Public Works Historical SocietyHistoric and Preservation Sites on the InternetOn this page:Affiliated AssociationsAmerican Association for State and Local HistoryAASLH provides resource and technical assistance to other historical organizations on developing and managing quality history and preservation programs. The web site offers an extensive selection of publications, technical papers, workshops, and videos. Information on AASLH membership and meetings is available. Resource center includes contact information for state historical societies. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.aaslh.org American Historical Association AHA is the primer historical society in the United States, serving as an umbrella organization for professional historians. Its extensive web site offers an on-line bookstore, contact information for other historical associations, educational aids for teaching history, and information on the American History Review periodical. Subject: History Internet Address: http://www.theaha.org American Institute of Architects AIA is the primer professional association for practicing architects. The web site includes information on its Historic Resources Committee, along with some publication and educational programs. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.aia.org/ American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE is the primer professional association for practicing civil engineers. The organization has an active program for recognizing and acknowledging the importance of the profession’s contributions. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.asce.org/ Association for Preservation Technology APT International is dedicated to advancing the application of technology to the conservation of the built environment. The web site includes article abstracts from the APT Bulletin and access to the Preservation Trades Network, which has additional technical papers. Information on association membership and meetings is also available. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.apti.org Construction History Society The Society is dedicated to the study of the history and evolution of all aspects of the built environment-its creation, maintenance and management. It is a forum for scholars and professionals in the field to share, meet and exchange ideas and research. Membership is open to a wide range of construction related disciplines involved in the planning, development, design and construction of buildings and engineering infrastructure, in addition to those concerned with their operation and preservation. Members share a passion for examining how existing structures were planned, designed and built, with the purpose of using this knowledge to better preserve what we have and to guide us in determining future directions. Internet Address: www.constructionhistorysociety.org National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers The National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) is the professional association of the State government officials who carry out the national historic preservation program as delegatees of the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC 470). The State Historic Preservation Officers, pursuant to the National Historic Preservation act,
Internet Address: http://www.ncshpo.org National Preservation Institute NPI is a nonprofit organization offering specialized information, continuing education, and professional training for the management, development, and preservation of historic, cultural, and environmental resources. Web site includes registration information for its seminar offerings and links to an extensive list of Internet web sites. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.npi.org National Trust for Historic Preservation The National Trust is America's leading non-profit advocate for historic preservation. Its Web site includes information on its programs, help for communities facing preservation issues, an extensive on-line bookstore, and contact information for state and local organizations. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.nthp.org Preservation Action PA advocates federal legislation to further the impact of historic preservation at the local, state, and national levels. It web site includes membership information, discussion papers on lobbying, and information on current legislative and legal items. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.preservationaction.org Society for American Archaeology SAA is dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage. Its membership is composed primarily of professionals with an interest in archaeology. Its web site includes table of contents for American Antiquity, contact information for university educational programs, and information an its award program. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.saa.org Society for History of Technology SHOT is not only concerned with the history of technological devices and processes, but also with the relations of technology to science, politics, social change, the arts and humanities, and economics. Its web site includes extensive information and Internet links on graduate programs, fellowship/grant opportunities, and call-for-paper announcements. The web site also includes information about SHOT's award programs, meetings, and membership benefits. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://shot.jhu.edu/ Society for Industrial Archeology SIA provides a forum for the study and preservation of the physical survivals of technological and industrial development. Its web site is a store front of information on membership, meetings, and SIA newsletters and journals. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.ss.mtu.edu/IA/sia.html Society of Architectural Historians SAH encourages scholarly research in the field and promotes the preservation of significant architectural monuments. Its web site provides links to several web sites with a shared interest. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.sah.org Western Historical Manuscript Collection (Kansas City) WHMC, a joint collection of the University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri, contains primary source materials for research and welcomes use by scholars, students, and the public. Our network allows for the full resources of the Collection -- the holdings of all four branches in Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla, and St. Louis -- to be available to researchers throughout the state of Missouri. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.umkc.edu/whmckc Educational ProgramsBoston UniversityBoston University offers a graduate degree in preservation studies. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.bu.edu/psp Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies The Campbell Center offers a program of mid-career training for those in the museum, library, archives, and historic preservation fields Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.campbellcenter.org University of Hawaii The University of Hawaii - Manoa, Department of American Studies, offers a graduate certificate program in historic preservation. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.hawaii.edu/amst/textonly/historic.html University of Vermont University of Vermont offers a MS in Historic Preservation through its Department of History in cooperation with the Department of Art, Environmental Studies Program, and Division of Continuing Education. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.uvm.edu/~histpres/uvmhp.html Government AgenciesAdvisory Council on Historic PreservationThe Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is an independent federal agency created by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), and is the major policy advisor to the Government in the field of historic preservation. Subject: Preservation Internet Address: http://www.achp.gov Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) HABS records America's historic buildings in order to better understand what they tell us of the past, and to insure their recognition by future generations. HABS produces measured drawings, written histories, and large-format photographs. This information is housed and maintained in the HABS/HAER collection at the Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs division, where they are made available to the general public, students, and scholars to use without copyright restrictions. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/habs Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) HAER documents America's industrial, maritime and engineering history. HAER produces measured and interpretive drawings, historical reports, and large format photographs of significant sites nationwide. This information is housed and maintained in the HABS/HAER collection at the Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs division, where they are made available to the general public, students, and scholars to use without copyright restrictions. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/haer National Center for Preservation Technology and Training NCPTT promotes and enhances the preservation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the United States for present and future generations through the advancement and dissemination of preservation technology and training. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.ncptt.nps.gov National Register of Historic Places The National Register is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Properties listed on the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. Subject: History Preservation Internet Address: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr JournalsJournal of Urban HistoryThe Journal of Urban History provides scholars and professionals with the latest research, analyses, and discussion on the history of cities and urban societies throughout the world. Internet Address: http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=193 The History Cooperative The History Cooperative contains links to several historical journals, including the American Historical Review and the Journal of American History. Internet Address: http://www.historycoop.org/journals.html Public Historian The Public Historian publishes the results of research and case studies, and addresses the broad substantive and theoretical issues in the field. Areas covered include public policy and policy analysis; documentation; corporate biography and information services; federal, state, and local history; oral history; historic preservation; and museum and historical administration. Internet Address: http://www.ucpress.edu/journals/tph/ Technology and Culture Technology and Culture, the journal of the Society for the History of Technology, is an international quarterly dedicated to the historical study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts. Internet Address: http://shot.press.jhu.edu/tc.html MiscellaneousTracking Down the roots of our Sanitary SewersOver the past ten years, Jon Schladweiler, the Historian of the Arizona Water & Pollution Control Association, has researched and collected materials related to the history of sewage conveyance systems. The purpose of this website is to house this dynamic collection of materials about the evolutionary development of sewers over the past 5500 years, and to provide a location for the sharing and distribution of information to others. Subject: History Internet Address: http://www.sewerhistory.org |
