“Before Disaster
Strikes: An Emergency Preparedness Workshop for Kansas Cultural
Collections,”
open to employees of Kansas cultural institutions
and Kansas residents.
The
intended audience are
Administrators and staff responsible for emergency preparedness, response
and decision-making, in all types of cultural institutions, including
libraries, museums and archives. The workshops are sponsored by the Kansas State Historical
Society, the State Library of Kansas and other Kansas cultural collections
organizations.
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Northeast Region: Topeka,
Kansas State Historical Society, Friday,
October 2, 2009
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Southeast Region: Wichita,
Botanica, Thursday, October 15, 2009
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West Region: Dodge City,
Dodge City Public Library, Thursday, October 29,
2009 (with video
conferencing & facilitation in Colby, Pioneer Memorial
Library)
Information will be repeated at
three all-day workshops:
KCAA Annual
Membership Meeting and Fall Symposium
Thursday,
October 29, 2009
Fall Symposium 1:30
PM – 4:30 PM
[Annual
Membership Meeting 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ]
Don’t miss the 2009 KCAA Fall Symposium, “Our Door is
Always Open: Providing Access to Archival Collections” from 1:30 PM -
4:30 PM. Join us for an informative look at the challenges of promoting
public access for archival collections through educational outreach,
exhibits, and marketing. Our hosts will be the National Archives at
Kansas City in their new location at 400 West Pershing Road, just west
of Union Station.
The KCAA annual membership
meeting (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) will proceed the symposium. This meeting is
intended for KCAA members to review officer and committee reports, and to
make plans for the coming year. Non-members are welcome to attend, if
interested. You may either bring your own lunch or order a box lunch (see
the registration form). Beverages will be provided.
Symposium
Program Schedule and Speakers
and
Registration Form
Additional information at:
Upcoming meetings
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Keeping Your Past
Keeping Your Past: A Basic Guide to preserving Your
Family Papers and Photographs is a handy KCAA booklet, revised in 1999 and
still available for purchase.
This illustrated, 22-page guide serves as an introduction
to the basic "do's and don'ts" of preserving family documents and contains
useful guidelines for preserving both papers and photographs. Included is
information on the types and causes of document damage, methods of damage
prevention, and measures which can be taken for documents already damaged. Also
included is a list of books for further reading, and information on how to
contact a preservation expert if you need more assistance than the booklet can
provide.
Cost of the booklet is $8.00 for members of KCAA and $12.00
for nonmembers. To order a copy, send your request to the following address,
enclosing a check or money order made payable to KCAA:
Kansas City Area Archivists
c/o Western Historical Manuscript Collection
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Booklets can also be ordered by e-mailing David Boutros:
BoutrosD@umkc.edu
Last revised:
Tuesday, October 13, 2009