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The following list of resources includes web sites containing basic and
detailed historic preservation information as well as a few locations with
unique attributes for specialized information. Some are excellent starting
points for general research while others contain more focused information.
Many of these websites have extensive resource lists of their own and further
links to other related or specialized topics.
Rather than just a simple "links" list, we have also added comments
about each resource which should aid in deciding where to start. We have
picked a variety of different types of resources for many different reasons,
but obviously we have concentrated on those available online. We hope they
will encourage you to explore the many paths to resources available on
the internet.
NEW JERSEY/REGIONAL
Preservation New
Jersey including the 10
Most Endangered sites in NJ
New Jersey
Historic Trust
Main
Street New Jersey -- A nationally recognized professional downtown
revitalization program providing communities with the skills and knowledge
to manage their own central business districts, improving the economy,
appearance and image of their traditional downtown, through the organization
of local citizens and resources.
We are once again the New Jersey Main Street Architects.
New
Jersey Historical Commission -- The Commission was created by law
in 1967 to advance public knowledge of the history of New Jersey.
Franklin
Township Historic Preservation Commission -- a very good example
of how a small municipal website can provide resources for more than just
the local residents (with a good links page)
Preservation
Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Partners for
Sacred Places -- Preservation issues relating to religious sites
and buildings
The
Athenaeum of Philadelphia -- The Athenaeum is a not-for-profit,
member-supported library and historic site museum with research collections
founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities
of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge"
for public benefit. The research
library is open to qualified readers without charge, and membership
is not required to gain access. The Athenaeum receives no public funding,
but it provides the Philadelphia region with a resource of first resort
on matters of architecture
and interior design history, particularly for the period 1800 to 1945.
Preserve & Protect
reflects the rolled-up-sleeves activist attitude with its crisis alerts,
news bulletins, meeting announcements, and events calendar. The Web site
also incorporates the aesthetics of preservation with an on-line tour of
historic houses and a photo album of 19th-century New York Harbor.
PreservationWeb
- Mid-Atlantic region -- listings organized by CSI specifications
(by trade and product generally) of manufacturers and fabricators who produce
preservation related materials and services. Also includes a listing of
Architects and other professionals (but is not all-inclusive) who wish
to be listed under various specialized headings. Promotional information
by and for the professional market.
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NATIONAL
National Trust for Historic
Preservation -- The National Trust is a nonprofit organization
with more than 260,000 members. As the leader of the national preservation
movement, the National Trust is committed to saving America's diverse historic
environments and to preserving and revitalizing the livability of communities
nationwide. It has seven regional offices, owns 18 historic sites and works
with thousands of community groups in all 50 states. Be sure to also visit
their Information Series,
a complete online catalog of National Trust publications relating to historic
preservation.
National Park Service
-- The National Park Service is charged with caring for and maintaining
America's cultural and natural resources. Their sites are directed toward
cultural resources and provide extensive information about the NPS's work.
National Park Service:
Links to the Past (the best starting point to find out about everything
related to the National Park Service).
Other key NPS sites include:
Preservation
Briefs are a series of publications by the NPS which make available
information concerning professional methods and techniques for preserving,
improving, restoring, and maintaining historic properties.
They are also available at an independently produced site, Historic
Home Works, which also has full text search by keyword.
These are technically-detailed, and well-focused reports on significant
issues. They are invaluable sources of well-written technical information.
Historic
American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER)
-- The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American
Engineering Record (HAER) reflect the Federal Government's commitment to
preserve important architectural, engineering and industrial sites through
programs that document outstanding examples of this country's heritage.
Project teams produce measured drawings, large-format photography and written
histories that are available to the general public through the HABS/HAER
Collections which are house, serviced and maintained by the Library
of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
National Historic
Landmarks -- Explore the NPS designated sites throughout
the country and find out more about the programs associated with them.
National Register
of Historic Places -- The National Register of Historic Places
is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation.
The National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support
public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic
and archeological resources. Properties listed on the Register include
districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant
in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.
This site also includes The
National Register Information System (NRIS), a computerized, searchable
listing of all the properties in the Register.
The National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) is a National
Park Service center whose mission is to promote technology and training
for historic preservation professionals and conservators. It contains extensive
text-based listings of organizations, conferences, job opportunities, training
schedules, etc., international exchange of people and information, technical
assistance, documentation, advocacy and other activities consistent with
the goals of ICOMOS and through collaboration with other organizations.
The National Center for Preservation Technology now includes the Internet
Resource Guide for Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation and Archeology
(IRG). It is a searchable database of online electronic resources
of interest to the preservation community.
US International
Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) -- The U.S. National
Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS)
fosters heritage conservation and historic preservation at the national
and international levels through education and training,
The Society of
Architectural Historians (SAH), which supports scholarly research
on architectural history and promotes the preservation of significant monuments,
provides the following at its site: chapter events; extensive links to
related sites; membership information; and interesting "homepage projects,"
including dissertations underway, biographies of American architects, and
a list of Historic Structure Reports, which is currently under development.
The Association
for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a multidisciplinary
organization dedicated to "advancing the application of technology to the
conservation of the built environment." Members of APT include architects,
conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, developers,
educators, engineers, historians, landscape architects, managers, planners,
preservationists, technicians, tradespeople, and others involved in the
systematic application of the knowledge of methods and materials to the
conservation of buildings, districts and artifacts.
Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation (ACHP) -- "Independent Federal Agency that
provides a forum for influencing Federal policy, programs, and activities
as they affect historic and archaeological resources in communities and
on public lands nationwide"
American Institute of
Architects(AIA) -- Site provides press releases, advice on selecting
an architect, careers in architecture, K-12 classroom resources, award-winning
architecture, (with images and brief descriptions of projects) and information
on conferences and professional development.
National
Lighthouse Center & Museum -- The seven historic 19th and early
20th century structures on the property will provide an ideal setting for
exhibits, research and programs relating to the history of the United States
Lighthouse Service. They also provide a nice list of lighthouse
related links.
OTHER SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
AMERICAN HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION
ORGANIZATION
OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY
ORAL HISTORY
ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL ARCHIVES &
RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
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ARCHITECTURE
World-Wide
Web Virtual Library: Architecture -- Rodney M. Hoinkes (University
of Toronto sponsored)
Center
for the Study of Architecture
SPIRO
Architecture Image Library -- Over 16,000 images from the Architecture
Slide Library searchable by architect, building name, location, subject
and period; University of California, Berkeley
ACADEMIC/RESEARCH
Rutgers University Alexander
Library and Special
Collections and University Archive -- possibly the best historical
resource center in New Jersey. While their physical holdings are extensive,
the more recently added are listed in the online database through IRIS.
(Hint: Be sure to select "SPCOL" under "Library" to limit your search to
the Special Collection.)
Preserve/Net
-- This is the official website for the National Council for Preservation
Education (NCPE). The site has extensive listings related to internships,
job opportunities, and conferences, as well as links
to more than 150 related WWW sites. The site also hosts Preserve/Net
Law which is a repository for preservation-related legal issues.
Boston
College's "Art on the Web" provides content and links (for surveys
& guides, churches, buildings, skyscrapers, architects, world fairs,
etc.)
Conservation
OnLine (CoOL), managed by the Preservation Department at Stanford
University, is a full text database devoted to information about the conservation
of library, archival, and museum materials. The site includes reports,
conservation topics, guides to resources, and links to many other conservation-related
web sites.
Architectural
Archives -- The Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
preserves the works of more than 250 designers from the 18th century to
the present. The Architectural Archives gained its international reputation
initially through the Louis I. Kahn Collection whose resources include
all drawings, models, photographs, correspondence, and project files from
Kahn's office.
National
Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (Library of Congress) --
A huge series of large bound volumes issued annually between 1959 and 1993.
Since 1986, entries added have been put into an online database search
facility called RLIN.
Most New Jersey institutions have reported their holdings in detail.
Digital
Librarian - Architecture & Historic Preservation Links (exhaustive!)
(Also includes links for Art | Classics & Ancient World | Home &
Interior Design | Images | Medieval & Renaissance).
IMMIGRATION HISTORY
RESEARCH CENTER -- The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC)
at the University of Minnesota is an international resource on American
immigration and ethnic history. It maintains archival and library collections,
sponsors academic and public programs, and publishes bibliographic and
scholarly works.
BALCH INSTITUTE
FOR ETHNIC STUDIES -- the nation's only museum, library, and archive
dedicated to collecting and interpreting materials reflecting our nation's
multicultural heritage.
NEW
JERSEY STATE LIBRARY -- affiliated with Thomas Edison State College
NEW
JERSEY STATE ARCHIVES -- The state archives is the official repository
for all New Jersey colonial and state government records of enduring historical
value.
Art
& Architecture Thesaurus Browser -- The AAT from the Getty
Information Institute is "a comprehensive vocabulary of nearly 120,000
terms for describing objects, textural materials, images, architecture
and material culture from antiquity to the present"
ARCHNET
- Cultural Resourses Management -- Internet resources related to
cultural resource management and historic preservation.
Society
for the Preservation of New England Antiquities -- Provides information
on museum
properties.
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