Resources

Global:

- UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Paris, FRANCE: http://whc.unesco.org/

- ICOMOS International Council of Monuments and Sites, Paris, FRANCE: http://www.icomos.org/

- ICCROM International Center for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome, ITALY: http://www.iccrom.org/

- ICOM International Council of Museums, Paris, FRANCE: http://icom.museum/

- World Monuments Fund, New York, NY: http://www.wmf.org/

- Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, CA: www.getty.edu/conservation

 

National Public:

- National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Washington, DC: http://www.nps.gov/

- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; Independent federal agency that advises President and Congress on historic preservation policy. Washington, DC: http://www.achp.gov/

- National Council of Federal Preservation Officers; A professional association of the government officials. Washington, DC: http://www.ncshpo.org/

- National Register of Historic Places; 80,000 listing administered by the National Park Service. Washington, D: http://www.nps.gov/nr

- Library of Congress; The largest library in the world. Washington, DC:  http://www.loc.gov/

- Historic American Building Survey and Historic American Engineering Record; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Washington, DC: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/habs_haer/

- Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service; Nation’s leading provider of information and guidance on the care of historic buildings. Washington, DC: www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps

National Private:

- Association for Preservation Technology International; Membership organization promoting best technology for conservation of structures and places. http://www.apti.org/

- National Trust for Historic Preservation (six regional offices); National non-profit membership organization advocating historic preservation. Washington, DC: http://www.preservationnation.org/

- National Trust for Historic Preservation, Southwest Office. Fort Worth, TX:  www.preservationnation.org/about-us/regional-offices/southwest/

- American Institute of Architects, national; Professional membership organization. Washington, DC: http://www.aia.org/

- AIA Historic Resources Committee, Washington, DC: www.aia.org/hrc

- Preservation Action; Grassroots preservation lobby advocating sound preservation policy and programs. Washington, DC: http://www.preservationaction.org/

- Partners for Sacred Places; Non-sectarian, non-profit helping congregations and communities preserve sacred places. Phildelphia, PA: http://www.sacredplaces.org/

- American Association of Museums; Professional organization enhancing value of museums thru leadership, advocacy, and service.

Washington, DC: http://www.aam-us.org/

- American Association of State and Local History; Members preserve and interpret history in order to make the past more meaningful. Nashville, TN: http://www.aaslh.org/

Cornerstones Community Partnerships

Preserves architectural heritage and community traditions in New Mexico and the Southwest

Santa Fe, NM http://www.cstones.org/

- Future Anterior; An international point of reference for the critical examination of historic preservation: http://www.upress.umn.edu/journals/futureanterior/futureanterior.html

State Public:

- Historic Preservation Officers in every state and many Native American tribes; Texas Historical Commission. Austin, TX: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/

- UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures; Museum, research library and education programs. San Antonio, TX: http://www.texancultures.com/

State Private:

- Preservation Texas; Statewide non-profit education and advocacy group. Austin, TX: http://www.preservationtexas.org/

- American Institute of Architects, state chapter; Texas Society of Architects. Austin, TX: http://www.texasarchitect.org/

Local Public:

- City of San Antonio; Zoning and Planning, Historic Preservation Office. San Antonio, TX: www.sanantonio.gov/historic

Local Private:

- San Antonio Conservation Society; Regional non-profit education and advocacy group. San Antonio, TX: http://www.saconservation.org/

- American Institute of Architects, local chapter; AIA San Antonio. San Antonio, TX: http://www.aiasa.org/

Journals:

- The Journal of Preservation Technology. The Association for Preservation Technology: http://www.apti.org/publications/bulletin.cfm

- CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship. National Park Service: http://crmjournal.cr.nps.gov/

- Common Ground. The National Park Service: http://commonground.cr.nps.gov/01_firstWord.cfm

- The GCI Bulletin. The Getty Conservation Institute: http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/bulletin/index.html