ProText: Resources--Advice on Disaster Recovery

Sources of Advice on Disaster Recovery

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS:

Miriam Kahn
MBK Consulting
60 N. Harding Street
Columbus, OH 43209
Telephone: 614-239-8977
E-mail: mbkcons@netexp.net
Assistance and training for writing and practicing plans, and response and recovery actions

Tawny Ryan Nelb
Archivist: Architectural Records Consultant
Box 1229
Midland, MI 48641-1229
Telephone: 517-631-1011
E-mail: Tawnyrn@aol.com
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ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of Museums, Technical Information Service
1225 Eye Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: 202-289-9117
Advice and referrals for museums

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
1717 K Street, NW, Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: 202-452-9545
Fax: 202-452-9328
Referrals for conservators, disaster recovery assistance for works of art or historic buildings

AMGIOS Bibliographic Council, Inc.
12200 Park Central Drive, Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75251
Telephone: 214-851-8000 or 800-8482
Fax: 214-991-6061
Regional Southwest facility, offering advice and referrals

Chicora Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 8664, 861 Arbutus Drive
Columbia, SC 29205
Telephone: 800-787-6910
Advice and referrals on pest management, fire safety, environmental monitoring and control, and disaster planning and recovery

Conservation Center for Art and Historical Artifacts on Paper
264 S. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: 215-545-0613
Regional facility for restoration of art works, books, and documents

Extension Disaster Education Network

Federal Emergency Management (FEMA)

Library of Congress
Preservation Directorate
LMG-21, Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540
Telephone: 202-707-5213
For expert advice on a variety of aspects of disaster recovery

National Archives

National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)

National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property, Inc.
The Papermill, Suite 602
3299 K St., NW
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone: 202-625-1495
Information and advice on disaster response and recovery

NorthEast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810
Telephone: 978-470-1010
Fax: 978-475-6021
For restoration of art on paper, books, documents, and photographs; advice and disaster planning and recovery, primarily in the Northeast

Pittsburgh Regional Library Center (PRLC)
103 Yost Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Telephone: 412-825-0600
Advice, referrals and assistance, primarily in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Western Maryland

Regional Alliance for Preservation (RAP)

Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET)
1438 West Peachtree Street, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309-2955
Telephone: 404-892-0943 or 800-999-8558
Fax: 404-892-7879
Advice and referrals, primarily in the Southeast