NCPTT award press release

[Sally Shelton]

The National Park Service and the National Center for Preservation =
Training and Technology have awarded the Society for the Preservation of =
Natural History Collections $9950 through the NCPTT grant support program. =
This award will be used to support the creation of a professional report =
on priorities for research in the conservation of natural history =
collections. Principal investigator on this project is Dr. Paisley S. =
Cato, Director of Collections Care and Conservation at the San Diego =
Natural History Museum. Dr. Cato will coordinate the project with input =
from SPNHC members and committees.=20

This project will provide a useful and timely reference for people dealing =
with the needs of preserving natural history collections for research, =
education and exhibition.

SPNHC is a multidisciplinary international organization composed of  =
individuals and institutions who are interested in the development and  =
preservation of natural history collections.  Natural history collections =
include specimens and supporting documentation, such as audio-visual =
materials, labels, library materials, field data and similar archives.  =
Preservation refers to any direct or indirect activity providing continued =
and improved care of these collections and supporting documents.  The =
Society actively encourages the participation of individuals involved with =
all aspects of natural history collections.

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training is an =
interdisciplinary effort by the National Park Service to advance the art, =
craft and science of historic preservation in the fields of archeology, =
historic architecture, historic landscapes, materials conservation and =
history. NCPTT serves public and private practitioners through research, =
education and information management.

Sally Shelton
President, SPNHC

Office of Collections Programs
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC   20560-0107