ࡱ> 463g bjbjVV .*r<r<@0,,,,,$p"Z,,SSS ,,SSSS,pmog%.S0@S|S|S|SXSS@| : SAMPLE LETTERS (updated 3-11) Requesting assistance from State Historic Preservation Office Dear State Historic Preservation Officer, I am a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (˿Ƶ), [x chapter]. We are asking for your assistance regarding the 10-year old historic program, known as the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). We hope you are already familiar with this program or would like to learn more about it. HALS was initiated in February 2001 when ˿Ƶ, the National Park Service and the Library of Congress signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop it as the first national program to document historic landscapes across the United States. Similar to the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record, HALS is intended to document historic American landscapes via written historical narrative, drawings and large-format photography. In September 2010, the three parties signed an agreement to make HALS a permanent federal program. Our state chapter is continuing to work on behalf of the Historic Preservation Professional Practice Network, which oversees the program at ˿Ƶ, to develop a master list of historic landscapes worthy of documentation in our area. We recognize the State Historic Preservation Office is the most knowledgeable statewide resource that can assist us in this effort. We therefore ask for your assistance in identifying individual historic landscapes as well as putting us in contact with other agencies or individuals with whom we should work on this effort. Further, we request the name and contact information for the person in the SHPO who knows most about the historic landscape resources in [the state]. Finally, we would very much appreciate a copy of the list of historic landscapes on which your office may have already worked. I look forward to speaking to you more about the HALS initiative and how we can work together to support, promote, and expand work on this program. Sincerely yours, Chapter President or HALS Liaison on behalf of Chapter President Requesting assistance from University or College Dear (University Landscape Architecture or Historic Preservation Program Director), I am a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (˿Ƶ), [x chapter]. We are asking for your assistance regarding the 10-year old historic program, known as the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). We hope you are already familiar with this program or would like to learn more about it. HALS was initiated in February 2001 when ˿Ƶ, the National Park Service and the Library of Congress signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop it as the first national program to document historic landscapes across the United States. Similar to the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record, HALS is intended to document historic American landscapes via written historical narrative, drawings and large-format photography. In September 2010, the three parties signed an agreement to make HALS a permanent federal program. Our state chapter is continuing to work on behalf of the Historic Preservation Professional Practice Network, which oversees the program at ˿Ƶ, to develop a master list of historic landscapes worthy of documentation in our area. We recognize that [X] University with[ X] program is potentially very knowledgeable about the historic resources in the state or area and would like your assistance with this effort. We are interested in any project the faculty or students may have done or are doing that emphasizes a historic landscape. We would also very much appreciate any contact information for an agency or individual that you feel could assist us in this effort. I look forward to speaking to you more about the HALS initiative and how we can work together to support, promote, and expand work on this program. Thank you for your assistance with this effort. Sincerely yours, [Chapter President or HALS Liaison on behalf of Chapter President] Requesting assistance from private practitioner Dear (private practitioner), I am a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (˿Ƶ), [x chapter]. We are asking for your assistance regarding the 10-year old historic program, known as the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). We hope you are already familiar with this program or would like to learn more about it. HALS was initiated in February 2001 when ˿Ƶ, the National Park Service and the Library of Congress signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop it as the first national program to document historic landscapes across the United States. Similar to the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record, HALS is intended to document historic American landscapes via written historical narrative, drawings and large-format photography. In September 2010, the three parties signed an agreement to make HALS a permanent federal program. Our state chapter is continuing to work on behalf of the Historic Preservation Professional Practice Network, which oversees the program at ˿Ƶ, to develop a master list of historic landscapes worthy of comprehensive documentation. We would like to enlist your assistance in identifying any sites that you or your firm may have worked on, or may currently be working on that could be considered historic landscapes. The role we see for private practitioners in the HALS program is to participate in the cataloging of the treasure trove of work that has been and is being done by individual firms all over the nation. 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