Pershing Professionals Association

Administer a planned program to identify, evaluate, record, collect, preserve, and make accessible the essential evidence of Pershing’s history using the highest professional standards.

• • Identify and collect appropriate manifestations of Pershing history.

  • Provide a safe and stable environment for Pershing collections by maintaining, monitoring, and surveying the storage and exhibit facilities.

  • Provide appropriate preservation measures and conservation treatments to protect Pershing collections.

  • Expand access to and knowledge of Pershing collections, and enhance referrals to outside resources.

Education

Excite and educate the public about Pershing history by systematically providing historical and technical services, programs, exhibitions, and materials.

• • Nurture the enthusiasm of existing audiences for Pershing history.

  • Identify new audiences throughout the state and create programs that awaken their curiosity about history.

  • Utilize appropriate media and technology to maximize educational opportunities.

  • Cultivate diverse ways of researching and publishing Pershing history while maintaining high scholarly standards for all historical research, interpretation, and publications.

Partnerships

Nurture mutually beneficial partnerships to maximize the PPA dual mission of preservation and education.

• • Foster relationships that promote the sharing of historical resources and information, including technical assistance, facilities, finances, and personnel.

  • Encourage the development of partnerships that allow for expanded work toward the PPA mission.

  • Promote beneficial partnerships that encourage lifelong learning about Pershing history from youth through senior citizens.

  • Strengthen partnerships that encourage the preservation and documentation of Pershing historic resources.