Northeast Document Conservation Center

Emails, photos, videos, and text messages are part of our personal histories, but digital files require active management for long-term access.

Join Preservation Specialist Alyssa Magnone on July 23 for the "Personal Digital Archiving" webinar! Learn practical approaches to organizing, preserving, and maintaining access to your digital assets, and discover resources to help you develop a long-term preservation plan for the future.

Register at https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=27-personal-digital-archiving

The task of establishing a digital preservation program at your institution can be daunting.

Join us on June 23 for the "10 Practical Steps for Getting Started with Digital Preservation" webinar to help move your practices forward!

Registration: https://www.nedcc.org/event-template/?eventtemplate=21-10-practical-steps-for-getting-started-with-digital-preservation

For , we’re highlighting photographer Alice Austen (1866–1952)!

An avid sportsperson, Austen documented her interests in tennis, bicycling, swimming, boating, and golf through her photography. In 1895, she and her friend Maria E. Ward (“Violet”) founded the Staten Island Bicycle Club. The following year, Ward published "Bicycling for Women," featuring illustrations based on a series of Austen’s photographs.

In 2008, NEDCC conserved photographs from Austen’s collection at Historic Richmond Town, including the reference image used to illustrate coasting.

Explore the Alice Austen Collection:
https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/alice-austen

Hurricane season is approaching, and coastal communities are preparing now. If you live near the coast, this is a good time to review and update your disaster preparedness plan.

These recommendations can help guide your planning process:https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/dPlan/0103-shelteringcollectionsinplace.pdf