In 2021, CCAHA will continue procedures put in place in response to COVID-19 to offer safe, socially-distanced pick-up and drop-off of objects for ​conservation treatment. We also offer virtual consultations via Zoom. For more information or to schedule a new appointment, email our Client Services Administrator Edie Tanis Brenna or call (215) 545-0613 x 303. The entire CCAHA staff is available by email to answer your questions and discuss new and ongoing projects.

We're only two weeks away from CCAHA's virtual colloquium, Diversity in Collections Care: Many Voices. Through sessions with more than two dozen guest panelists and members of CCAHA staff, this event will promote an exchange of research, dialogue, and inspiration. You can register and view session and speaker details on our website. So far, we have registrants from 37 states and four countries! Time is running out to join in, and the registration deadline is Friday, March 12.

Opportunity: Preservation Specialist

CCAHA is seeking a Preservation Specialist. The Preservation Specialist contributes to the mission of CCAHA through conducting institutional assessments and assisting with institutional preservation planning; supporting educational programs; and providing technical information to libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions. Applications received by March 12 will receive priority review.

Our friends at the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) are still gathering responses for this year's National Visitation Survey, the only field-wide effort to assess in-person visitation trends at history museums, historical societies, and other history institutions. This year's survey will be particularly important for helping AASLH understand how last year's disruptions affected the history community, especially at small organizations. The survey closes on Wednesday, March 31. Please submit your responses and feel free to share it with colleagues!

Click here to complete the survey.

This Wednesday, March 10, is Humanities Advocacy Day, and advocates from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., will be meeting virtually with members of Congress and their staff to make the case for federal funding for the humanities. As they advocate for increased funding for the humanities in FY 2022, they will be making the case that humanities departments and organizations have an essential role to play in rebuilding our civic culture, helping communities recover from the pandemic, and addressing social and racial injustice. 

The National Humanities Alliance is encouraging anyone not participating in virtual advocacy meetings to write to their members of Congress on March 10 to bolster these efforts. We encourage everyone to participate in Humanities Advocacy Day by sending messages to their Members of Congress. Click here to take action.

With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has announced a new thematic focus for their Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives regranting program. Titled Amplifying Unheard Voices, the new CLIR emphasis will focus on digitizing material that documents the histories of people of color and other communities and populations whose work, experiences, and perspectives have been insufficiently recognized. 

Applications due: April 30, 2021 

The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program supports projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. This program strengthens efforts to extend the life of archival materials and make their intellectual content widely accessible, often through the use of digital technology. Awards are also made to create various reference resources that facilitate use of cultural materials, from works that provide basic information quickly to tools that synthesize and codify knowledge of a subject for in-depth investigation.

Applications due: July 15, 2021

Thinking about applying for a project involving CCAHA? We are here to help you prepare your application materials. Email Lee Price, Director of Development, to get started.

Founded in 1977, the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) is a one-stop shop for every conservation and preservation need. CCAHA specializes in the treatment of works on paper, photographs, and books, as well as state-of-the-art digital imaging services. CCAHA’s preservation services staff present education programs and conduct preservation assessments nationwide. CCAHA also offers conservation fellowships, fundraising support, disaster assistance, and more.