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Construction History in Architectural Conservation: The Exposed Aggregate, Reinforced Concrete of Meridian Hill Park

The Conservation of American War Memorials Made of Zinc

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE

FOR CONSERVATION

Spring 2003 * Volume 42 * Number 1

INTRODUCTION TO JAIC'S ARCHITECTURE ISSUE 1

CONSTRUCTION HISTORY IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION: THE EXPOSED AGGREGATE, REINFORCED CONCRETE OF

MERIDIAN HILL PARK Lori Aument

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THE CONSERVATION OF AMERICAN WAR MEMORIALS MADE OF ZINC

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MANAGING CHANGE: THE ROLE OF DOCUMENTATION AND CONDITION SURVEY AT MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK

Frank G. Matero 39

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THE RATIONALE FOR MICROABRASIVE CLEANING: A CASE STUDY FOR HISTORIC GRANITE FROM THE

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Claudia Kavenagh and George Wheeler 97

TECHNOLOGY FOR CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: THE HISTORIC HOUSE TRUST INFORMATION SYSTEM

Benjamin Haavik 113

BOOK REVIEWS 121

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS 135



EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, Chandra L. Reedy

SENIOR EDITOR, Paul Whitmore

ASSOCIATE EDITORS Deborah Bede, Judith Bischoff, Meg Loew Craft, Frances Gale, Walter Henry, Paul Himmelstein,

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BOOK REVIEW EDITOR, Catherine Sease

MANAGING EDITOR, Elizabeth E "Penny" Jones

PRODUCTION MANAGER, Nora A. Armbruster

ADVERTISING MANAGER, Mary E. Seng

COPY EDITORS, Susan Burke, Ann Hofstra Grogg

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SPANISH TRANSLATORS Spanish Translation Editor: Amparo R. de Torres

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COVER PHOTO: Morgan Phillips with paint samples on the roof of the Harrison Gray Otis House, Boston. Courtesy of Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA). Photograph by David Bohl.

