Minnesota Preservation Project

An announcement from the Minnesota Historical Society and the Midwest Art Conservation Center.


Connecting to Collections / Minnesota!

The Minnesota Historical Society in collaboration with the Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) recently received a Connecting to Collections statewide preservation planning grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The goals of the project are to identify collections care needs across Minnesota and to develop a plan to meet them. To accomplish this, the Society and MACC are conducting an electronic survey of the needs in Minnesota’s cultural institutions. In addition, they are convening four meetings of focus groups around the state.

Your help is needed with this important project, and you are urged to get involved!

• Please complete the survey, which was designed to be easy and fast. The information you provide will show the scope and nature of preservation needs statewide and will guide the efforts of decision-makers and funders.

• If you are able to join a focus group, please contact sherelyn.ogden@mnhs.org.

The long-term goal of the project is to obtain an implementation grant that will assist Minnesota’s institutions in preserving their collections. The best way to guarantee that your needs are represented is to participate now.

To learn more about the project visit Connecting to Collections / Minnesota!

Spring 2008 Newsletter

The spring 2008 TCART Newsletter is now available online.

June 2008, vol. 24, no. 1 (400kb)


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Spring 2008 Meeting Minutes

The TCART spring meeting was held May 7th at the Bush Memorial Library, Hamline University. Twenty-four local archivists attended the event which included a presentation, business meeting, and tour of the archive facilities.

The meeting began with a presentation by Rob Routhieaux, an Associate Professor of Management in Hamline University's Graduate School of Management, on "How to build a Business Case for Archives."

The business meeting agenda included reports by the secretary, treasurer, and newsletter editor. Elections for two officer positions were held. Erik Moore was re-elected as President and Ellen Holt-Werle was elected as Treasurer. A majority of the new business discussed focused on upcoming educational opportunities and ways that TCART could help support/host a future Midwest Archives Conference meeting.

The meeting concluded with a tour of the Hamline University Archives.


The full minutes for the meeting are available for download.

Spring 2008 Meeting Minutes