November 10 program on preserving papers

[Robert Judge]

From: Cynthia Dickinson [mailto:csdic...@emilydickinsonmuseum.org]
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 9:59 AM
To: Robert Judge; Dean Acheson; Adelia Bardwell; Diane Brenner; Meghan
Geldardi; Ellice Gonzalez; Patricia Lutz; Christine Mandel; David Norton;
Henry Pope III; Martha Tenney; Helen Viner; Grace Wheeler; Lin and Nancy
Pickle
Cc: Amherst History Museum
Subject: November 10 program on preserving papers

Dear Historical Society reps from the spring NEMA program!

Forgive me for sending you this e-mail, but I wanted to let you know about a
free program that the Emily Dickinson Museum is sponsoring this Saturday.  I
hope it will be of interest to you or to other members of your historical
societies.  Daria D'Arienzo, a highly-respective archivist who has been
associated with the Amherst College Archives since 1984, will discuss the
proper ways to care for papers--photographs, diaries, letters, etc--and
she'll have lots of show and tell. Participants are welcome to bring
documents about which they have questions or concerns.
Details are below.

I hope you are all well and thriving.  Bob, if you are able to post this on
your list-serv, I would be most grateful.

Cindy Dickinson
Emily Dickinson Museum


Saturday, November 10
2 p.m.
The Emily Dickinson Museum
invites you to
First, Do No Harm:
Preserving Your Family Papers

a presentation by archivist Daria D'Arienzo
at the Amherst Woman's Club
35 Triangle Street*
free and open to the public

D'Arienzo is Head of Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College.
She will talk about the diaries, letters, photographs, newspaper clippings,
and other documents that chronicle family stories.  She will outline
essential preservation steps to ensure that no harm is done to these
documents. She will also share the results of "evils"-including cardboard
boxes, manila envelopes, and metal paper clips-commonly used when housing
family records.  

Participants are encouraged to bring documents about which they have
preservation concerns or questions.  Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please call 413/542-8429.    

*The Woman's Club is located on the corner of Triangle and Main Streets in
Amherst, just east of the Museum.
The Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main Street
Amherst MA  01002
413-542-8161
www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org