FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE
October 23-25, 2001 - Philadelphia PA

Photographs are magical objects.  William Henry Fox Talbot, who invented the negative-positive process, wrote of "the inimitable beauty of the pictures of nature's painting which the glass lens of the camera throws upon the paper in its focus-fairy pictures, creatures of a moment, and destined as rapidly to fade away."  Photographs are often the most used materials held in our institutions.  This workshop series is designed to help cultural institutions develop the strategies needed to establish safe storage environments, and handling, and to select appropriate reformatting options.

The workshops are intended for staff who are involved in collections care activities or have responsibility for the photograph collections, such as librarians, archivists, curators, collections managers, stewards of historic house museums, and records managers.

Although attending the entire series is not required, each workshop covers a component of the overall care and management of your institution's photograph collection.


WORKSHOPS' DESCRIPTIONS

Planning Your Digital Imaging Project
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
This workshop is designed to explore the decisions involved in planning and managing a project to digitally reformat a photographic collection.  The conversion of visual materials to an electronic form encompasses a host of management decisions with significant implication for access and cost.  The factors to consider include provision of intellectual access to materials, copyright issues, current and potential use by researchers, format and nature of the digital product, relationship of the project materials to the rest of the collection, and projected costs.  The workshop will serve as an overview for staff determining if digitization will facilitate and enhance access to their photographic collections.

Speaker:
Steve Puglia, Imaging Consultant, Photo Conservation and Imaging, Silver Spring, MD

Workshop Location & Time:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Hamilton Auditorium
118 North Broad Street
(Broad & Cherry Streets)
Philadelphia, PA

9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop



Identification and Care of Photographic Negatives
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
A successful plan to care for a negative collection hinges on proper identification.  This workshop will review the environmental and storage needs for the various types of negatives.  Issues regarding use of cold storage and selection of a duplication process for deteriorating negatives will be discussed.  A hands-on component will give participants experience in identifying various types of negatives.  Workshop is limited to 30 participants.

Speaker:
Andrew Robb, Photograph Conservator
Mary Schobert, Senior Conservator, CCAHA, and Barbara Lemmen, Conservator, CCAHA, will assist with negative identification.

Workshop Location & Time:
(Note: different location from Tuesday's workshop)
The Wistar Institute
Joseph N. Grossman, M.D. Auditorium
3601 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA

9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop



Identification and Care of Photographic Prints
Thursday, October 25, 2001

The cornerstone in developing a preservation plan for a photographic print collection is identifying the photographic process.  The workshop will demonstrate that the type of print influences most of the decisions that need to be made concerning environmental conditions, exhibition, and housing.  Participants will gain familiarity with the major processes of the 19th and 20th centuries through lectures and hands-on examination of sample prints using a microscope.  Workshop is limited to 30 participants.

Speaker:
Sarah Wagner, Photograph Conservator, Photo Conservation and Imaging, Silver pring, MD
Mary Schobert, Senior Conservator, CCAHA, and Barbara Lemmen, Conservator, CCAHA, will assist with print identification.

Workshop Location & Time:
(Note: different location from Tuesday's workshop)
The Wistar Institute
Joseph N. Grossman, M.D. Auditorium
3601 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA

9:00 A.M. Registration and Coffee
9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Workshop



The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Arcadia Foundation, The Independence Foundation, and The Pew Charitable Trusts provided subsidy for these workshops.  Co-sponsors are Delaware Valley Archivists Group, Heritage Investment Program, The Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, PALINET, and Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, Tri-State Coalition of Historic Places, and our host sites the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and The Wistar Institute.


Registration Fee:
                  Non-Member Fee     CCAHA / Co-Sponsor Member Fee:
1 workshop:        $ 60.00                 $ 50.00
2 workshops:      $120.00                 $100.00
All 3 workshops:  $170.00                 $140.00

Registration Deadline is Tuesday, October 9, 2001


Stipends:
Financial assistance of up to $900 will be made to defray travel, lodging, and registration costs for individuals who are interested in attending the entire series.  Consideration will be given to stipend requests for up to $300 (per workshop) for participation in one or two of the workshops, but preference will be given to participation in the entire series.

To be eligible, individuals must work with historic and cultural photograph collections that are available to the public in non-profit institutions with total annual institutional operating budgets of $500,000 or less. Applications from more than one person at an institution will be considered.


Applications should be sent to CCAHA's Preservation Services Office, and must be postmarked by Friday, August 31, 2001.  Recipients will be notified by Monday, September 10, 2001.


For additional stipend information, workshop registration forms, or information about CCAHA, its programs and services, please visit our website www.ccaha.org or call 215/545-0613.

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