Object-by-Object Survey of Watkins Collection Prints
Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources.
In the short-term, we achieved receiving five conservation priorities for the collection as a whole, fifteen pieces prioritized for treatment proposals, recommendations on print archival storage, and recommendations for maintaining a more stable storage environment, including purchase of various environmental monitors. Over the next few months, the information gained will greatly assist in our conservation planning going forward, including funding and budgeting for the conservation work, and planning for additional storage needs for more art works in the university's collection. Long term, we can use the care plan for the prints collection as a template for other collections on our campus.