Beloit College (Logan Museum of Anthropology)

The Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College in Beloit, WI will purchase and install environmental monitoring equipment for the Albert Green Heath Collection of Native American objects. Given to the museum in 1955, this group of 936 artifacts, collected by amateur anthropologist Albert Heath, has extensive records concerning the owners and provenance of the items, making the collection highly significant for researchers and tribal members alike. The monitoring equipment will be used to better understand and adjust for long-term temperature and humidity controls that will lead to increased care for the collection. The grant will also be used to hold an on-site workshop for museum staff and students to understand environmental monitoring of museum collections.