Purchase of Preservation Materials for Historic Textile Collection

Recipient: Peconie, Ann Marie (Amsterdam, NY 12010 USA) in affiliation with Mohawk Valley Heritage Association

Goal: The purchase of preservation materials to house textiles, including hand-woven bed sheets, quilts, Indian blankets, army blankets, clothing, flags, and banners relating to the history and culture of New York's Mohawk Valley.

Description: The Walter Elwood Museum is requesting funding for the purchase of storage materials to properly care for and preserve our humanities collections. Materials include textile boxes, Tyvek softwrap, trays, dividers, polyester batting, acid-free tissue, ethafoam, storage tubes, Melinex, zip lock bags, and latex paint. In keeping with the vision of our founder, Walter Elwood, the museum was designed to engage our audiences in learning about the world around them. Programs emphasize local history, other cultures, and the natural world. The focus of this request is the 6,000 objects that comprise the museum's material culture collections, both local and ethnographic.

Grant: 189368 / PG-50371-08,   Category: Humanities,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Preservation Assistance Grants,   Year Awarded: 2008

Planning: Storage Area Revamp

Recipient: Thane, Ann M (Amsterdam, NY 12010 USA) in affiliation with Mohawk Valley Heritage Association

Goal: Hiring a consultant to evaluate storage needs of the collections, develop comprehensive plans for improved storage areas, and train volunteers in procedures for rehousing local material culture and ethnographic collections.

Grant: 167563 / PA-50386-04,   Category: Archival Management and Conservation,   Division: Preservation and Access,   Program: Preservation/Access Projects,   Year Awarded: 2004