Below are three messages that have been posted on the Society of Alabama Archivists listserv regarding hurricane damage to museums. No specific mention of archives yet but some of you may be interested in this information. Joan Clemens [log in to unmask] 8/31/2005 11:58:03 AM >>> Here at the Old Capitol Museum we had a third of our copper roof blow off, bringing water pouring into an exhibit area and a storage room. Our staff has been working on moving artifacts from one side of the building to the other (on our lunch break right now). We have hundreds (if not more) of wet artifacts and some that are completely ruined. It's devastating, but cannot compare to those on the Mississippi Coast, Mobile, or Louisiana. Cindy Gardner, Field Services Curator Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi History Mississippi Department of Archives and History P.O. Box 571 Jackson, MS 39205-0571 Telephone: 601/576-6901 Facsimile: 601/576-6981 Email: [log in to unmask] Here's more info from the listserv of the Field Services Alliance, associated with AASLH. Steve Murray >>> [log in to unmask] 8/31/2005 12:19:59 PM >>> To: FS-List From: Karla Nicholson, AASLH For Jerome and others: News on the museums, historic houses/sites, and history organizations in the hurricane-damaged areas: We're beginning to get a couple of reports from history organizations in areas that were hit by Hurricane Katrina. As you can imagine, news and reports will be very hard to get for a few days. I'll try to get information out to you all as we hear it. >From Janet Vaughan, AAM: Tamra Carboni called from one of the Louisiana State Museums site buildings in Baton Rouge. She said that some museum staff or their co-workers have visited the Jackson Square area in the French Quarter where the Cabildo, the Presbytere, and the Old Mint are located, and reported that some damage was sustained but that collections were in better shape than feared. I'm in the processing of creating a link on our [AAM's] home page that will be called First Reports. I'll post whatever we hear there. >From Carolyn Harrington, director of the Louisiana State Museum's Old Court House Museum located in Natchitoches in the northern part of the state: She said: "Our artifacts [in New Orleans] are safe except some in our Jazz collection. The director is working on getting these pieces out right now." Apparently, there is a group of New Orleans-area museum staff currently getting police clearance and permission to go in and "save" (I assume she means move or re-locate) the jazz collection that's located in their museum in the US Mint building in the French Quarter (near the market area). She said that staff moved collections to the second floors ot their sites last week and so far, the waters don't appear likely to go that high in that area. It's normally the policy of the LA State Museums for some staff to stay in the buildings during a hurricane, and a few staff were attempting to stay, but the director told everyone to leave and evacuate the city on Sunday. Staff that have been located (some evidently have not been able to report in yet) are going to the Baton Rouge site and they'll work from there until they're able to return to New Orleans full-time. I'll send on more information as we get it. In the meantime, watch the AAM site for the posting of their "First Reports" section. Karla Karla Nicholson, Director of Programs, AASLH 1717 Church St., Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: 615-320-3203; email: [log in to unmask] Dear Friends of AASLH: I know all of you are upset about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. We cannot forget the history organizations that may have suffered, and will continue to suffer for some time. I'm pleased to tell you that the American Association of Museums jumped in immediately and is developing pages on its website to report on museums affected by Hurricane Katrina and recovery efforts. It will include information about federal and technical assistance, updates on reports of damage, and information about how to contribute money or expertise. The pages should be posted very soon and will be updated as information is received. http://www.aam-us.org/ AASLH and AAM have confirmed with Richard Waterhouse, executive director, that the Southeastern Museums Conference has established a fund for museums affected by Hurricane Katrina. Checks should be made payable to SEMC with Hurricane Katrina Fund noted in the memo field. The mailing address is SEMC, P.O. Box 9003, Atlanta, GA 31106. The SEMC board will make decisions regarding distribution of the funds. We want to thank AAM and SEMC for their good work. And we will all hold history organizations in the southeast close to our hearts and minds. Terry Davis, President & CEO -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trey Bunn Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:22 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARSCLIST] hurricane As the news reports of the aftermath of Katrina keep coming in, I'm wondering if anyone on the list has heard from Marie O'Connell. She's at the University of Southern Mississippi, and I see that the hurricane went right through Hattiesburg and did a lot of damage. If anyone has any more info, please post it to the list (or directly to me off-list if you prefer). Trey Bunn Folklife Resource Center McKissick Museum University of South Carolina __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com