripts documenting the history of science and exploration in cold regions. The collections include the historical records of the World Data Center and the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Hiring of a conservator to conduct a preservation needs assessment of collections of basketry, pottery, ceramics, and other archaeological artifacts representing a wide range of cultures from the American Southwest and around the world.

The purchase of preservation supplies and environmental monitoring equipment for the Stewart S. Howe Collection, one of the largest collections of national fraternity and sorority materials in the United States. It contains over 350 cubic feet of records, dating from 1810 to the present, including books, journals, newsletters, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and student files reflecting campus life at more than 300 American colleges and universities.

Preservation planning and environmental monitoring at "Fair Lane," a National Historic Landmark, built in 1915 for Henry and Clara Ford. The historic house museum, with its original furnishings as well as period and reproduction pieces, is used to examine the Ford family's impact on American life. A recent NEH consultation grant is helping the museum develop interpretive planning for the site.

Hiring a photographic preservation consultant to assess a collection of 50,000 historic images dating from 1860 to the 1980s and housed in the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at The University of Montana-Missoula. The collection focuses on people, places, and events in western Montana.

Hiring an audiovisual preservation specialist to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of 804 reels of historic television news film from 1959 to 1981, produced by Charlotte's WBTV, the oldest television broadcasting station in the Carolinas.

A preservation assessment of books, manuscripts, periodicals, maps, and posters in the special collections of McFarlin Library. Collection strengths include archival materials on literary authors, such as James Joyce, V.S. Naipaul, Rebecca West, and F. Scott Fitzgerald; historical resources on Oklahoma and Tulsa; and modernist literature of the early 20th century.

A general preservation assessment of a collection of manuscripts, county and municipal records, and business archives documenting the history, culture, social life and industry in the Chippewa Valley region.

A conservator's assessment of the collections of the Chazen Museum of Art to identify potential risks and recommend preventative measures to protect the collections during the construction phase of a building expansion and renovation. The assessment would also guide revisions to the museum's plan for disaster preparedness and response. The museum holds an international collection of approximately 18,000 art objects from antiquity to the present including works on paper, paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts.

A general preservation assessment and the creation of a long-term preservation plan for archaeological, ethnographic, and biological artifacts. The collections are used for research and teaching and include stone and bone tools, pottery, clay figurines, basketry, textiles, archives, maps, and photographs documenting archaeological sites from around the world.

A condition survey of 55 modern works of outdoor sculpture held by the college's museum, including pieces by Lynn Chadwick, J. Seward Johnson, G. Noble Wagner, Steve Tobin, and Harry Bertoia. The outdoor sculpture collection embodies the museum's commitment to integrate the visual arts into the intellectual and physical life of the campus community.

A preservation assessment of humanities collections held in the main library's special collections and in the art library and music library. With a particular strength in English and American literature, the collections include books, journals, music scores, videos, sound recordings, microfilm, and maps.

Purchasing storage furniture to rehouse the historical society's collections, including Native American artifacts, agricultural implements, furniture, logging tools, textiles, and library and archival materials, related to the history and culture of the Portland area.

Purchase of storage furniture and preservation supplies to rehouse archives, scrapbooks, photographs, posters, and other records documenting the work of women artists and the history of the Women's Studio Workshop since its founding in 1974.

A preservation assessment of a rare and nationally significant bed manufactured in 1827 in the Napoleonic style, including its original bed-hangings, valance, curtains, and cornice elements. Accompanying archival materials contain bills of sale, an unused bolt of silk fringe, original drawings and notes made by the upholsterer on the fabrication and installation, and photographs of the bed from 1880 to 1900. A previous assessment of the collections identified this piece as the museum's top priority for preservation.

A preservation assessment of archival materials relating to the life and presidency of Woodrow Wilson, including the papers of President Wilson's personal physician and confidante, documents and photographs from Wilson's military driver during battlefield tours, and correspondence from the family of Wilson's first wife. The purchase of archival supplies will be used to rehouse documents and photographs.