[PRCo] Re: Historic Pittsburgh

[Edward H. Lybarger]

It's already too much like a job, Jim!!

Seriously, I could do twice as much paid work for a client I already have if
I were interested in the money.  What I do pays for an office and buys
occasional things needed to provide high quality consulting work...like Mac
G5s, negative and slide scanners, digital SLR cameras, 6-color inkjet
printers, copy machines, etc., etc.  It's purely coincidental that all these
things have multiple applications, of course.

I don't want to be full-time anything!  I enjoy the variety of staying
active in numerous activities...but everything occasionally gets too intense
doing it that way, too.  Seems this year I'm always chasing airplanes, with
at least four trips still in the works.

But if PTM could afford one (we can't), I do know who I'd boost for the
position!

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of James
B. Holland
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:40 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Historic Pittsburgh


Good Morning!


Thank You, Ray  --  extremely valuable contribution to the list  --  You
Have Been Doing Your Homework!!!

*-Personally-*    THE   Archives Department of PTM is The Most Important
department  --  way above equipment restoration.       Since the Museum
has a full-time, paid director, maybe the same is needed for archives
--  AND  maybe we can persuade someone to take Full-Time retirement from
current job to assume job as Archive Director!!!!!!!       I won't
mention any names, Ed, but you should know who I mean!!!!!!! :-D
The Archives Department is where I like to designate any financial
support as well.


--
Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!



Boris Cefer wrote:

> I know what my next job is :-D
>
> Boris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams at adelphia.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:19 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Historic Pittsburgh
>
>
>> PTM has a lot of what's here, but I'm sure there's unfamiliar
>> material as well. Nobody here has time to properly research the other
>> collections out there...and there's some nice stuff. The trick is
>> knowing what's duplicative to PTM and what's not! Any volunteers for
>> a rest-of-your-life job? Apply Archives Dept. PTM!
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
>> Lattner, Raymond
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:05 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Historic Pittsburgh
>>
>>
>> Just in case you guys haven't seen this. I suspect that PTM has these
>> files as well?
>>
>
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=
hpead2;view=text;subview=fulltext;q1=pittsburgh%20railways;rgn1=Anywhere%20i
n%20Finding%20Aid;id=US-PPiU-ais7429;rgn=item
>
>>
>> Also, in response to a question of mine:The Archives has procedures
>> in place to create duplicates, either actual photographic prints,
>> digital scans, or photocopies, at nominal cost to those who require
>> them for their research. In the case that the items are unable to be
>> copied because of size or condition of the original material, copying
>> by researchers may be permitted with the approval of the department
>> head and under supervision of the curator responsible for the collection.
>> The photographs in question are showing signs of wear and other
>> deterioration. Our concern for the preservation and access of these
>> items has led us to scan them for online presentation in a web site
>> dedicated to the photographs of the Pittsburgh Railways Company. Once
>> the collection goes online, access to the original images will no
>> longer be permitted. This is to protect the collections from further
>> damage through handling. All access to photographic images will then
>> be directed to the web site. Even though the collection is not
>> available to the public right now, I can let you know when it is
>> available and you can retrieve the images you need from the web site.
>> We expect the online collection to be available for research by the
>> second week of April.
>>
>> I am hoping she means 2005!!!
>>
>> Please let us know if you have additional questions. You may also
>> contact our department head at michaeld at pitt.edu.
>>
>> Perhaps PTM can lend some of its photographs to this endeavor?
>>
>> Ray
>