Category: Preservation

Category: Preservation

Evan Schneider, Northwest History Network Associate

Professional Credentials

  • SPARE Photo
    • Schneider Photographic Archive, Resources, and Education
  •  Masters Degree in Visual Anthropology

Personal Statement

I photograph fragile documents and valuable objects as well as create digital files from negatives, transparencies, and prints to meet museum and archives needs for documentation, preservation, and display. Previous archival and museum experience includes seventeen years as Chief Photographer at the Oregon Historical Society.

Assignments have ranged from photographing the ten thousand year old Fort Rock sandals to creating mural-size prints from glass plate negatives. I earned a masters degree in visual anthropology and have documented cultures around the world. The “Masters of Ceremony” exhibit required creating documentary portraits of folk artists from Cambodia, Vietnam, Ghana, and several Native American tribes.

Areas of Specialization

  • Historical Preservation
  • Photography
  • Preservation

Professional Associations

  • Northwest History Network
  • Lacey Museum
  • Oregon Historical Society

Selected Positions, Projects, and Publications

  • Lacey Museum and the Oregon Historical Society worked to digitize the George Himes diaries, many of which are too fragile to scan. Transcribed and made available as an online resource.

Contact Information:
503-984-8701
sparephoto.com
evan@sparephoto.com

Brian Johnson, Northwest History Network Associate

Professional Credentials

  • MLIS, Emporia State University
  • BA, History / Anthropology, Linfield College

Personal Statement

I am a Certified Archivist with over 20 years of providing access to local history. I am experienced in project management and have provided a wide variety of services to customers needing assistance with archival, records and research projects.

Areas of Specialization

  • Archival and collection project management
  • Collection preservation needs and assessment
  • Copyright issues
  • Local historical resource
  • Local history research
  • Historical photograph research and identification
  • Historical materials assessment, sales and brokering

Professional Associations

  • Academy of Certified Archivists
  • Northwest Archivists
  • Society of American Archivists
  • Northwest History Network

Selected Positions, Projects, and Publications

  • Director of Archival and Preservation Services, American History Savers, Inc. Clients include:
    • The Baldpate Inn, Colorado
    • University of New Mexico
    • Trails Club of Oregon
    • Numerous local authors, collectors and antiquarian dealers.
  • Portland Fire & Rescue. Arcadia Publishing, 2007

Contact Information:
503-415-0713
brian.johnson@amhist.com
http://americanhistorysavers.com/