Recorded: August 26, 2020
Archive | Collection Activities
Care of Historic Silk
Recorded: July 22, 2020
Advocating for Collections During Challenging Times
Recorded: June 10, 2020
Collections Care in the Age of COVID-19
Recorded: April 2, 2020
Looking at Glazing: Finding the Best Solution to Protect Your Works of Art and Historic Artifacts
Recorded: March 25, 2020
Caring for Your Books
Caring for Your Books Source: American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Caring for Your Treasures Series The book is an ingenious invention. Compact and portable, it has been the primary means of transmitting and preserving mankind’s accumulated knowledge for hundreds of years. Throughout that time, printers and bookbinders have used a wide variety of materials and […]
Preservation Options for Scrapbook and Album Formats
Preservation Options for Scrapbook and Album Formats Source: AIC-Book and Paper Group Annual Volume Ten (1991) (Author: Sherelyn Ogden) Scrapbooks and albums are a unique, often highly imaginative form of human record which exist in abundance. Because of their great numbers, preservation of every scrapbook and album in the original format is impossible – the […]
Storage Enclosures for Books and Artifacts on Paper
Storage Enclosures for Books and Artifacts on Paper Source: Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Protective enclosures made of chemically stable materials provide both physical support and chemical protection for books and artifacts on paper. Materials from which enclosures are constructed should meet preservation standards since poor-quality materials can cause irreparable damage.
Saving Your Treasures: Books, Bibles, and Scrapbooks
Saving Your Treasures, Books, Bibles, and Scrapbooks Source: Nebraska NET Saving Your Treasure series
Protecting Books with Custom-Fitted Boxes
Protecting Books with Custom-Fitted Boxes Source: Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Boxes provide books with structural support and protection from dust, dirt, light, and mechanical damage.