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9 Washington Preservation Initiative <br /> 2005 Grant Application <br /> microfilming,but this has never stretched to cover all materials needing attention. Because of <br /> limited resources,we have had to prioritize our preservation projects,balancing public <br /> demand for certain collections,past availability of money for digitizing collections, and the <br /> overall condition of materials in the NW collections. Without this next step in their <br /> preservation,they are endangered and in most cases,public accessibility to them is limited. <br /> Having these materials microfilmed will preserve them, greatly increase their use, and offer <br /> valuable materials to the public while preserving the rare originals. <br /> All materials selected for this project belong to the Everett Public Library and are available for <br /> public use in the library's Northwest Room. All have been chosen as important to a study of <br /> Washington State's cultural and historic past; all are significant materials with public demand; <br /> and all are at risk, having either limited access or their survival threatened by daily use. A <br /> discussion of each follows. <br /> Group One: 6800 pages <br /> Everett Herald Index. From 1970 through 1991,Everett Public Library librarian Hazel <br /> Clark created a subject index to the Everett Herald newspaper. It is the only Herald index <br /> prior to the newspaper's own digitized index that started in 1992. Typed on 8 %z"x 11"paper <br /> and arranged alphabetically by subject, "Hazel's Index"is assembled into 21 three-ring <br /> binders. It is heavily used and requires constant maintenance. It gets increasing public use as <br /> the years go by. <br /> While some of the original typed sheets were saved and copied, many were not. For this <br /> reason,if a page is lost, it is gone forever. Having the index microfilmed,with an original <br /> archive master stored with OCLC,will insure the longevity of a valuable reference resource. <br /> Important material covered in this period includes the controversial Navy Homeport issue; the <br /> death of Senator Henry M.Jackson;the rise and fall of local politicians; the local Growth <br /> Management Act; the Boeing recession and successes; environmental and water cleanup <br /> issues; the Weyerhaeuser closure;numerous stories about local efforts to restore historic <br /> properties. <br /> Risk and Work Plan: This index is Endangered,use conditions definitely posing a threat to <br /> the materials. It was made to be used every day, and it has been for over thirty years. From <br /> the late 1970s to the present,Northwest Room staff have maintained these notebooks, <br /> replacing pages and binders as needed on a monthly basis. Preservation microfilming would <br /> insure its longevity, save staff time and make this material available to others outside of our <br /> library for years to come. Due to its heavy use,the Everett Herald index is presently the most <br /> threatened of our manuscript materials. <br /> 45 <br /> 10 of 25 <br />