A proposed draft revision of the Secretary of the Interior's "Historic
Preservation Professional Qualification Standards." has been mounted in
Conservation OnLine (CoOL). Comments on the proposed standards are
sought and are due February 14, 1995.
 
The document is available in two forms.  Use a World Wide Web client
such as Mosaic or Lynx to connect to URL
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/misc/secinterior/profqual.html
 
or Gopher to palimpsest.stanford.edu and selet
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The disciplines covered in the draft are:
 
    Architectural History
    Architecture
    Conservation
    Cultural Anthropology
    Curation
    Folklore
    Historic Preservation
    Historical Archaeology
    History
    Landscape Architecture
    Land Use/Community Planning
    Prehistoric Archaeology
    Traditional Cultural Property Expertise
 
>From the text:
 
    The Secretary of the Interior is charged with developing standards
    and guidance for the practice of historic preservation under the
    National Historic Preservation Act.  The Secretary has delegated
    this responsibility to the National Park Service.  The "Professional
    Qualification Standards" are one part of the Secretary's "Standards
    and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation."
    ...
    The Secretary of the Interior's "Professional Qualification
    Standards" describe in terms of academic attainment, training, and
    experience minimum professional standards for a number of
    professional disciplines routinely practicing in historic
    preservation today.  These Standards are neither "entry-level" nor
    do they describe qualifications for pre-eminent master professionals
    in the field.  Rather, they describe the minimum education and
    experience which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior,
    qualifies select individuals to produce professionally credible and
    competent work within both the historic preservation arena and in
    the larger public arena nationwide.</p>
 
    Please provide your comments by February 15, 1995 to the
 
        Preservation Planning Branch
        Attention: Susan L. Henry
        Interagency Resources Division
        National Park Service
        PO Box 37127
        Washington, DC 20013-7127
 
        Comments may also be sent by fax (202-343-1836) or Internet
        ([log in to unmask]).  If you have any questions, please contact
        Sue Henry at (202) 343-9514.
 
Walter Henry
Conservation Lab
Stanford University Libraries