JOHN A. BURNS, FAIA, is a deputy chief and principal architect of HABS/HAER/HALS. He has lectured and written extensively on topics related to historic buildings, including the technologies of architectural and engineering documentation.HABS/HAER/HALS are part of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The programs document important architecture, engineering structures, industrial sites, and landscapes throughout the U.S. and its territories. The HABS/HAER/HALS collections are archived at the Library of Congress and are also available at http://memory.loc.gov.

• Foreword. Foreword to the 1989 Edition.Preface.Preface to the 1989 Edition.Acknowldegments.PART 1: RECORDING METHODS.1. Overview (John A. Burns).2. History (Alison K. Hoagland & Gray Fitzsimons).3. Photography (William L. Lebovich).4. Measured Drawings (John A. Burns).PART 2: CASE STUDIES.5. Recording Vernacular Building Forms (Catherine L. Lavoie).6. Documenting Historic Bridges (Eric N. DeLony).7. Recording Structural And Mechanical Systems (John A. Burns).8. Recording Historic Ships (Richard K. Anderson).9. Recording Monuments (Mark Schara).10. Recording an Industrial Process (Richard K. Anderson).11. Recording Historic Landscape.List of Illustrations.Bibliography.Appendixes.Index.