HLATC Progress

The Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection is now 64% packed! Slowly but surely we are making progress. You might notice some weeks we have huge jumps in numbers while other weeks show more modest increases. Rest assured we're working just as hard the entire time! Our progress rate depends heavily on the types of objects we're working with.

Here are a couple of the latest pieces to come out of storage. See more here.

Need More Crates?

If you need more crates during the period Aug. 3 - 10, please contact Linda Zwicker, lazwicker@wisc.edu, in the absence of Jonie Bonfield, building manager.

Books Move to New Home

Human Development and Family Studies faculty have purged many books from their offices, in preparation for the Department's August move. They placed the books in the Department's foyer, where other faculty and students could take them. But lately the number of books kept growing -- and growing!

At the suggestion of Professor Karen Bogenschneider, Department Admin Jane Weier contacted the Social Work Library, which was happy to take the books. Jane Weier packed them up and with Professor Bogenschneider wheeled them across Linden Drive to the library. It will take any books it can use to fill its collections and ship the remainder to Memorial Library.

Memorial Library will take what it or other campus libraries can use and donate the rest to the Friends of the UW-Madison Library for its next public sale in October. Proceeds from the sale support a lecture series, special purchases for the library collections, and visiting scholar program.

Packing -- Not Purging!

Since the beginning of the relocation process, Human Ecology has been purging and streamlining offices and spaces. But the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection is working not to get rid of materials, but to preserve them.

As of July 8, the HLATC is 62 percent packed, an extraordinary accomplishment! There are more than 13,000 pieces in the Collection, meaning that more than 8,000 have now been packed. In addition to flat pieces, the Collection includes almost 3,000 pieces on long rolls, which will make for a labor-intensive fall, since these will not fit on the elevator and will need to remain level while being carried down the stairs.

First Wave Move Dates

The first phase of relocations will be Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 11 and 12 (13th as a back-up day) to the Middleton Library (directly across the street from Human Ecology) and the basement of the Medical Sciences Building.

The next phases...
•Phase One and a Half: Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection to lease space in the fall of 2009
•Phase Two: Moves to Sterling and UHS over semester break, from December 2009 to January 2010
•Phase Three: Preschool Lab to University Housing, March 2010

Where to Put What When Purging

You can find boxes for magazines and other recyclables that do not require shredding at the back of the mailroom (rm. 130); if no boxes are available, please bring your own. Filled boxes will be picked up periodically from the back of the mailroom. Materials must be boxed, no tied bundles or loose papers. Near the boxes are shredding bins, for file folders, journals and paper of all weights and colors. Paperclips, staples and binder clips need not be removed before shredding. The bins are on wheels and can be rolled to your location, but please return them to the mailroom by 4:30 p.m. each day.

Please do not put the following items into the shredding bins: hard cover books, three-ring binders, wood, plastic, or large metal items. Continue to place newspapers in the blue bin by the elevator. Remove the contents from three-ring binders, which can go to SWAP. If you have papers with longer term value, see the UW Archives and Records Management website for information. If you have questions or furniture or other large items to purge, please contact Jonie Bonfield, facilities manager, 262-0017, jbonfield@wisc.edu.

Photo: John Hilgers properly disposes of confidential documents. Photo taken by Paige Wilder.

Moving in Phase One? Reminders…

•Put new address on websites: Start communicating now that your office or project is moving on August 11 – 12.
•SWAP– please contact Jonie Bonfield, (262-0017) or email jbonfield@wisc.edu, with any questions.
•Move labels will arrive later in July.
•Keys for Middleton spaces will be distributed the week of July 27; however, please note the space will not be turned over to Human Ecology until the move occurs.

Purging Tips

•Stay Focused – this is time for weeding, not reading: Don’t unwrap magazines, journals or other printed material – if you haven’t read it by now, throw it away!
•Did you remember you had it before now? If not, it’s time to toss or take home.
•Once you toss it, don’t retrieve it from the trash unless it’s cash!
•Calendars/date books: Create your own retention policy (i.e. current year plus last two) unless you have it electronically, in which case it’s a candidate for recycling.

Ask yourself three questions when sorting and purging:
1. Did you remember you had it before now?
2. If you toss it, could you find it again from another source?
3. If you decide to keep it, would you know where to find it?

Photo: Sundry items found in SoHE's attic. Photo taken by Paige Wilder.

Thank You for Recycling!

In keeping with our Building Project Principles relating to a healthy and energy responsible environment, Human Ecology has shredded almost four tons of confidential paper. Just last week, we recycled about 3,000 pounds of non-confidential paper.
Working together we have saved 74 trees!