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This week's webinar, Legal Issues: Old Loans and Unknown Sources, was a very detailed look at the steps New York-based institutions must legally take to deal with holdings such as abandoned property and materials "found in collection." Thanks to Erin Richardson for an informative presentation! You can view a recording and download the handouts here, and all DHPSNY webinars are archived on the Resources page.

If you missed last week's webinar, Housing Material Basics, a recording is available here and on our Resources page. DHPSNY Preservation Specialist Gillian Marcus led this presentation, which defined common terminology and professional standards, as well as presented many specific examples and recommendations for housing paper and book collections. 

In DHPSNY’s first Planning & Assessment round of 2017, we received an archival needs assessment application that particularly caught our eye. The name at the top was the Empire State Aerosciences Museum, and the Museum’s website raised our hopes for the possibility of a very interesting site visit. Now, a few months since ESAM received its survey report, we reconnected with Donna Esposito, Director of the Museum’s Vander Veer Research Center. She talked to us some more about the Museum’s collections, upcoming programs, and how to stay focused at work while WWII fighter planes drop in to refuel outside your window.