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Acknowledgements
This Preservation Brief was written by John H. Myers, Historical
Architect, formerly with Technical Preservation Services, and
was published first in 1979. The Brief was substantially revised
in 1984 by Gary L. Hume, Deputy Division Chief, Preservation Assistance
Division. H. Ward Jandl, Chief, Technical Preservation Services
Branch, and the following Branch staff members are to be thanked
for reviewing the manuscript and making suggestions that were
incorporated into the final text: Emogene A. Bevitt, Kay Davidson
Weeks, and Susan Dynes. Washington, D.C. October, 1984.
This publication has been prepared pursuant to the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, which directs the Secretary
of the Interior to develop and make available information concerning historic
properties. Technical Preservation Services (TPS), Heritage Preservation
Services Division, National Park Service prepares standards, guidelines,
and other educational materials on responsible historic preservation treatments
for a broad public.