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crln-20036	Eberhart, George M.	PUBLICATIONS	1990	3	.pdf	application/pdf	3051	125	64	As examples, five profiles o f how New Yorkers use records are presented: a hom eow ner’s association near Syracuse uses records from the construction of the Erie Canal to make a case for replacing a 70- year-old bridge; a botanist uses a botanical journal written in 1846 to determ ine th e future use o f Goat Island at Niagara Falls; elem entary school students in Saratoga Springs learn about their city using historic photographs and letters from an 11-year- old girl visiting the resort city in 1842; the Dance Theatre o f H arlem uses the records in its relatively new archives to plan perform ances o f the company and docum ent the history o f the first successful black ballet company and school in the world; and planners at C entral Park consult historic photo­ graphs, a stereopticon collection, and the drawings of F rederic Law Olm sted to rebuild the Park. The initiators o f this project were members o f the form er Library/Binders Relations Com m ittee (now the Physical Quality and T reat­ m ent Comm ittee) o f the ALA Association for Li­ brary Collections and Technical Services’ Preser­ vation of Library Materials Section.	cache/crln-20036.pdf	txt/crln-20036.txt