Bob Moog Foundation Archives: General Assessment

FAIN: PG-287756-22

Bob Moog Foundation (Asheville, NC 28801-2916)
Michelle Moog-Koussa (Project Director: January 2022 to November 2024)

A general preservation assessment for a collection of 10,000 items chronicling the life and career of Bob Moog, an engineering physicist and inventor of the first commercial synthesizer, and staff training in conservation and preservation management.

The Bob Moog Foundation is hiring a professional consultant/conservator to compete a general assessment of the Bob Moog Foundation Archives (BMFA). The assessment will include a long-term plan for the care, preservation, and conservations of over 10,000 pieces within the collection. As part of the assessment, the consultant will provide guidance regarding environmental equipment, safety protocols, and future collections planning. She will also provide education and training opportunities for staff to learn appropriate skills for ongoing maintenance of the collection.