| PG-50820-10 | Preservation and Access: Preservation Assistance Grants | Wesleyan University | Preservation Assessment of the Henry Bacon Papers | 1/1/2010 - 6/30/2011 | $5,810.00 | Susan | | Taraba | | | | Wesleyan University | Middletown | CT | 06459-3208 | USA | 2009 | Library Science | Preservation Assistance Grants | Preservation and Access | 5810 | 0 | 5810 | 0 | A preservation assessment of the papers of the architect Henry Bacon (1866-1924), including his architectural drawings, blueprints, construction photographs, correspondence, and scrapbooks documenting more than eighty commissions throughout the United States. A highlight of the collection is the extensive archives of material on the building of the Lincoln Memorial.
Wesleyan University's project is to commission a professional conservation assessment of the papers of Henry Bacon, the architect of the Lincoln Memorial. This assessment will include a treatment proposal and estimates for preservation work. |