Rescue Public Murals records
name: label: Creator
content: Heritage Preservation (Organization)
topic: label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- Conservation and restoration
label: Topic
content: Public art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2015 by Heritage Preservation via Tom Clareson, former president.
creator: label: Creator
content: Heritage Preservation (Organization)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Rescue Public Murals records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Heritage Preservation's Rescue Public Murals program measure 1.2 linear feet and 10.68 GB and date from 2001 to 2013. The collection documents the assessment, restoration, and advocacy of several public outdoor murals throughout the country. Included are administrative records and project files containing email correspondence, project forms, press materials, photographs, technical specifications, and electronic records.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Heritage Preservation (established 1982-2015) was an organization in Washington, D.C. working to preserve the nation's heritage for future generations through innovative leadership, education, and programs. In 2006, Heritage Preservation launched Rescue Public Murals, a program established to bring public attention to U.S. Murals, document their unique artistic and historic contributions, and secure the expertise and support to save them. Projects included mural assessments, restoration, creating written best practices for mural creation, advocacy, and documentation via digital photography.  Heritage Preservation was established under the name National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 10.68 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2001-2013
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.heripres
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 2 series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 2001-2013 (0.4 Linear feet; Box 1, 0.141 GB; ER01)

Series 2: Project Files, 2006-2012 (0.8 Linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 10.54 GB; ER02-ER14)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Erin Kinhart in 2016. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was donated in 2015 by Heritage Preservation via Tom Clareson, former president.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Heritage Preservation's Rescue Public Murals program measure 1.2 linear feet and 10.68 GB and date from 2001 to 2013. The collection documents the assessment, restoration, and advocacy of several public outdoor murals throughout the country. Included are administrative records and project files containing email correspondence, project forms, press materials, photographs, technical specifications, and electronic records.