- Date
- circa 1976-08
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritageconservationhistoriographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Historical Society reported in August 1976 that donated Indian letters had been specially treated at the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Museum. The notice says the papers were preserved for an indefinite period and placed in a case made by James Craven.
Evidence and limits
The report establishes treatment and museum context only. It does not identify the letters’ authors, dates, contents, language, or treatment documentation.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports that Indian letters donated to the Museum were specially treated at the Bentley Historical Museum of the University of Michigan, that the process preserved them for an indefinite period, and that James Craven made an attractive case. It does not identify the letters’ authors, dates, language, content, or treatment report. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the preservation-treatment notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Indian letters treated for museum preservation, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-indian-letters-conservation-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “Historical Society Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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