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INSTITUTING A CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM
                       PITTSBURGH, PA

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and
the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Senator John Heinz
Pittsburgh Regional History Center are co-sponsoring a one-day
environmental workshop, "Instituting a Conservation Environment
Monitoring Program," in Pittsburgh, PA on Monday, May 5, 1997.
This workshop is partially funded by the National Endowment for the
Humanities, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation and the Merit Gasoline Foundation.


WORKSHOP INFORMATION

AUDIENCE
The workshop is intended for library, archives, house museum, and
museum professionals, as well as for architects, engineers, and
staff involved in facilities management and design.

CONTENT
The workshop will supply the technical background to develop
support and documentation for improving environmental conditions
for long-term preservation of cultural collections.  The workshop
will present the rationale, techniques, and equipment used to
monitor the critical environmental conditions for cultural
collections.  Ways to develop realistic methods to monitor
humidity, temperature, lighting, particulates, and gaseous
contamination will be discussed, including analysis and
interpretation of hygrothermograph data.  Various types of
monitoring equipment will be demonstrated, and a useful packet of
supportive information will be provided.

SPEAKER
William P. Lull is a principal and senior conservation environment
consultant at Garrison/Lull Inc., Princeton Junction, NJ, and is
Adjunct Associate Professor of Building Technology at New York
University.  He consults with libraries, archives, and museums on
establishing and maintaining a conservation environment for
renovations, expansions, systems improvements, and new facilities.
He has been an invited lecturer for many university, professional,
and state-sponsored training programs.  Mr. Lull is active in many
professional organizations, including ASHRAE and AIC, and has
published several articles on conservation environment issues in
building construction.

DATE
Monday, May 5, 1997
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Senator John Heinz
Pittsburgh Regional History Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

COST
CCAHA Members: $45.00
Non-Members:   $50.00

This registration fee includes supplementary materials and a box
lunch.

Registration deadline: Friday, April 25, 1997


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND A REGISTRATION FORM, PLEASE CONTACT:

Susan W. DuBois, Preservation Services Representative
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel:  215.545.0613
Fax:  215.735.9313
E-mail:  [log in to unmask]


Created by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the
Humanities is an independent agency that supports education,
research, preservation projects, and public programs in the
humanities.

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA),
established in 1977, is a non-profit regional conservation
laboratory serving other non-profit cultural, educational, and
research institutions as well as private individuals and
organizations that are located principally in the Mid-Atlantic
region.  The Center specializes in the treatment of works of art
and historic artifacts on paper, such as prints, maps, posters,
historic wallpaper, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks,
manuscripts, and related materials, such as parchment and papyrus.
It also offers on-site consultation services; educational programs
and seminars; and internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships.

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