Workshops

Open to BMRC Member Institutions

NU Pres Workshop 2022

Preservation Workshop: Cultural Heritage Storage Environment and Housing

Workshop Facilitators: Susan Russick, Chief Conservator, Northwestern University Libraries and Tonia Grafakos, Marie A. Quinlan Director of Preservation, Northwestern University Libraries

WHEN: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 8:30-5:00pm

WHERE (please note new location):
Northwestern University
Deering Library, Room 208
1937 Sheridan Road
Evanston, Illinois 60208

Workshop Description: This one-day workshop is geared towards staff at cultural heritage institutions whose responsibilities include collections care. The morning session will focus the effects of environmental conditions on collections. Particular attention will be paid to temperature, humidity, light, pest management, building issues and housekeeping. The afternoon session will focus on housing collections. Instructors will showcase various commercially available products and discuss their cost/benefit. As part of the workshop, participants will create a custom wrapper and retrofit a commercially available box. Supplies and equipment will be provided. Workshop participants will receive breakfast, snacks, lunch and a preservation toolkit.

Registration for this workshop has closed. For questions or accessibility accommodations, contact Marcia Walker-McWilliams, marciaw@uchicago.edu.

Open to the Public

Archives Awareness Panel Flyer

Archives Awareness Panel Series

These two virtual panels feature six Black Chicagoland archivists speaking about their work in the field, what memory work means to them, and why legacy management is important. These archivists come from various types of repositories and experiences, and had valuable insights to share! Please find the recordings of both panels below.

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Panel One: featuring Skyla S. Hearn, Erin Glasco, and Morris "Dino" Robinson

Panel Two: featuring Stacie Williams, Raquel Flores-Clemons, and Kellee Warren

A PDF file of this flyer is available here: Archives Awareness Panel Flyer

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Please find a recording of our Introduction to Archiving Workshop: Part One below. This window can be expanded to full screen, or the link can be opened directly on YouTube.

Community Engagement Archivist Jehoiada Calvin (f.k.a. T Calvin) walks through the processes of determining the value of materials; organizing and describing them; small preservation tips; and providing access to collections for users. This workshop was designed in response to answers from the BMRC's Community Needs and Assets Assessment and the Community Discussions that followed it.

This workshop was made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

A PDF file of this flyer is available here: Intro to Archiving Part One Flyer

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Please find a recording of our Introduction to Archiving Workshop: Part Two below. This window can be expanded to full screen, or the link can be opened directly on YouTube.

Community Engagement Archivist Jehoiada Calvin (f.k.a. T Calvin) discussed personal digital archiving and basic digitization guidelines.

This workshop was made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

A PDF file of this flyer is available here: Intro to Archiving Part Two Flyer

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Please find a recording of our Donations + Transfer Agreements Panel below. This window can be expanded to full screen, or the link can be opened directly on YouTube.

Learn about how you can donate to or share your historical collection with a repository through different kinds of transfer agreements! These archivists present on procedures at their repositories and answer questions about sharing your precious materials with their archive.

Presenting:

  • Leigh Tarullo, Director of Collections, Oak Park Public Library
  • Dino Robinson, Founder, Shorefront Legacy Center
  • Alison Hinderliter, Curator of Modern Manuscripts and Archives, Newberry Library
  • Beth Loch, Archivist at the Vivian G. Harsh Collection, Chicago Public Library

This workshop was made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

A PDF file of this flyer is available here: Donations + Transfer Agreements Panel Flyer

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Please find a recording of our Opportunities for Organizations Panel below. This window can be expanded to full screen, or the link can be opened directly on YouTube.

Learn about opportunities to receive support for your organization from The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, or Illinois Humanities! Hear the following presenters speak about their represented foundations and the grants they provide for different organizations.

Presenting:

  • Ellen Placey Wadey, Program Director, Chicago Artistic Vitality and Collections, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
  • Mark Hallett, Director of Grants Programs, Illinois Humanities
  • Zachary Whittenburg, Arts Program Officer, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation

This panel was made possible by the Mellon Foundation.

A PDF file of this flyer is available here: Opportunities for Organizations Panel Flyer

Collection Diversification and Community Engagement Panel, November 2020. This window can be expanded to full screen, or the link can be opened directly on YouTube.