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We welcome contributions to our resources and research section. The Network hopes to bring people together at this site to share their information. Please send an email to submit@recentpast.org with your ideas. Taking Action to Save Historic Resources New to preservation? Check this page for hints on how to get started.
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Preservation Standards & Guidelines Preserving the Recent Past, a National Park Service CRM (Cultural Resource Management) Bulletin. Articles by H. Ward Jandl, Thomas Jester, and others illuminate the art of saving our 20th-century landmarks as well as preserving materials particular to this era of architecture. Interpreting Federal Standards by Eric Adams of Architecture Magazine. Index to CRM Online The National Park Service's in-house publication -- Cultural Resource Management Bulletin -- is available online. Issues from 1978 through 2002 are available for browsing or downloading and printing (in PDF format). Some tidbits: "Preserving Cultural and Historic Landscapes - Developing Standards," by Robert Z. Melnick (1980); Preserving the Recent Past (1995); A Challenge for the Military Mission--Preservation in the Armed Forces (1997); etc. Region & State Preservation Standards & Guidelines List of State Historic Preservation Office Web Sites Nationwide. Courtesy North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. How do community governments work toward preservation of historic resources? Check out the City of Aspen (Colorado) Community Development Department to see their contractor training requirements and other related documents. See also the State of California Office of Historic Preservation site with information on grants, compliance, and preservation plans. Florida Master Site File. The Florida Master Site File is a paper file archive and computer data base of all known historical structures and archaeological sites in Florida. There are currently more than 106,000 historical structures and archaeological sites listed on the site file. Paper forms for those interested in nominating structures, buildings, and sites are available on-line in PDF and .doc format. "From the Ground Up: A Preservation Plan for Georgia, 2001-2006" is now available on the Historic Preservation Division's web site at www.gashpo.org under "2001-2006 State Plan." The publication was created by soliciting input from HPD's constituents as well as staff analysis of preservation programs, issues and projects; confirmation of long-range goals; and the identification of objectives and annual action plan items. Texas (as in several other states) has recently completed and extensive study on the economic impacts of historic preservation. The Texas study, conducted for eight CLG cities (including Laredo) and the SHPO by the Center for Urban Policy Research of Rutgers University, has seven major findings about the positive economic impacts of preservation. Download their PDF here: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/PDF/EconImpact.pdf Texas: Nifty Fifty: Finding the Best Buildings of the Past 50 Years The Texas Historical Commission is conducting a public architectural survey to encourage discussion and appreciation of architecture that best represents the last 50 years. Please contribute! Or use their survey form (PDF format) as the basis for your own local survey. Remember, identification is the key to preservation. International Preservation Standards, Guidelines & Sources ICOMOS Documentation Centre. International Council On Monuments and Sites. On-line posting of all issues of Monumentum, an early ICOMOS publication documenting the organization's "pioneer era" in the field of international preservation. While some of the articles are now more useful for the historic perspective that they provide, others show that we are still facing the same issue we faced decades ago. All in all, it is a very valuable tool for the preservation community. Features an index by author's name. Burra Charter - Australia ICOMOS. A comprehensive and useful preservation manual. Australia ICOMOS, the peak body of professionals working in heritage conservation, adopted revisions to the Burra Charter at its AGM in November 1999.The revisions take account of advances in conservation practice that have occurred over the decade since the Charter was last updated. Prominent among the changes are the recognition of less tangible aspects of cultural significance including those embodied in the use of heritage places, associations with a place and the meanings that places have for people. Available on-line in English, Indonesian, French, and Spanish.
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