ADOPT-A-DOCUMENT PROGRAM

The State Historical Society of Missouri actively preserves its holdings with a stable environment and archival folders and boxes. Many items, however, require additional care to prolong their life. The "Adopt-A-Document" program enables concerned individuals to help with the mission to preserve and make available original historical documents related to the history of Missouri and the region. Pat and Victor Hilts were the impetus for the establishment of this program. Their generous contribution enabled weaving drafts in the Cornett Family Papers to be cleaned, repaired, and encapsulated.

As The State Historical Society of Missouri's holdings increase in size and age each year, we have a proportionate growth in the cost for caring for our materials. These increased costs are especially apparent in preservation supplies and in caring for audio-visual materials. If you are interested in becoming an "Adopt-A-Document" partner, below is a list of possibilities. All contributors to the Adopt-A-Document Program will be acknowledged on our web site. Additionally, all contributions are tax deductible.

Funding for the program should be made payable to the "The State Historical Society of Missouri" and mailed to:

The State Historical Society of Missouri
1020 Lowry Street
Columbia, MO 65201.

Indicate which item(s) or document(s) you want to adopt.

Please help us preserve our state�s history!

The State Historical Society of Missouri Films

	The Daniel R. Fitzpatrick Papers (C3832) has 11 reels of 1600 foot film in need of transfer. Each reel will cost approximately $200 to transfer, so the entire 11 reels will cost WHMC-C around $2200 to preserve. These film reels are part of a 1959 documentary series and provide insight into men and events that shaped the twentieth century, like Hitler's rise to power, the New Deal, and America's ascendancy to world leadership. Film reels 1-3, 6-10, 13, 15, and 16 need to be transferred. To learn more about the Daniel R. Fitzpatrick Papers go to http://www.umsystem.edu/whmc/invent/3832.html.

	The John P. Tandarich Collection (WUNP6051) has 4 reels of 400 foot film in need of transfer. The estimated cost for one reel is $80 and for all 4 reels the cost would be $320. The film reels were taken by Dr. John Gieseking in 1935 and document the 3rd International Congress of Soil Science in Oxford, England. After the conference, Gieseking traveled to Germany and documented the rise of Nazism.

	The W. Stuart Symington Papers (C3874) has 4 reels of 1400 foot film and 3 reels of 1600 foot film needing to be transferred. The 1400 foot films will each cost approximately $180 to transfer and the 1600 foot film will cost $200. To transfer all of the films needing immediate transfer will cost WHMC-C $1320. The film reels include interviews, press conferences, speeches, senatorial and presidential campaign spots, statements, and public service announcements. Film reels 17-23 need to be transferred. For more information on the W. Stuart Symington Papers go to http://www.umsystem.edu/whmc/invent/3874.html.
	The Jerry L. Litton Papers, 1960-1976 (C3730) Thanks to the Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation and other generous contributors, The State Historical Society of Missouri has completed this project!

The State Historical Society of Missouri is home to tens of thousands of unique and rare images. Some of the antiquated image formats include carte-de-visite photographs, stereoscope pictures, daguerreotypes, tintypes, and glass lantern slides. The range is vast, and the collection is continually growing.

Clear, polypropylene sleeves provide ideal storage for negatives and prints, as the items are chemically and physically protected but can easily be viewed. Manuscript specialists and student workers "sleeved" thousands of photographs at The State Historical Society of Missouri over the past year, and much work remains to be done. The Don Faurot Papers, the Benecke Family Papers, and the William Woods University Records are but three collections containing hundreds of images that still need to be sleeved. Your generous gift of $40 will purchase 100 4x5 print sleeves, and a donation of $80 will purchase 100 8x10 sleeves.