International Tennis Hall of Fame Spatial Analysis Project
FAIN: PG-263410-19
International Tennis Hall of Fame, Inc. (Newport, RI 02840-3515)
Douglas Andrew Stark (Project Director: April 2018 to December 2021)
A preservation assessment of a museum collection
of approximately 30,000 artifacts housed in the historic Newport Casino, site
of the first U.S. National Lawn
Tennis Championship in 1881. Highlights
include a variety of fine and decorative art works,
jewelry, trophies, clothing, and memorabilia relating to the history of tennis
from its origins during the Renaissance to the present. In addition, the museum
maintains 300,000 photographs and slides and 8,500 books, periodicals, and
audiovisual records associated with the history of tennis.
The International Tennis Hall
of Fame seeks to hire a consultant to work jointly with the museum staff to
conduct a spatial and needs assessment of the collections storage and work
areas. The consultant’s report will address the current collections storage
area, the library, conference room, and staff work areas, focusing on storage
spatial requirements, equipment and housings, environmental management and
monitoring, and access. This report will assist in revising our Strategic Plan
and Collections Plan. Our facility interprets the history of tennis and its
impact on our culture, as well as the building which is representative of the
Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island and is a National Historic Landmark.