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...sassy old saying “Take a picture, it’ll last longer” never rang truer than it does today, as a $2.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation breathes new life into Harvard University Library’s (HUL) efforts to preserve its massive collection of photographs...
According to a Monday press release published by HUL, the Mellon grant will allow the library’s Weissman Preservation Center to hire a senior photograph conservator and a slew of specialized restoration technicians—all positions that did not exist before the grant was awarded...
...HUL applied for a second grant. Now that they’ve got it, Merrill-Oldham says, they can start searching for people to fill the new positions—and the senior conservator job will be a crucial one. “We need that leadership before we can go further, because you want that kind of expertise on the staff before you put the hard plans into place,” she said...
Despite the lack of specific plans, Merrill-Oldham envisions a photography restoration campaign that will match the Weissman Center’s already stellar book and paper program. Their office, currently housed on the eighth floor of the Holyoke Center, is set to move into a new HUL building that is being built at 90 Mt. Auburn...
...Because of the Mellon Foundation’s vision and generosity, Harvard can create a photograph preservation program that is unique among American universities and that leverages new sources of support,” said HUL Director and Pforzheimer University Professor Sidney Verba ’53 in Monday’s press release...