Photographs 

Photographic Activity Test, Image Permanence Institute  

Monique Fisher's Power Point: Identifying and Preserving Photographs  

Collections Ethics  

Collections Information General  

Managing Collections-Related Paperwork & Documentation 

Temporary Receipt, Litchfield Historical Society 

Numbering System Policy 

Catalog Worksheet 

Accession Log Book (Gaylord) 

Accession Form, Illinois State Museum  

American Institute for the Preservation & Conservation of Artistic Works

Whatbug.com A great web site to help identify bugs

Housatonic Oral History Center

Risk Management

Historic Structures & Landscapes (Preservation) Resources

Partners for Sacred Places, www.sacredplaces.org

Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, www.cttrust.org

National Trust for Historic Preservation, www.preservationnation.org

Conserve-o-grams from the National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html#collectionpreservation

Museum Facility Specifications, National Park
Service

Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs.htm

The Preparation and Use of Historic Structures Reports (Preservation Brief 43), https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/43-historic-structure-reports.htm

Heating, Ventilation and Cooling of Historic Buildings: Problems and Recommended Approaches (Preservation Brief 24), https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/24-heat-vent-cool.htm

Landscape

The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation 

Olmstead Center for Historic Landscape Preservation (National Park Service), https://www.nps.gov/oclp/index.htm

Preservation Brief 36: Protecting Cultural Landscapes, https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/36-cultural-landscapes.htm

Pest and Mold Management, Donia Conn, August 2016

"Pest and Mold Management", Power Point Outline, Donia Conn, August 2016

Response and Recovery Resources (Heritage Emergency National Task Force)

Disaster Response and Recovery Guides (American Institute for Conservation)

Recommended Wildlife Resources for Cultural Heritage Organizations (HENTF)

Collections Policy Information

Connecting to Collections: Essential Elements of a Collections Policy  http://www.connectingtocollections.org/coming-up-essential-elements-of-a-collections-management-policy/

Stonington Historical Society Collections Policy 

Outlining a Collections Policy, Bruce MacLeish  

Falmouth Historical Society Collections Policy   

Developing a Collections Policy, AAM  

Essential Elements of a Collections Policy, Bruce MacLeish  

Deaccessioning 

Link to Legislation Regarding Found in Collections Objects, State of CT, 2012

https://legiscan.com/CT/text/HB05355/2012 

StEPs Lab: Deaccessioning

http://resource.aaslh.org/view/steps-lab-1deaccessioning-the-devils-in-the-details/

Interpretation & Exhibits