>I had been told that there were 2-3 grad (master's) programs in the U.S. that >deals specifically with the conservation of artifacts. As I haven't had much >luck locating these programs through my normal channels, can anyone out there >point me in the right direction? Thanks much. Take a look at the list of historic preervation and cultural resource management programs which is published yearly in "CRM" ( available through Preservation Assistance Division, NPS, PO Box 37127, Wash DC). The Cooperstown Program has a good reputation. Good luck. SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Susan R. Martin Phone: 906 487 2366 Department of Social Sciences Fax: 906 487 2468 Michigan Technological University e-mail: [log in to unmask] Houghton MI 49931-1295 US of A