A Curation-Needs Assessment at Select Facilities for the U.S. Air National Guard

Summary

The U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) is responsible for the management of archaeological and historical resources recovered from lands that it currently manages and leases. As mandated by federal law, responsible agencies are required to ensure that all recovered archaeological materials and associated records are adequately curated. ANG worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections in the St. Louis District (SLD) to conduct a curation-needs assessment of collections from ANG facilities in 19 states. This study will assist ANG in determining the volume of its collections and the current needs of the collections and facilities. In addition, it will enable ANG to establish a program to address these needs nationwide.

In August 2008, ANG provided the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, with funds to determine the locations of all ANG collections generated from facilities in Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wisconsin and perform site file searches at State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO) and curation-needs assessments of archaeological collections to assist them in complying with the requirements outlined in 36 CFR Part 79. In addition, certain buildings holding ANG collections also were evaluated as to their ability to serve as adequate long-term curation facilities. The scope of work for Phase 2 outlined six tasks to be conducted by SLD.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• USACE (MCX-CMAC) - Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessments

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Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Landowner(s): Gowen Field, 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, ID; Capital Municipal Airport, 183rd Fighter Wing, Springfield, IL; Greater Peoria Regional Airport, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, IL; Terre Haute International Airport, 181st Fighter Wing, Terre Haute, IN; Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Salina, KS; Otis Air National Guard Base, Bourne and Sandwich Townships, MA; Westfield Barnes International Airport, 104th Fighter Wing, Westfield, MA; Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station, St. Louis, MO; Warren Grove Gunnery Range, Burlington County, NJ; Stewart International Airport, 181st Fighter Wing, Albany, NY; Camp Perry Air National Guard Base and Plum Brook Air National Guard Station, Erie County, OH; Mansfield Lahm Municipal Airport, 179th Air Wing, Mansfield, OH; Rickenbacker International Airport, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Columbus, OH; Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, OR; Air National Guard Range at Camp Santiago, Salinas, PR; McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, SC; Burlington International Airport, 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington, VT; Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport, Shepherd Field, 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, WV; Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center and Hardwood Air-to-Ground Range, Camp Douglas, WI; Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO; Martin State Airport, MD

Sponsor(s): U.S. Air National Guard Washington, DC

Repository(s): The Mannick and Smith Group, Maumee, OH; Room 159, the Anthropology Collections Storage Room, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL; Root Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; Room 10B, the Archaeology Collections Storage Room, Water Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates, Frederick, MD; Public Archaeology Laboratory, Pawtucket, RI; Room E15, Machmer Hall, Archaeological Services, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; Room 106, Clark Hall, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO; Room 3044, Anthropology Collections Storage Room, New York State Museum, Albany, NY; Room 200, TEC, Boise, ID; Museum and Center for Humanistic Studies, Turabo University; South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Columbia, SC; Vermont Archaeology Heritage Center, Barre, VT; U.S. Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Baltimore, MD; University of Wisconsin, La Crosse-Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, La Crosse, WI; Wisconsin National Guard Museum, Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center and Hardwood Air-to-Ground Range, Camp Douglas, WI; Science Applications International Corporation, Boise, ID; Room 126, Anthropology Collections Laboratory, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL; Room 127, Anthropology Collections Laboratory, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL; Room 15, Holmstedt Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; Room 19, the Clean Lab Room, Water Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Room 122, Agricultural Engineering Building, Archaeological Services, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; Room 110, Clark Hall, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO; Room 3049, Processing Laboratory/Offices, New York State Museum, Albany, NY; Archaeology Lab, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, St. Louis, MO; Room 250, TEC, Boise, ID

Prepared By(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Submitted To(s): U.S. Air National Guard Washington, DC

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