[Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2015-12-22

Tue Dec 22 12:49:44 PST 2015

In this issue:
1. State Library to re-house some of its historic collections
2.  Trust video released as donation deadline nears
3.  Jobs available in Portland, Salem
4.  Record Heritage Conference dates in your calendar

STATE LIBRARY TO RE-HOUSE SOME OF ITS HISTORIC COLLECTIONS

The Oregon State Library has been selected to receive a Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Institutions from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The $5,981 grant will be used to purchase archival (non-acidic, non-lignin) pamphlet binders and envelopes to rehouse more than 3,500 items from library's Oregon history and culture collection which are in danger of deterioration in their current acidic enclosures. The rehousing project will be completed by the end of 2016.

The mission of the Oregon State Library is, in part, to provide "leadership and resources to continue growing vibrant library services" for "the Legislature and state government." Maintaining a research-level library collection on the history and culture of Oregon is a key tool to support the work of state elected officials and state agencies. With more than 70,000 titles, the Oregon history and culture collection has items from as early as 1789 to the present day and covers all phases of Oregon history: from early exploration and Old "Oregon Country," the Territorial period, and statehood to recent events in the 21st century. The collection contains monographs, journals, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, maps, ephemera, and a small number of audio-visual items.

The materials are available to state government agencies and officials, and to the general public during Government Room hours (Monday to Friday, 1-4 p.m.).

TRUST VIDEO RELEASED AS DONATION DEADLINE NEARS

As a bit of holiday cheer and as the deadline looms for making a contribution that could be a credit to your tax payments next year, the Oregon Cultural Trust has introduced a new video 98,000 Square Miles of YES video<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001FiWjjMdTKyBai-2VOanWINB0CKbV73arW59rM6g93Jr-xhax9uhjyS5YUzpAFzSAQmmEtie3en4NwRda9D_AAKYnbGyYFWxSieAeox8xt8XVHbij0fY6oBMr7Afcj_6fY8Kx_snRAH2NKAQV2aHTCuCpT8v8dWHGofBlAevDv8iAmB7fz8LGiCRtmFfy1YJfcw-My33w1HEaLhyHpdwyDIxD6iyk4t2sHrOB_8GfJrlgKRPCuo1d2UydQ-FS-_jTNm8xBrc6PcNbzTGH_aa-7-7GEh7Zh9l8R4vhLuW2_7FdrWZYBNO2m9LrOHwCaZ3dGPXdo1HHP-FG-JOzwnt1GY_8QbdawXyZTHyaixAbvQY=&c=kC9zxfvjWqH4X6XJp8nV3nTyJQvcgcthN_7kMEl9omsacIWjYVeFEA==&ch=8LyWGU4yPZO1IlOZf8vvcO5fT6wcFQK8Wa5YNnJIlSCerVSvbXAliw==>!

The Cultural Trust leaders say video shows the energy, empowerment and statewide commitment of the new Cultural Trust brand. It uses submitted images provided by cultural nonprofits around the state.

Funds raised by the Oregon Cultural Trust support heritage, humanities and arts organizations around the state, including its five statewide partners, 45 county and tribal coalitions, and about 1,400 cultural nonprofits. For information on how to donate funds to the Trust, go to http://www.culturaltrust.org/donate.

JOBS AVAILABLE IN PORTLAND, SALEM

Restore Oregon and the Willamette Heritage Center are each looking for new staff.

Restore Oregon, a non-profit whose mission is to preserve, reuse, and pass forward Oregon's historic resources to ensure livable, sustainable communities, is accepting resumes for a preservation programs representative. The person will provide direct support for, or management of, advocacy, easement, education, policy, and technical assistance programs. The person will also conduct event logistics, general preservation assistance, project research, technical writing, customer relations, and field support to help achieve organization mission. For more information, visit the Restore Oregon website at
http://restoreoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2016-Field-Programs-Representative-1.pdf

Willamette Heritage Center in Salem wants to hire two people, one to be a communications and events specialist and one to be a membership and volunteer specialist. The Willamette Heritage Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of the Mid-Willamette Valley. More information about the two positions can be found at http://www.willametteheritage.org/staff/

RECORD HERITAGE CONFERENCE DATES IN YOUR CALENDAR

Whether you're reading this on your smartphone, on your desktop computer, or as a printout that someone handed you, now is a good time to record the dates of the Oregon Heritage Conference in your calendars. Just grab your stylus or your pencil or keyboard, and enter in the dates May 4-6 for the Oregon Heritage Conference<http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/HCD/OHC/Pages/Conference.aspx>. Most of the seminars and workshops will take place in the Oregon Capitol.

Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at heritage.info at oregon.gov<mailto:heritage.info at oregon.gov>

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