Beloit College (Logan Museum of Anthropology)

Beloit college's Logan Museum of Anthropology will rehouse images from its photograph collection that were identified in a recent conservation assessment as those most in need of preservation. The project will improve collections stewardship and long-term preservation of the museum's photograph collection of over 29,000 images that date from the late 1890s to the present. The photographs document the history of the museum's collections, curricular use of collections, and exhibits over the course of the museum's 121-year history. The museum will also develop a duplication plan for the works and consult with a conservator to benchmark progress and ensure best practice. Measures of success will be improved collections stewardship, long-term preservation of significant photograph collections, and increased institutional control over and capacity to manage these important and irreplaceable resources.