Newspapers show up in almost every collection in some form or another: folded, bound, clipped, scrapbooked, or even used in artworks! At the same time, they are incredibly fragile, prone to disintegrating over time. How do we even begin approaching their preservation? This webinar will give you a place to start, explaining the reasons why newsprint deteriorates so rapidly and covering a range of different approaches to newspaper preservation as well as tools to help you care for your collection.
Presenter
Saira Haqqi, Senior Conservator, National Archives and Records Administration
Saira Haqqi is a senior conservator at the National Archives and Records Administration. Before joining NARA in 2022, she spent five years as book and paper conservator at the Minnesota Historical Society, where she had ample opportunities to work with newspapers, scrapbooks, and everything in between. She has two Master’s degrees, in Art Conservation and in Art History, from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, and a Bachelor’s degree from Carleton College, MN.
