Kudos to Debra! An honor that is truly deserved! Richard On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 11:08 AM, Chris Iweha <chris.iweha@morgan.edu> wrote: > Congratulations Debra. > > Chris Iweha, MLS, MLIS, MSc. > Spectrum Scholar > Associate Director/Public Services (ADPS) > Earl S Richardson Library > Morgan State University > Baltimore, Maryland > Phone: 443-885-3478 > Cell: 443-600-8499 > "Until there is a departure from the little things, there will be no > discovery of greater things." > "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to > accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” - Earl Nightingale > > > On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 11:03 AM, Fayoyin, MaryJo < > fayoyinm@savannahstate.edu> wrote: > >> Congratulation Debra! >> >> MJ >> >> >> Mary Jo Fayoyin >> Dean, Library Services >> Asst. Professor >> Asa H. Gordon Library >> Savannah State University >> Savannah, Ga 31404 >> 912 358-4329 >> "Using Students' Voices to Improve the Library Experience" >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* HBCU-LibAdmin <hbcu-libadmin-bounces@lists.hbculibraries.org> on >> behalf of Sandra Phoenix <sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> >> *Sent:* Friday, May 18, 2018 6:51 AM >> *To:* hbcu-libadmin@lists.hbculibraries.org >> *Cc:* Hbcu-lib@lists.hbculibraries.org; Karen Jefferson >> *Subject:* DEBRA HESS NORRIS CHOSEN FOR UD'S HIGHEST FACULTY HONOR >> >> >> Colleagues, >> >> >> >> Congrats to HBCU Library Alliance Board Member Debbie Hess Norris! >> >> >> >> University of Delaware News >> >> May 15, 2018 >> >> >> DEBRA HESS NORRIS CHOSEN FOR UD'S HIGHEST FACULTY HONOR >> World-renowned conservator is 2018 Alison Award winner >> >> >> Don’t put grandma in the attic. >> >> This request applies to your flesh-and-blood, three-dimensional grandma, >> of course. But when University of Delaware Professor Debra Hess Norris >> makes that the title of one of her workshops, she is referring to the >> grandma in your photographs. Don’t put her in the attic, where heat, >> humidity, heavy boxes, squirrels and other perils will threaten her future. >> >> These are words of wisdom from the Unidel Henry Francis du Pont Chair in >> Fine Arts, a world-renowned expert in photograph preservation and >> conservation whose counsel and assistance are requested often by some of >> the greatest museums on the planet. But even more, these are words that >> express her devotion to people — wherever she encounters them — and the >> things they treasure. >> >> Norris has helped to safeguard a wide array of important materials, from >> glass plate negatives documenting Western exploration, platinum photographs >> by Gertrude Käsebier, Polaroid portraits by Andy Warhol and at-risk >> collections in museums, libraries, archives and historic sites worldwide, >> even an early photographic album of The Beatles, of whom she is as zealous >> a devotee as any on record. But she is just as committed to treating the charred, >> water-damaged photographs >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww1.udel.edu-252Fudaily-252F2015-252Fjan-252Fphotographs-2D011415.html-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DsTU7B5iTFBBa8rcHaucm08ms3yV1MOqmzC7jW7a68Uc-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=aLeI9mNiNqwRskM9w3_uhPg_5zkeXeTViWFIMqrlUOs&e=> brought >> to her from a family that had lost three young boys and their grandmother >> in a house fire in rural Ohio. >> >> >> >> For her global influence, her ability to inspire excellence in student >> conservators and her commitment to the ideals of the University of >> Delaware, which she has served as professor, department chair, vice provost >> and now trustee since joining the faculty in 1982, Norris has been named >> the 2018 winner of the Francis Alison Faculty Award, the University’s >> highest competitive honor for faculty. >> >> “Simply put, Norris’ impact on the field and in training the future >> generations of conservators is stunning,” said George Watson, dean of the College >> of Arts and Sciences >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.cas.udel.edu-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3D9Oys6-252FJnUWUsEOQK4dyrzlxAOlbfqfO4FAilgGpPsBs-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=LsPgtIWNwVC2otik7NB24cQjjklE2mrfmarvFVC_gYk&e=>, >> in his letter of nomination. >> >> Developing the discipline >> >> Norris >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.artcons.udel.edu-252Ffaculty-252Fud-2Dfaculty-252Fdhnorris-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DINvx9CEw64JB2fSMorTeVb52pwNyal8Oadr-252BLa-252Ba2Ng-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=rrje26fm-M3sMBXHbouLhBV9IZbQYdNSQWEfT7dvlPc&e=> earned >> her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UD, studying art history, studio >> art, chemistry and art conservation, then invested her skill and passion in >> developing, training and nurturing a worldwide cadre of photograph >> conservators. >> >> >> >> She has been a forceful advocate for the necessity of ethical >> consideration in all works of conservation, asking students and colleagues >> to search for personal or institutional biases that may color the work and >> distort the historic record. She sees honest, respectful collaboration as >> key to recognizing and addressing such blind spots. >> >> “How do we bring people from all cultures into the conversation in >> developing best practices for the care of their own cultural material? >> Debbie is at the forefront of these conversations,” Adrienne Lundgren, a >> former student of Norris’ who now is senior photograph conservator at the >> Library of Congress, wrote in a letter of endorsement. >> >> This commitment to respect for other cultures and integrity in those >> relationships is part of Norris’ lasting legacy in the field, many said, >> and one of many reasons she is a trusted partner around the world. >> >> “She is the ‘go-to’ resource for training in our field, with curricula >> developed for students at all stages (from undergraduate to postdoctoral) >> and for practicing professionals at all levels of knowledge and >> achievement,” wrote Paul Messier of the Yale Institute for the Preservation >> of Cultural Heritage. >> >> William “Bro” Adams, former chairman of the National Endowment for the >> Humanities >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fneh.gov-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DrGSfnx0U2RXDW5PfLYNdObo5UENpbLPmTWNWRMF-252BWK4-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=mhONoih4Z8fBvWBiM784Fep-RvqP-7Jpg_4bYE1SVVg&e=>, >> said he learned early in his tenure at the NEH that Norris was considered >> the leading authority on art conservation in the United States. That >> prompted him to visit the program directed by Norris that links the >> conservation work of the University with that of Winterthur Museum >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwinterthur.org-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DDfyraQA7Iv9853H07QQMT-252Bf3ojfwfsZu4oEKeymRQUQ-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=Nwa5pH9dJFWOG89MogdYGvMlN7S9vBDKAvdU5oMZBJ0&e=> >> . >> >> >> “The technical sophistication of the work was compelling, but I was >> especially struck by the quality of Professor Norris’ relationship with her >> students and by their enthusiasm for the work,” he wrote. “It was not hard >> to see why the program at Delaware >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.artcons.udel.edu-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DkchyY9IkRRO7tcxnexh2qsNPUqzBSP-252BqhRORZ9Ci6A4-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=SA2WbjMeUzr1KkMP31O5e3fvIz_lomhlhXwQSkS6SYQ&e=> is >> widely regarded as the best in the country, and it was not hard to see why >> Professor Norris is held in such high regard as its leader.” >> >> When he consulted with Norris to find meaningful ways for the United >> States to strengthen cultural ties with Cuba, she went to the experts in >> Cuba >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww.udel.edu-252Fudaily-252F2016-252Fnovember-252Fart-2Dconservation-2Din-2Dcuba-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DVuh4rOGMeWK-252BMyHS3OA77csxIZLL30ETGghqLUWauiQ-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=SxFtX7mEwOqbrrsWbLwkF481o4ZfTNsIA41TVBkkCJ0&e=> to >> see what would be meaningful to them. New partnerships and projects emerged. >> >> >> >> “Professor Norris led a delegation of Delaware graduate students and >> faculty to Cuba to learn about the preservation challenges the Cubans face >> with respect to their extraordinary art collections, including especially >> the remarkable photographic records of Cuban culture held by various >> cultural institutions in Havana,” he wrote. >> Global connector >> >> Letters describing Norris’ impact on conservation around the world >> arrived from many high-profile national and international institutions, >> including the J. Paul Getty Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the >> Smithsonian Institute, the United States Department of State, the Museum of >> Modern Art, the Mellon Foundation and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, >> to name a few. >> >> Many letter writers were students — past and present — writing to express >> their debt to Norris, who has taught more than half of the photograph >> conservators in the United States. >> >> “Most photograph conservators *worldwide *have, in some way, been >> mentored by Professor Hess Norris,” wrote Shannon A. Brogdon-Grantham, >> photograph and paper conservator at the Smithsonian. >> >> That helps to streamline connections when they are most needed, said >> Andrew Robb, head of special format conservation for the Library of >> Congress and a 1994 graduate of the Winterthur/University of Delaware >> Program in Art Conservation >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.artcons.udel.edu-252F-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DkchyY9IkRRO7tcxnexh2qsNPUqzBSP-252BqhRORZ9Ci6A4-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=SA2WbjMeUzr1KkMP31O5e3fvIz_lomhlhXwQSkS6SYQ&e=> >> (WUDPAC). >> >> >> >> “In my work assisting with the recovery of photographs after the Great >> East Japan Earthquake of 2011, there was no faster way to establish my >> credibility in the area of photograph conservation than to say I had been >> her student,” Robb wrote. >> >> She is known around the world not only because of her expertise, but also >> because she readily goes where she is needed — to India, Colombia, South >> Africa, Benin, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Russia, to name just a few. >> And she welcomes these contacts, whether they are requests for information >> or guidance or invitations to speak, teach or assist. >> >> Those face-to-face encounters help to build understanding and trust, even >> in extremely difficult corners of the world. >> >> “As a teacher, Ms. Norris has no equal,” Robb wrote. “Both encouraging >> and demanding, she brings out the best in all her students, whatever their >> abilities and knowledge. In particular she helps conservators to become >> independent, to be able to complete complex and difficult tasks and to >> exercise considered judgment…. Since the early 1980s Ms. Norris has >> fostered our field from a tiny group of less than 10 people to an >> international community of hundreds.” >> >> Norris has taught hundreds of workshops around the world and across the >> U.S. — and happily invests time in smaller groups and community >> organizations, too. “Don’t Put Grandma In The Attic” is an example of a >> talk she has given to community groups who just want to know how to keep >> their family’s treasured photographs safe for future generations. >> Service in partnership >> >> Despite a full calendar and frequent travel, she routinely takes on extra >> duty. She has served the University as an associate dean, vice provost of >> graduate studies, as a member of strategic planning committees and search >> committees and now represents the faculty on the Board of Trustees >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww1.udel.edu-252Fvp-2Dsec-252Fmembers-5Ftrustees.html-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DegKfZ3o0v2RuOKCkYmtnaCJBD8JVQZ8qp6A2qvS-252B-252BE0-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=-PmwxIHcD27NCrWhHawShNaNBkb0I1NbrLzSWDojwtY&e=> >> . >> >> *Does she ever say “No”?* >> >> “These opportunities are exciting,” she said. “You can’t spend too much >> time thinking about how busy you are or asking how you are going to get all >> these things done.” >> >> *So she typically says “Yes.”* >> >> “In doing so, you will meet and learn from inspiring people and create >> new opportunities for our students, alumna, faculty, staff and others,” she >> said. >> >> She is an intentional connector, something of a network hub — introducing >> this student to that conservator to that director to that foundation. >> Because her views are respected and credible, she works to raise awareness >> of needs, then helps raise the money and resources to meet them. >> >> “My most rewarding projects are accomplished in partnership with others,” >> she said. “Preservation projects benefit from multiple perspectives and >> areas of expertise. No one can do it on their own. Empowering people to >> lead is so important.” >> >> With the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for example, Norris >> worked with the Getty Conservation Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of >> Art and the Arab Image Foundation to strengthen photograph conservation >> practice and awareness throughout the Middle East. >> >> This network of organizations developed the Middle Eastern Photograph >> Preservation Initiative >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww1.udel.edu-252Fudaily-252F2009-252Fjan-252Fphotoinstitute011309.html-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DWdm1GCtacycq-252BS5-252F3lL8kcigs51LeArnBYP1SJ-252FHo7I-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=bE5AfDx8Rod5r0XhWqZ11J_xR4127UtOHCb1fj1y81Q&e=> in >> the region that has trained more than 70 collection caretakers from Syria >> to Iraq, Morocco to Bahrain. >> >> This summer she will teach a workshop for photograph collections across >> the United Kingdom and in October will teach in Beijing for caretakers of >> collections in China. >> >> Photographs provide natural bridges between people, Norris said, even >> when they do not share language or other cultural ties. >> >> “Weddings, family celebrations — everyone connects to those images,” she >> said. “And I believe our work in preservation strengthens cultural >> understanding and reconciliation. Photographs connect us in powerful ways. >> They document history and celebrate humanity.” >> From ‘Help!’ to hope >> >> Because she is a Beatles aficionado, she often incorporates song titles >> and lyrics in presentations she makes around the world—from “I’ve Just Seen >> a Face” to “Help!” >> >> A line of John Lennon’s lyrics from “Imagine” >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwww.youtube.com-252Fwatch-253Fv-253DYkgkThdzX-2D8-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DA0ICrrfmuXk96lcwObumisfOHnA6jCgaJW-252Fz7GFnP18-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=dm9KQpsZ7bAZt_t_eZh7skNCfLLnKNRblbeCElweanE&e=> is >> on a sterling silver bracelet she wears daily — a call to see beyond the >> status quo to a world of peace and unity: >> >> “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” >> >> Peace and unity are not realities for many around the world. Restoring >> traumatized cultures requires truth and justice, which can bring agonizing >> history to the fore. Difficult conversations arise when artifacts and >> images are encountered by those who lived their histories and still bear >> the scars and the consequences. >> >> “You have to be totally honest about your feelings and temperament,” she >> said. “You can be in tears — and people connect to that, too.” >> >> While building cultural bridges around the world, Norris has worked >> vigorously to open doors and welcome those who might not otherwise have >> gained entry to the field or even considered it as an option. >> >> She led a consortium of national service organizations in the >> Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Photograph >> Preservation Initiative >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww.hbculibraries.org-252Fpreservation.html-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3DF-252Bi7HiwxDNy9-252BE2FuBj5n83GWncLP-252FWdSK6CNnHAF-252Fw-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=aEPI7ddagVTdIp15w6u7pxpTU2ybe5E0lZlpR3qmqJI&e=>, >> addressing the endangered archival photo collections held at many of those >> institutions, while also providing training and networking opportunities >> for students and others at those schools. >> >> “The expert letters in Norris’ dossier provide unequivocal praise for her >> work in advancing the field of preservation studies with tireless energy >> and dedication,” Watson said. “As her numerous high-profile publications >> indicate, Norris works in easy collaboration with others, not only to >> advance the field of photographic preservation, but also in the spirit of >> mentoring others along the way.” >> >> Ingrid Bogel, recently retired from her role as executive director of the >> Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia, which >> has conserved such items as Bruce Springsteen’s lyric notebooks, Frank >> Lloyd Wright’s architectural drawings and other high-value art and >> documents, ended her letter of endorsement with a note about Norris’ impact >> on other professionals. >> >> “It is not at all unusual to receive an email in the wee hours of the >> morning regarding a creative solution to a conservation issue or an idea >> for advocacy to a new audience,” Bogel wrote. “Her enthusiasm is infectious >> and inspires others to do their best work, whether it be treating a work of >> art, providing preservation assistance, reaching out to advocate on behalf >> of endangered artifacts or responding to a cultural disaster…. She >> represents the best of us in her humanity, her humility and her >> selflessness.” >> >> Those traits produce what is perhaps the most powerful result of >> conservation work — the impact it has on those whose lives are represented >> in the objects and images. >> >> Ricky Harris expressed this as well as anyone when he encountered Norris’ >> generous and compassionate spirit a few years ago. It was a few days after >> Christmas in 2014. Harris had just lost his mother and three sons in a fire >> in rural Ohio. His best friend from high school, Michael Emmons, who was a >> UD doctoral student in art conservation at the time, contacted Norris about >> how to treat 200-plus photographs that had been rescued from the fire. >> >> Norris invited Emmons to get the photographs to Winterthur, where she was >> about to teach a “photo block” session of the Winterthur Art Conservation >> training program. She incorporated Harris’ photographs in the block, >> teaching students how to analyze and treat them. Soon afterward, the >> restored photographs and digital copies were returned to Harris >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww1.udel.edu-252Fudmessenger-252Fvol23no2-252Fstories-252Fstudents-2Dartconservation-26data-3D01-257C01-257Cfayoyinm-2540savannahstate.edu-257C3a082458fa284b60b8c908d5bcad8116-257C1400c49cd2484077a6a793501c7899d5-257C1-26sdata-3D5yiqpZTPaVfvvqGiivlC0oMjY8W-252B3evO6dlbS4LyjkU-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=0CCt47_3RbNABITTvFzZbA&r=cR_yJjueIGtlgknlQDYThBbjA1IXzVL47YhlbaK0T3A&m=cnd0-eYsKGRqCA9Q3RSlWEGTfKLlXq3Gh4AYm8JEMsk&s=CZoMSuh2S9FpTAMhrgt-Wp0TWc0_ekMdwalPMOU_yQA&e=> and >> his family in Ohio. >> >> >> >> “We’re pretty blown away by the fact that somebody wants to take interest >> and care about this tiny little family,” Harris told a University writer >> while the work was underway. “You tell them that me and my family, my whole >> family -- we love them all. >> >> “There’s no words to say how appreciative we are.” >> >> There are no photographs to do that justice either. >> >> Let the Francis Alison Award do the talking. >> >> >> >> >> >> SANDRA M. PHOENIX >> >> HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director >> >> Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library >> >> 111 James P. 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