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.