Society For The Preservation Of Long Island Antiquities Inc

PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND WILL UNDERTAKE AN ASSESSMENT OF ITS INVENTORY PRACTICES TO IMPROVE COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR ITS HISTORIC SITES. UTILIZING JOSEPH LLOYD MANOR AND ITS COLLECTION AS A PILOT SITE, THE MUSEUM WILL CONTRACT WITH A MUSEUM SERVICES FIRM TO CONDUCT A WORKFLOW ASSESSMENT, DEVELOP INVENTORY AND STAFFING PLANS, AND SUPPORT STAFF IN TESTING NEW PROCEDURES. AFTER TESTING IS COMPLETED, THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A TEMPORARY COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT TO EMPLOY THE NEW PROTOCOLS IN INVENTORYING COLLECTIONS AT OTHER PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND SITES. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN AN INVENTORY MANUAL, INCREASED ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF REQUISITE STAFF CAPACITY FOR ROUTINE COLLECTION INVENTORIES, AND GREATER PUBLIC ACCESS TO OBJECTS RELATED TO THE REGIONAL MATERIAL CULTURE OF NEW YORK.

PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND'S SHERWOOD-JAYNE FARM WILL INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO ITS ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, WHILE MAXIMIZING LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR ONGOING COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON PROCESSING SIX CUBIC FEET OF MATERIALS, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, GLASS-PLATE NEGATIVES, DIARIES, BOOKS, SCRAPBOOKS, AND CORRESPONDENCE. THE SOCIETY WILL SECURE THE SERVICES OF AN ARCHIVIST TO ORGANIZE, INVENTORY, AND REHOUSE THE COLLECTION IN ARCHIVAL STORAGE CONTAINERS. THE ARCHIVIST WILL SUPPORT THE CURATOR IN IMPORTING ARCHIVAL DATA INTO THE COLLECTIONS DATABASE, SCANNING IMAGES, CREATING FINDING AIDS, AND IDENTIFYING MATERIAL TO FEATURE IN AN ONLINE EXHIBITION. THE ARCHIVIST WILL CREATE A PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR PROCESSING ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, WHICH WILL GUIDE STAFF, INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS IN FUTURE PROJECTS.

PRESERVATION LONG ISLAND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROGRAM