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First Announcement: NARA Preservation Conference, March 27, 2001



The 16th Annual National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Preservation Conference

2001, A Case Oddity: Preserving the Physical Evidence of Artifacts and
Records

March 27, 2001

National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD

Auditorium
9:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

The National Archives and Records Administration's Annual Preservation
Conferences cover topics on the creation, use, exhibition, care and
handling, conservation, duplication, and long-term storage of information on
paper, film, tape, and disk.

The 2001 conference will bring together conservation scientists,
preservation professionals, archivists and records managers to discuss
technical issues related to maintaining and handling artifacts and records
found in holdings subjected to or subject to forensic examination. Topics
covered will include:

* examples/case studies
* handling and preserving fingerprinted documents and artifacts
* firearms and ammunition, and other wood or metal artifacts
* blood, body fluids, and other biological materials
* custodial issues
* preservation responsibilities
* conservation issues

Preregistration is required

The Registration Fee is $75.00
(Includes buffet lunch)
Please send check payable to:
National Archives Trust Fund

and/or obtain registration information from:

Eleanor Torain
Conference Coordinator (NWT)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2807
College Park, MD 20740-6001

Telephone: 301-713-6718
Fax: 301-713-6653

E-mail: mailto:preserve@nara.gov

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