[Bcma-l] Inquiry Request

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Good afternoon Mr. Sager,

My name is Keith Thomas and having grown up in Fort St. John I am uniquely =
interested in this project. I have worked with the present archives during =
my schooling at UNBC and also with the late John Simpson.

I was wondering if the new archives will be on the same site as they are no=
w or are they being moved?

The rack system that is 'currently'(?) in use, was from my recollections, v=
ery good and I think should, or could be, maintained or adapted for the new=
 building. There are several factors which need to be considered for such a=
 project. I think that many of these could be found on the Parks Canada sit=
e, which also contains the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of=
 Historic Places. Another good person to contact is John Adams, who resides=
 here in Victoria, and whose e-mail has escaped me. He runs Historic Tours =
here in Victoria and can be found through a search on Google. The Cultural =
Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, through the Cont=
inuing Education Department, will also be able to provide you with some mor=
e information. I sit on the Heritage Advisory Committee for the City of Vic=
toria and will ask around for a comprehensive guideline for the constructio=
n of archives.

The factors that I had mentioned before relate to the environment that such=
 artefacts need to maintain their structure. The biggest detriment is moist=
ure and there are monitors and equipment to maintain the proper environment=
 available. Also a consideration are pests, many of which can be killed usi=
ng an ordinary freezer.=20
The beauty of FSJ is that there is very little moisture in the air in the w=
inter. The downside is that once the artefacts dry out any contact or even =
breath with change the moisture content of the artefact. Then there are the=
 handling guidelines and usage guidelines.

As for the actual building project. A general contractor should be able to =
handle such a project. They will have to follow some guidelines set out by =
yourself or others but the actual construction is not a problem. The air/mo=
isture circulation machinery can be shipped as is and set up like an air co=
nditioning unit, typically on the roof. The monitoring systems, depending u=
pon their complexity, may have to be installed by a professional, but an ai=
r conditioning specialist should be able to handle it. Of course this all d=
epends on the type of equipment that you select.

I hope that this has helped.

Keith Thomas
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
Subject: [Bcma-l] Inquiry Request
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:03:54 -0700

Good Day, I am=20
writing on behalf of the North Peace Historical Society located in=20
Fort=20
St=20
John.  We are in the process of getting ready=20
to build a new archives building to store our large archival=20
collection.
Our inquiry is=20
two fold; first, what are the necessary required elements needed for a buil=
ding=20
to meet the standards of archival storage? =20
And second, which companies are the best to contact to ensure these=20
standards are followed, or can a general contractor be used?
Your time is=20
appreciated.
Sincerely,=20

=20
Garth A.=20
Sager
Museum=20
Manager
Fort=20
St John- North=20
Peace Museum
North Peace=20
Historical Society
9323 100=20
St
Fort St John,=20
BC
V1J=20
4N4
Phone:=20
250-787-0430
Fax:=20
250-787-0405

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Good afternoon Mr. Sager, My name is Keith Thomas and having grown u=
p in Fort St. John I am uniquely interested in this project. I have worked =
with the present archives during my schooling at UNBC and also with the lat=
e John Simpson. I was wondering if the new archives will be on the s=
ame site as they are now or are they being moved? The rack system th=
at is 'currently'(?) in use, was from my recollections, very good and I thi=
nk should, or could be, maintained or adapted for the new building. There a=
re several factors which need to be considered for such a project. I think =
that many of these could be found on the Parks Canada site, which also cont=
ains the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places. =
Another good person to contact is John Adams, who resides here in Victoria,=
 and whose e-mail has escaped me. He runs Historic Tours here in Victoria a=
nd can be found through a search on Google. The Cultural Resource Managemen=
t Program at the University of Victoria, through the Continuing Education D=
epartment, will also be able to provide you with some more information. I s=
it on the Heritage Advisory Committee for the City of Victoria and will ask=
 around for a comprehensive guideline for the construction of archives. =
 The factors that I had mentioned before relate to the environment that =
such artefacts need to maintain their structure. The biggest detriment is m=
oisture and there are monitors and equipment to maintain the proper environ=
ment available. Also a consideration are pests, many of which can be killed=
 using an ordinary freezer. The beauty of FSJ is that there is very lit=
tle moisture in the air in the winter. The downside is that once the artefa=
cts dry out any contact or even breath with change the moisture content of =
the artefact. Then there are the handling guidelines and usage guidelines.<=
br> As for the actual building project. A general contractor should be a=
ble to handle such a project. They will have to follow some guidelines set =
out by yourself or others but the actual construction is not a problem. The=
 air/moisture circulation machinery can be shipped as is and set up like an=
 air conditioning unit, typically on the roof. The monitoring systems, depe=
nding upon their complexity, may have to be installed by a professional, bu=
t an air conditioning specialist should be able to handle it. Of course thi=
s all depends on the type of equipment that you select. I hope that =
this has helped. Keith Thomas <blockquote><hr>To: bcma-l@museumsa=
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John</span><span lang=3D"EN-CA">.<span style=3D"">&nbsp; </span>We are in t=
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to build a new archives building to store our large archival=20
collection.</span></p>
<p class=3D"EC_MsoNormal" style=3D""><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Our inquiry is=20
two fold; first, what are the necessary required elements needed for a buil=
ding=20
to meet the standards of archival storage?<span style=3D"">&nbsp;=20
</span>And second, which companies are the best to contact to ensure these=
=20
standards are followed, or can a general contractor be used?</span></p>
<p class=3D"EC_MsoNormal" style=3D""><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Your time is=20
appreciated.</span></p>
<p class=3D"EC_MsoNormal" style=3D""><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Sincerely,=20
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<p class=3D"EC_MsoNormal" style=3D""><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Garth A.=20
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