UMCA AWARDED GRANTS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES The Upper Midwest Conservation Association (UMCA) in Minneapolis, MN announces that it has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The NEH grant supports programs provided by UMCA’s Field Services department including workshops, mentoring, preservation planning surveys, distribution of printed information, and emergency planning assistance. The IMLS grant supports two of the upcoming workshops described below. MENTORING AND SUBSIDIZED SURVEY PROGAMS UMCA recently established Mentoring and Subsidized Survey Programs. The Mentoring Program provides concentrated, continuing help and support to a limited number of participating non-profit organizations to improve collections care practices and management. The organizations selected for the first two-year period of the program are: Carelton College in Northfield, MN; the Civic Fine Arts Center in Sioux Falls, SD; and the Stillwater Public Library in Stillwater, MN. The Subsidized Survey Program provides an opportunity for cultural institutions with limited funding to obtain assistance in identifying preservation needs. Six surveys were awarded, three focusing on general objects collections and three concentrating on library and archival collections. The institutions awarded subsidized surveys are: Iowa Weslyan College in Mt. Pleasant, IA; the Lake Region Heritage Center in Devils Lake, ND; the North Lee County Historical Society in Fort Madison, IA; the Kandiyohi County Historical Society in Willmar, MN; the Jane Goodall Institute’s Center for Primate Studies at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; and the Experimental Aircraft Association Aviation Center, Oshkosh, WI. WORKSHPS SCHEDULED Two basic workshops are planned for the fall of 1998 and the Spring and Summer of 1999. These workshops will be offered in each of the five primary states served by UMCA: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The subject of one workshop will be The Care of Library and Archival Materials, and the subject of the second will be Preservation Planning for Cultural Institutions. UMCA has scheduled three advanced collections-care workshops. If you would like your name added to the mailing list for these workshops, contact the Field Services department by phone 612/870-3128, fax 612/870-3118, or e-mail at [log in to unmask] Environmental Guidelines September 23-24, 1998 at The Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN Capitalize on Collections Care, A Fund-Raising Workshop November 5, 1998 at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN Sponsored by Heritage Preservation Integrated Pest Management May 20-21, 1999 at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN UMCA is a non-profit regional center for the preservation and conservation of art and artifacts, providing treatment, education, and training for museums, historical societies, libraries, and other cultural institutions. For additional information about UMCA, visit our web site at www.preserveart.org.