NEDCC-Preserving Historic Collections

Workshop

10/3/2014 9:30 AM–4:00 PM
Forbes Library
20 West Street
Northhampton, MA 01060
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Instructors

Eva Grizzard, Preservation Specialist, Northeast Document Conservation Center and Frances Harrell, Preservation Specialist, Northeast Document Conservation Center

Description

Whether you’re in an archives, working with museum collections, or caring for family papers, you are entrusted with the long-term care of materials with differing needs and frailties. Ensuring that your materials are properly cared for means future generations will be able to use and enjoy a rich record of culture and history, but how do we get started?

This workshop provides an overview to the preservation and care of paper-based and photographic collections, and introduces simple preservation steps for bound volumes, documents, photographs, and negatives. The instructor will begin with a brief examination of paper production and photographic processes as a foundation for understanding how these create inherent risks to longevity. Participants will learn about the ways that paper artifacts can be damaged, including mechanical, biological and environmental causes, along with methods for mitigating these risks. Simple steps for identifying and correcting improper handling and storage will be addressed, and time will be set aside for small groups work and discussion of documents from participant’s collections.

Course Info: 
$100 / $85 early-bird registration (September 12, 2014)
Registration deadline: September 26, 2014
Maximum class size: 30
Class level: Beginner

For more information: http://www.nedcc.org/preservation-training/training-currentlist