ILLINOIS
HERITAGE ASSOCIATION TECHNICAL INSERTS
Illinois Heritage Association technical inserts are issued with the IHA bimonthly
newsletter. They cover a wide range of practical information of interest to the
staff of museums, historical and genealogical societies, libraries, and
preservation groups, and to individuals with personal collections or an
interest in preserving the cultural heritage of
Governance,
Administration, and Management
Collection
Management and Care
Research
and Interpretation
Historic
Preservation
GOVERNANCE,
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
____Technical Insert 77 (Sept.-Oct. 1995): “Governance, Security, and Perpetuity: Establishing Regular Security Reviews,” Part 1, by David Liston.
____Technical Insert 78 (Nov.-Dec. 1995): “Governance, Security, and Perpetuity: Establishing Regular Security Reviews,” Part 2, by David Liston.
____Technical Insert 90 (Nov.-Dec. 1997): “The Agony and the Ecstasy: Developing an Annual Fundraising Program,” Part 1, by Carol Norris Vincent.
____Technical Insert 91 (Jan.-Feb. 1998): “The Agony and the Ecstasy: Developing an Annual Fundraising Program,” Part 2, by Carol Norris Vincent.
____Technical Insert 96 (Nov.-Dec. 1998): “Max It! Making the Most of Professional Meetings,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 97 (Jan.-Feb.
1999): “Apples,
____Technical Insert 108 (Nov.-Dec. 2000): “Risk Management and Insurance for Nonprofits,” Part 1: “Risk Management,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 109 (Jan.-Feb. 2001): “Risk Management and Insurance for Nonprofits,” Part 2: “Insurance,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 113 (Sept.-Oct. 2001): “Volunteerism: Gifts of Time and Talent,” Part 1, by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 114 (Nov.-Dec. 2001): “Volunteerism: Gifts of Time and Talent,” Part 2, by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 117 (May-June 2002): “Media Relations for the Not-for-Profit Professional,” by Meredith Zelewsky.
____Technical Insert 119 (Sept.-Oct. 2002): “Curatorial Safety Messages,” by Steve Floray.
____Technical Insert 121 (Jan.-Feb. 2003): “Meeting the Challenge of Trusteeship,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 127 (Jan.-Feb. 2004): “Still Not a Good Idea,” Part 1, by Patricia L. Miller. (Museum practices with detrimental consequences.)
____Technical Insert 128 (Mar.-Apr. 2004): “Still Not a Good Idea,” Part 2, by Patricia L. Miller. (Museum practices with detrimental consequences.)
____Technical Insert 133 (Jan.-Feb. 2005): “Linking Commemorative Events and Publications: Making the Most of the Moment,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 138
(Nov.-Dec. 2005): “Disaster Planning
and Survival in
____Technical Insert 139
(Jan.-Feb. 2006): “Disaster Planning
and Survival in
____Technical Insert 141 (May-June 2006): “A Little Waxed Paper and String: Designing a Press Kit to Catch Attention,” by Linda Olson.
____Technical Insert 145 (Jan.-Feb. 2007): “Understanding Parliamentary Procedure,” by Amber Kauffman.
____Technical Insert 149 (Sept.-Oct. 2007): “Resources for Achieving Standards and Best Practices in Museums,” Part 1, by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 150 (Nov.-Dec. 2007): “Resources for Achieving Standards and Best Practices in Museums,” Part 2, by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 151 (Jan.-Feb. 2008): “Resources for Achieving Standards and Best Practices in Museums,” Part 3, by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 154 (July-Aug. 2008): “Hiring a Consultant, the `Outside Expert,’” by Kathryn V. Dixson.
____Technical Insert 156 (Nov.-Dec. 2008): “Museum Branding: It’s Not All Hot Irons and Cattle,” by Diane Gutenkauf.
____Technical Insert 157 (Jan.-Feb. 2009): “Emergency Preparedness in Museums and Historic Sites,” Part 1, by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 158 (Mar.-Apr. 2009): “Emergency Preparedness in Museums and Historic Sites,” Part 2, by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 162 (Nov.-Dec. 2009): “Group Tourism: Is Your Site Missing the Bus?” by Katherine Khalife.
____Technical Insert 163 (Jan.-Feb. 2010): “The Green Revolution: An Introduction,” by Stephanie Shapiro and Serena Bolinger.
____Technical Insert 164 (Mar.-Apr. 2010): “Green: The New Color of Your Bottom Line,” by Stephanie Shapiro and Serena Bolinger.
____Technical Insert 165 (May-June 2010): “Making a Move,” by Michael T. Sarna. (Crafting a career change.)
____Technical Insert 166 (July-Aug. 2010): “How to Present a Successful Performance,” by Chris Vallillo.
____Technical Insert 172 (July-Aug. 2011): “The Benefits of Institutional Self-Assessment,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 174 (Nov.-Dec. 2011): “Nonprofit Organizations and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” by Toni E. Moore.
COLLECTION
MANAGEMENT AND CARE
____Technical Insert 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1983): “For your information . . . Storage Racks for Framed Objects.” Reprint of Information Sheet 58 (June 1981), Regional Conference of Historical Agencies.
____Technical Insert 4 (July-Aug. 1983): “Making a Measuring Board,” by Erik Robinson. Illustrated by Barbara Austin Baker. (Shows how to build a device to measure three-dimensional objects without harming them.)
____Technical Insert 35 (Sept.-Oct. 1988): “Archival Quality: What's in a Name?” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 45 (May-June 1990): “Handle with Care: Creating a Safe Environment for Museum Collections,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 50 (Mar.-Apr. 1991): “Arsenic, Old Lace, and Stuffed Owls May Be Dangerous to Your Health: Hazards in Museum Collections,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 54 (Nov.-Dec. 1991): “Collections Care: What to Do When You Can't Afford to Do Anything,” by Lisa Mibach.
____Technical Insert 57 (May-June 1992): “Preserving a Moment in Time: Caring for Photographs,” by Joy Matthiessen.
____Technical Insert 74 (Mar.-Apr. 1995): “Moving Large Objects,” by Keith R. Gill and Michael T. Sarna.
____Technical Insert 76 (July-Aug. 1995): “Collections Storage Reorganization,” by Elizabeth O'Rourke.
____Technical Insert 83 (Sept.-Oct. 1996): “Environmental Control of Exhibit Cases,” by Kate Desulis.
____Technical Insert 88 (July-Aug. 1997): “A New Storage Solution: A Padded Hanger for Pants,” by Jennifer Johnson and Nancilee Vater.
____Technical Insert 89 (Sept.-Oct. 1997): “Lost Provenance: Resolving Accession Backlogs,” by Jennifer Johnson.
____Technical Insert 101 (Sept.-Oct. 1999): “Documenting Collections,” by Diane Gutenkauf, Sally DeFauw, and Steph McGrath.
____Technical Insert 125 (Sept.-Oct. 2003): “Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan: Housekeeping in a Historic House,” Part 1, by Susan Haake.
____Technical Insert 126 (Nov.-Dec. 2003): “Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan: Housekeeping in a Historic House,” Part 2, by Susan Haake.
____Technical Insert 129 (May-June 2004): “Storage of Glass Plate Negatives,” by Robert Herskovitz.
____Technical Insert 132 (Nov.-Dec. 2004): “Grow Your Collection with a Plan,” by Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey.
____Technical Insert 135 (May-June 2005): “Are You Killing the Things You Love?” by Patricia L. Miller. (Basic considerations in caring for collections.)
____Technical Insert 143 (Sept.-Oct. 2006): “Historical Collections in Local Libraries,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 144 (Nov.-Dec. 2006): “Run! It’s Oversize,” by Cynthia Read Miller.
____Technical Insert 152 (Mar.-Apr. 2008): “Audiovisual Preservation on a Shoestring Budget: A Bag of Tricks for the Underfunded Collections Manager,” Part 1, by Jimi Jones.
____Technical Insert 153 (May-June 2008): “Audiovisual Preservation on a Shoestring Budget: A Bag of Tricks for the Underfunded Collections Manager,” Part 2, by Jimi Jones.
____Technical Insert 173 (Sept.-Oct. 2011): “Scrapbook Preservation: The University of Illinois Approach,” by Jennifer Hain Teper.
RESEARCH
AND INTERPRETATION
____Technical Insert 19 (Jan.-Feb. 1986): “American Pattern Glass,” by E. Duane Elbert.
____Technical Insert 20 (Mar.-Apr. 1986): “Political Campaign Buttons: History, Collection, and Care,” by Jeffrey R. Schultz.
____Technical Insert 29 (Sept.-Oct. 1987): “Basic Artifact Research: A Guide,” by Erik Robinson.
____Technical Insert 30 (Nov.-Dec. 1987): “Artifact Research: Case Studies,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 31 (Jan.-Feb. 1988): “Moving Out of Your Ancestral Home,” by David Monk. (A sensitive guide to facing the disposition of family possessions.)
____Technical Insert 38 (Mar.-Apr. 1989): “Cemetery Research, Preservation, and Interpretation: Ideas and Resources from the IHA Circulating Library,” by Carol Bolton Betts.
____Technical Insert 39 (May-June 1989): “Researching Illinois Potteries,” by Eva Mounce.
____Technical Insert 44 (Mar.-Apr. 1990): “Home History Research Methods,” by James R. Nash.
____Technical Insert 46 (July-Aug. 1990): “Designing an Edible Wild Food Exhibit,” by Michael R. Bricker.
____Technical Insert 47 (Sept.-Oct. 1990): “Mass-Produced Midwestern Furniture,” Part 1, by Christian G. Carron and Veronica L. Kandl.
____Technical Insert 48 (Nov.-Dec. 1990): “Mass-Produced Midwestern Furniture,” Part 2, by Christian G. Carron and Veronica L. Kandl.
____Technical Insert 49 (Jan.-Feb. 1991): “Mass-Produced Midwestern Furniture,” Part 3, by Christian G. Carron and Veroncia L. Kandl.
____Technical Insert 55 (Jan.-Feb. 1992): “Cartographic Materials for Historical Research: “Resources at the Illinois State Library,” by Arlyn Sherwood.
____Technical Insert 62 (Mar.-Apr. 1993): “Preserving the Heritage of Family,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 66 (Nov.-Dec.
1993): “Historic House Museums,” by Shirley Pettengill.
Reprinted from Technical
Bulletin 7, Field Advisory Service, Oklahoma Museums Association and
____Technical Insert 67 (Jan.-Feb. 1994): “When Library Research Is Needed: Basics for the Library Visit,” by Ann Ricker.
____Technical Insert 69 (May-June
1994): “Creating Educational Programs
Using Historical and Cultural Resources,” by Patricia L.
Miller. (Combines the National Park Service's
"Teaching with Historic Places" and
____Technical Insert 71 (Sept.-Oct. 1994): “Fan Mounts,” by Gretchen Frick Small.
____Technical Insert 84 (Nov.-Dec.
1996): “Oral History Basics,” by Donna M. DeBlasio.
Reprinted from Local History Notebook
7 (No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1991),
____Technical Insert 94 (July-Aug. 1998): “Live Animals in the Museum Environment,” by Barbara C. Williams.
____Technical Insert 95 (Sept.-Oct. 1998): “All the News That Fits,” by Patricia L. Miller. (Tips on creating effective newsletters.)
____Technical Insert 106 (July-Aug. 2000): “Routinely Unroutine: The Village Blacksmith's Trade,” by Charles M. Keller.
____Technical Insert 107 (Sept.-Oct. 2000): “`Here I Have Lived’: The Preparation and Implementation of a Historic Furnishing Report,” by Linda Norbut Suits.
____Technical Insert 112 (July-Aug. 2001): “County Attachments Complicate the Search for Local Records,” by John Long.
____Technical Insert 130 (July-Aug. 2004): “A Guide to Basic Library Research,” by Jane Nicoll.
____Technical Insert 131 (Sept.-Oct. 2004): “Every Pixel Tells a Story: The Illinois Digital Archives,” by Alyce L. Scott.
____Technical Insert 134 (Mar.-Apr. 2005): “Building Greener Exhibits,” by Stephen Bell and Mike Sarna.
____Technical Insert 136 (July-Aug. 2005): “Operation of Antique Cars in a Museum Collection,” Part 1, by Keith R. Gill.
____Technical Insert 137 (Sept.-Oct. 2005): “Operation of Antique Cars in a Museum Collection,” Part 2, by Keith R. Gill.
____Technical Insert 142 (July-Aug. 2006): “The Culture Wars and History,” by Lois Herr.
____Technical Insert 147 (May-June 2007): “It Doesn’t Take a Fisherman to Make a Podcast: Podcasting for Small Museums (Five Easy Almost-Free Steps),” by Debbie Fandrei.
____Technical Insert 148 (July-Aug. 2007): “Building a Successful Volunteer Services Program,” by Robbin Davis.
____Technical Insert 159 (May-June 2009): “Audio Recording Oral History,” by Lynnita Brown.
____Technical Insert 160 (July-Aug. 2009): “Interviewing American Veterans,” by Lynnita Brown.
____Technical Insert 161 (Sept.-Oct. 2009): “It’s All Relative: Conducting Genealogical Research,” by Faauiga Betts.
____Technical Insert 168 (Nov.-Dec. 2010): “The Story of the Takahashi Bird Pins,” by Denni K. Hubert.
____Technical Insert 169
(Jan.-Feb. 2011): “Civil War Resources in
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
____Technical Insert 7 (Jan.-Feb. 1984): “Methods of Refinishing Interior Architectural Woodwork,” by Kirk J. Himelick.
____Technical Insert 17
(Sept.-Oct. 1985): “Plaster: A Primer on Techniques and Terms,” by Marylee MacDonald. Reprint of “Plaster,” No. 1 in Old House
Restoration, Small Homes Council--Building Research Council,
____Technical Insert 34 (July-Aug. 1988): “Paths and Walks for the Historic House,” by Carol Bolton Betts.
____Technical Insert 58 (July-Aug. 1992): “Have Fun and Do History a Favor: Surface Collections and Archaeological Survey,” by Thomas J. Riley.
____Technical Insert 63 (May-June 1993): “Understanding the Historic Context of Historic Buildings,” by Patricia L. Miller. (Describes requirements for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.)
____Technical Insert 98 (Mar.-Apr. 1999): “Preserving a Sense of Place: Local Preservation Partners,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 100 (July-Aug. 1999): “Call IHPA before You Start to Dig!” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 118 (July-Aug. 2002): “People and Plants,” by Sandra Mason.
____Technical Insert 123 (May-June 2003): “A Primer on Creating Outdoor Interpretive Signs,” by Diane Gutenkauf.
____Technical Insert 124 (July-Aug. 2003): “When the Public Asks about Illinois Archaeology,” by Alice Berkson.
____Technical Insert 146 (Mar.-Apr. 2007): “The Illinois Heritage Association Library: Selected Bibliography on Historic Preservation,” by Patricia L. Miller.
____Technical Insert 167 (Sept.-Oct. 2010): “When the Public Asks about Illinois Archaeology,” by Alice Berkson. (Update of Technical Insert 124 [July-Aug. 2003].)
____Technical Insert 170 (Mar.-Apr. 2011): “The Illinois State Archaeological Survey: Uncovering the History beneath Our Feet,” by Laura Kozuch.
____Technical Insert 171 (May-June 2011): “Things in Your Old House Can Kill You: Health and Safety Issues in Old-House Living and Restoration,” by Linda Norbut Suits.
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