Dear Museum-L readers, A colleague of mine in interested in pursuing a career in textile conservation and is willing to study at any institution, so long as the program offered is in English. If you can recommend any, I'd love to hear from you. Sincerely, Sonjel Vreeland MMST graduate On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:00 AM, MUSEUM-L automatic digest system < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > There are 8 messages totaling 1658 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. software inquiry (2) > 2. ISO war Log > 3. Infant's Dress Question (2) > 4. Job Opening—Exhibits > 5. tax exemptions - U.S. > 6. Preservation Environments online class starts today > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . 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Box 969 > > One Whitehall Way > > Palm Beach, FL 33480 > > www.flaglermuseum.us > > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:44:54 -0400 > From: "Grevin, Fred" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: software inquiry > > Mary Agnes asked "I am wondering if anyone knows of a software program > to track housekeeping activities in an historic structure?" > > > > Mary Agnes, I think the type of software you seek in described as > "facilities management software". > > > > If you go to the URL > http://www.thesoftwarenetwork.com/Facilities-Management-Software/, you > will find a listing of 25 "facilities management software" products. > > > > Best regards and good luck. > > > > Fred > > =================================================================== > > Frederic J. Grevin > > Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer > > The City of New York, > > Department of Records > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Land phone: 212-788-8615 > > Cell phone: 917-902-2462 > > Fax: 212-788-8614 > > www.nyc.gov/records > > 31 Chambers Street > > New York, NY 10007 > > USA > > > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:57:19 -0500 > From: Sairey W <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: ISO war Log > > > Ginger: > > > > We have a section of tree limb about 7 x 3" from the battel of the > Wilderness with one embedded ball and an indentation from a previously > embedded ball. Please contact me off list if you are interested in it. > > > > Sarah Wood-Clark > > Union Station Kansas City > > 30 W. Pershing Rd. > > Kansas City, MO 64108 > > (785)460-2225 > > [log in to unmask] > > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:57:33 -0400 > From: Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Infant's Dress Question > > Esteemed Colleagues - > We were just given a long infant's dress made of off-white dimity, ca. > 1893. Would a commercially made piece of clothing made at that time have had > a label, or is there any other way of determining whether the dress was > homemade? I have some suspicions because, near the bottom of the long A-line > skirt, triangular pieces have been pieced in. I think these were done > because the fabric was not wide enough to accommodate the design. The fact > that the seams there are selvedge edges supports that conclusion. > Thanks, as always, and apologies if you have to delete this twice. > > Anne > ANNE T LANE, COLLECTIONS MANAGER > THE CHARLOTTE MUSEUM OF HISTORY > WHERE HISTORY HAS A HOME > 3500 Shamrock Drive > Charlotte NC 28215 > tel 704-568-1774, ext 110 > fax 704-566-1817 > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > The Charlotte Museum of History > > Where History Has a Home > > 3500 Shamrock Drive > > Charlotte, NC 28215-3214 > > www.charlottemuseum.org<http://www.charlottemuseum.org/> > > > > Featured Exhibits: > > Charlotte Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures > > Charlotte Neighborhoods: NoDa > > > > <http://charlottemuseum.org/membership.asp> > > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:23:12 -0400 > From: Edward Reddrop <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Job Opening—Exhibits > > Do you have 3-5 years of experience in the exhibit design/development > field? Are you a liberal arts or museum studies major with a lot of > interests? Do you enjoy writing? Are you excited about the idea of > integrating text, images, and ideas with three-dimensional exhibitry? > > Are you: > A team player? > A good communicator? > A multi-tasker able to prioritize and manage your time in a fast-paced > environment? > Someone with a savvy for telling a story in a creative way, using > various media and for different audiences? > A self starter who pushes the envelope and constantly challenges > yourself and makes those around you better? > > If you say yes to the above and are looking for a position as an > exhibit content developer at a small exhibit design firm, we would > like to talk with you. We need someone to help research, plan, > develop, write, and find images for our exhibits, and help us assemble > mailings and proposals. The Design Minds, Inc. is a full-service > exhibit design and development firm. We work with museums, visitor > centers, and corporations. Recent clients have included the Howard > Baker Center (Knoxville, TN), the Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York, > NY), the National Park Service (various locations), the U.S. Supreme > Court, the National Archives (Missouri and Georgia), the U.S. > Department of State (DC), the Knight Museum (Alliance, NE), and > Historic Speedwell (Morristown, NJ). > > Minimum Qualifications: Prefer 3 years of professional experience in a > related position. Ability to assist with researching, summarizing > resource materials, writing/editing, and communicating complex ideas > in a straightforward manner. Ability to work on detailed tasks while > not losing sight of the big picture an important consideration. > Willingness to perform duties supporting a small office including > answering phones, ordering supplies, and pitching in as needed. > > The position will involve a fair amount of work supporting proposal > preparation and marketing activities as well as project work. > > Salary: Commensurate with experience. > > How To Apply: Send Cover Letter, Resume, and Samples of Work to: > [log in to unmask] Learn more about us by visiting our web site: > www.thedesignminds.com. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:05:07 -0700 > From: lucysperlin <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: tax exemptions - U.S. > > Hi listers: > > I assume we're all in compliance by filing 990s or the eform, but just in > case... This NY Times article was just sent by our local NFP Foundation > group, and since I hadn't seen anything about it recently on Museum-L I > thought I should pass it on. > > > > Lucy Sperlin > > Butte County Historical Society > > Oroville, CA > > > > > > MILLIONS OF CHARITIES WILL LOSE > TAX EXEMPTION > > > One-Fourth of Nonprofits Are to Lose Tax Breaks > By STEPHANIE STROM > > > As many as 400,000 nonprofit organizations are weeks away from a doomsday. > At midnight on May 15, an estimated one-fifth to one-quarter of some 1.6 > million charities, trade associations and membership groups will lose their > tax exemptions, thanks to a provision buried in a 2006 federal bill aimed > at > pension reform. > > "It's going to be an unholy mess once these organizations realize what's > happened to them," said Diana Aviv, president of the Independent Sector, a > nonprofit trade group. > > The federal legislation passed in 2006 required all nonprofits to file tax > forms the following year. Previously, only organizations with revenues of > $25,000 or more - or the vast majority of nonprofit groups - had to file. > > The new law, embedded in the 393 pages of the Pension Protection Act of > 2006, also directed the Internal Revenue Service to revoke the tax > exemptions of groups that failed to file for three consecutive years. Three > years have passed, and thus the deadline looms. > > Bill Solomon, who founded Titan Youth Development in Brooklyn to provide > after-school youth sports programs, first learned about the law when a > reporter called to inquire about his organization's status. The charity > received its tax exemption in 2005 - but it did not start operations until > last year. > > "It was merged with another nonprofit - or I guess more like operated under > the other nonprofit," Mr. Solomon said. "I let this one be dormant for a > while." > > He said Titan had brought in about $100,000 in revenue in 2009 through fees > for service and private donations, so although he did not know about the > law, he has an accountant working to prepare tax forms. > > The I.R.S. has long complained it lacks adequate data on nonprofit groups > because so many of them did not file tax forms. Without basic facts about > organizations, the agency has little chance of overseeing one of the most > generous tax breaks the federal government offers. > > Donors, whose appetite for information about nonprofit groups has increased > exponentially in recent years, also struggle, said Robert G. Ottenhoff, who > runs GuideStar, an online database of nonprofit tax forms and analysis that > many donors rely on. "This is a good thing for the nonprofit sector, even > though it will no doubt create a hardship for a pretty significant number > of > organizations," Mr. Ottenhoff said. > > Ms. Aviv agreed, though she said she wished Congress had asked the I.R.S. > to > suspend, rather than revoke, the exemptions of nonprofits that miss the > deadline. > > "We need some way of tracking organizations," she said. "The system we have > right now gives you no real idea of who's in and who's not - and how can > you > manage a system if you don't know who's in or out of it?" > > The I.R.S. would rather not revoke exemptions, either, and it has made a > Herculean effort to let organizations at risk know it. For example, in > 2007, > it sent 665,000 letters to nonprofit groups that fell below the $25,000 > threshold and those above that level that had not filed. > > Lois G. Lerner, director of the exempt organizations division of the I.R.S, > said that while groups would lose their exemptions effective May 16, the > I.R.S. would probably not send out notices until January to give nonprofits > a chance to bring themselves into compliance with the law. Donors to > affected groups will be able to take a deduction for gifts until formal > notification is received by the recipient organization. > > Small organizations are the most likely to be hit. Experts say it is likely > that many of them are inactive and were unaware of the requirement that > they > inform the I.R.S. when they closed their doors. > > "We are moving very cautiously," Ms. Lerner said. "The last thing we want > to > do is revoke the exemption of someone who has already filed." > > Originally Published: New York Times April 22, 2010 > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:13:21 -0700 > From: Teresa Morales <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Infant's Dress Question > > Hello Anne, > > You could pose your question to Linda Eaton at Winterthur Museum. She is > the Curator of Textiles there. You can read her bio on this webpage: > http://www.winterthur.org/calendar/quilts_conference.asp#linda_eaton > > Or H. Kristine Haugland, Associate Curator of Textiles at the > Philadelphia Museum of Art > http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/216-430-336.html > > Best wishes, > > Teresa > > Teresa I. Morales, Ph.D. > Decorative Arts/Material Culture/Visual Arts > Tel: 818-563-6534 and 818-201-5868 > email: [log in to unmask] > skype: Hunnyngton > > Anne Lane wrote: > > > > Esteemed Colleagues – > > > > We were just given a long infant’s dress made of off-white dimity, ca. > > 1893. Would a commercially made piece of clothing made at that time > > have had a label, or is there any other way of determining whether the > > dress was homemade? I have some suspicions because, near the bottom of > > the long A-line skirt, triangular pieces have been pieced in. I think > > these were done because the fabric was not wide enough to accommodate > > the design. The fact that the seams there are selvedge edges supports > > that conclusion. > > > > Thanks, as always, and apologies if you have to delete this twice. > > > > Anne > > > > **ANNE T LANE, COLLECTIONS MANAGER** > > > > **THE CHARLOTTE MUSEUM OF HISTORY** > > > > /*/WHERE HISTORY HAS A HOME/*/ > > > > 3500 Shamrock Drive > > > > Charlotte NC 28215 > > > > tel 704-568-1774, ext 110 > > > > fax 704-566-1817 > > > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>// > > > > *The **Charlotte Museum of History*** > > > > */Where History Has a Home/* > > > > *3500 Shamrock Drive*** > > > > *Charlotte****, **NC** 28215-3214* > > > > *www.charlottemuseum.org <http://www.charlottemuseum.org/>* > > > > * * > > > > *Featured Exhibits:** * > > > > */Charlotte/**/ Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures/* > > > > */Charlotte/**/ Neighborhoods: NoDa/*** > > > > * * > > > > ** > > > > ========================================================= Important > > Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:38:02 -0700 > From: Helen Alten <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Preservation Environments online class starts today > > There is still space available in this course at > www.museumclasses.org: > > MS 211 Preservation Environments: > The museum's brick exterior wall is crumbling. The powder > coated metal storage shelves have active rust under the > foam padding. Objects in fur storage are covered in mold. > It is raining in the exhibit hall. This is the damage that > occurs to museum buildings or collection when staff do not > understand preservation environments. Preservation > Environments is essential knowledge for any collecting > institution. Everyone should understand how humidity and > temperature are controlled by a building and its mechanical > system. For museum staff considering a new building - and > any institution planning to expand or rebuild an existing > one - Preservation Environments provide important > information for calculating whether the proposed > improvements will actually improve the environmental > control of your protective enclosure. Participants learn > the advantages and disadvantages of numerous methods of > temperature and humidity control. Preservation Environments > does not try to turn museum professionals into engineers. > Rather, it arms them with the knowledge they need to work > with engineers and maintenance professionals. And helps > explain why damaged occurred and how to keep it from > happening again. > > Course Outline: > 1 Introduction > 2 Climate Control Basics > 3 Monitoring and Psychrometrics > 4 Water - The Enemy > 5 Preservation Today and Tomorrow > 6 Conclusion > > Logistics: Participants in Preservation Environments work > at their own pace through six sections and interact through > online chats. Instructor Ernest Conrad is available at > scheduled times for email support. Preservation > Environments includes online literature, slide lectures and > student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is limited > to 20 participants. > > Preservation Environments runs four weeks. To reserve a > spot in the course, please pay at > http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have > trouble please contact Helen Alten at > [log in to unmask] > > Student Comments for MS211: Preservation Environments: > Mr. Conrad did a superb job?the information from the course > has helped me professionally, especially in describing the > impact of relative humidity on objects and artifacts and > paper. > > I thought the lectures along with the powerpoint slides > were great. > > This course helped me to understand quite a bit more as far > as the psychometric and maximum room RH without > condensation charts. I already had a psychometric chart but > made little use of it, since no one had explained how to > use it. I also was very interested to hear of digital > monitoring systems. This course exceeded my expectations. > > The instructor was very knowledgeable, approachable (with > probably rather silly questions) and gave straight forward > answers to inquiries. > > The Instructor: > Ernest A. Conrad's greatest contribution to the > preservation field was the development of environmental > guidelines for engineers who work on museums, libraries and > archives. For over 20 years, Mr. Conrad has focused on > environmental issues. He is president of Landmark > Facilities Group, Inc., an engineering firm specializing in > environmental systems for museums, libraries, archives and > historic facilities. A licensed mechanical engineer in > several states, Mr. Conrad holds a bachelor's degree in > civil engineering and a master's in environmental > engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, > Pennsylvania. > > The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and > Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) publishes > standards in the areas of HVAC and refrigeration. Mr. > Conrad recently co-authored the ASHRAE Applications > Handbook "Chapter 20: Museums, Libraries and Archives." For > the first time, there are guidelines specific to our needs > in the engineering literature. Mr. Conrad has studied > environments and designed special climate control systems > throughout the United States for clients as well-known as > the National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, The Frick > Collection, Getty Conservation Institute, The Pierpont > Morgan Library, National Trust for Historic Preservation, > and National Park Service. He has a special interest in > house museums and how climate affects structures and > collections housed within those structures. > > Helen Alten > Director > Northern States Conservation Center > www.collectioncare.org > www.museumclasses.org > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . 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