Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, IL 60605-2827)
Stephen E. Nash (Project Director: January 2003 to April 2006)
PT-50004-03
Save America's Treasures
Preservation and Access
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Totals:
$400,000 (approved)
$400,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
1/1/2003 – 12/31/2005
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Preserving the North American Ethnographic and Archaeological Collection
To support a systematic survey and to preserve objects and archival collections that document North American ethnography and archaeology.
Conduct a systematic survey of pesticide contaminants, implement a pest management program, mitigate chemical threats to the objects, ameliorate physical threats to the objects, and synthesize the supporting documents that provide the intellectual and cultural context for the collection.
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