ATR Seminar 2006
Dont Forget the 3 Cs
Charters, Conservation and Collection Management
Warren Doubleday
It is important too!
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Collection Management even for
Tourist Railways.
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Know what you have, its
significance and its story.
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Applicable to both objects, places
and buildings.
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What are you missing?
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Conservation know what you are
doing to your collection items ►policies.
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Charters Help you to plan for
your conservation (work) activities.
Some definitions (Ours?)
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Conservation safeguarding it for
the future and retain its significance
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Restoration returning it to a
known earlier state (without new materials)
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Reconstruction recreate it to
nearly as possible earlier state (with new materials)
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Maintenance protect and care for
it not repair
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Repair involves restoration and
reconstruction.
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Significance the value attached
to it by the community. (local, regional or national)
What is available
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Guidelines
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I.E. Aust 1992, Safe in the
shed, Assoc. of Railway Museums, shortage of railway ones.
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NSW Heritage Office moveable
objects
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NSW Rail very detailed rolling
stock analysis
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Charters Burra, Riga and other
guiding documents.
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The Web ICOMOS, Professional
sites, examples and some more.
What is original?
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Restored to Original Condition
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Is it the genuine article?
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Is it as it once was?
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Or just as you would like to see
it now!
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The work delimina vs the loss of
originality.
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Review, determine Significance,
Plan and Record.
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Although the Visitor may not worry
too much about it; be honest.
Significance and Stories
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Historic
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Technical
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Scientific
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Social
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supplementing these are:
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Provenance
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Rarity
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Representativeness
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Condition
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Interpretation
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The Stories it can tell about its
life links, events.
Some Charters
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ICOMOS International - 1931
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Burra Australian - 1979
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Riga Fedecrail (Barcelona)
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Burra written for places and monuments
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Riga written for rail heritage, but light on.
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Good reference documents >
Frameworks.
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What have others done?
Examples
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Wanganui Electric Tram No. 12
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Ballarat - No. 12
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Cable Car Wellington Grip Car No. 3
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NSW Railway rollingstock heritage plans and assessments
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The Cutty Sark.
Where from here?
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Awareness
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Takes time
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Prepare assessment document/s
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Be aware of what you have - significance
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Manage and conserve your collection
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Plan for its future
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Use it to tell its stories
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Balance with safety.