Estratégias de preservação para o acervo fotográfico do Centro de Pesquisas Genealógicas de Nova Palma - RS

Abstract

The Italian immigration, which started in Brazil in 1870, brought deep reflex in the Brazilian society formation. In the special case of Rio Grande do Sul, five years later, was responsible for the formation of colonies on the Mountain and Central Region. In this, the Quarta Colônia, keeps cultivating the characteristics of those immigrants, mainly in habits and preservation of memory, as is the case of the Center for Genealogical Research (CPG), founded by Priest Luiz Sponchiado in Nova Palma - RS. The institution seeks to redeem the history of the region s colonization, through the most various documents, including the photographs. These constitute a rich and varied collection that needs to be preserved, whereas the ideal conditions for preservation as regards the packaging, air-conditioning, sanitation, lighting etc are the source of information and also allow trigger the memory of elderly people who had experienced the first years of colonization in the region. The dissertation, final result of this study, accompanied by a manual of recommendations for conservation and preservation of the photograph s collection shows guidelines that enable the preservation of photographs from the collection of the CPG, to prevent its deterioration and to enable counselors to the information contained on them.