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Helen Alten - Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"Buckram Mannequin," "Rigid Board Mannequin," "Man in the Kayak Mannequin," and "Buckskin Dress Mannequin" contributions to a book on mannequin construction, to be published in 2001.

"Exhibiting without damaging collections," in Collection Caretaker, Vol. 2, No. 3. (Winter 1999/2000) pp. 1, 4-5, 7.

"How temperature and relative humidity affect collection deterioration rates," in Collection Caretaker, Vol. 2, No. 2. (Summer/Fall 1999) pp. 1-3, 6-7.

"Conservation's Evolution: The Emergency of the Entrepreneur," in AIC News, Vol. 25, No. 1 (January 2000) pp. 1, 8 - 11.

"Recovering from a fire, flood or earthquake: An organized response makes all the difference," in Collection Caretaker, Vol. 2, No. 1. (Spring 1999) pp. 4-5.

"A small fire required a big recovery effort," with Shelly Sjovold, in Collection Caretaker, Vol. 2, No. 1. (Spring 1999) pp. 1, 6-7.

The Numbering of Objects for Museums, Historical Houses and Private Collections, with Gayle Clements, The Gilcrease Museum. (book to be published in 2000)

"Monitoring and beating the enemy within: Indoor-generated pollutants," with Cecily Grzywacz, in Collection Caretaker, Vol. 1, No. 4. (Winter 1998/1999) pp. 1-7.

Exhibiting Without Damaging, videotape of third Association of South Dakota Museums video-teleconference in the Basic Collections Care Workshop Series. 120 minutes. Sept. 10, 1998.

Storage for Infinity, videotape of second Association of South Dakota Museums video-teleconference in the Basic Collections Care Workshop Series. 120 minutes. June 11, 1998.

"Labeling Ethnographic Objects," in ICOM Ethnographic Conservation Newsletter, No. 17 (April 1998) pp. 18-21. www.collectioncare.org, a web site devoted to collection care topics and links to full text articles, launched January 1998.

General Principles of Collections Care, videotape first Association of South Dakota Museums video-teleconference in the Basic Collections Care Workshop Series. 120 minutes. January 29, 1998.

"Vacuums Put Power into Annual Cleaning," in Collections Caretaker, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Fall 1997) pp. 1,7.

"It Takes a Staff to Care for a Collection," in Collections Caretaker, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Summer 1997) pp. 1-2.

"Resources Boost Your Preservation Library," in Collections Caretaker, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Summer 1997) pp. 6.

"Conservation Assessment Grant Funds Available," in Collections Caretaker, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Summer 1997) pp. 7.

"A Good Long-Range Plan Combines Survey Recommendations and Fiscal Opportunities," in Collections Caretaker, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Summer 1997) pp. 4-5.

"Materials for Labeling Collections," in Marking Collection Objects: Beyond Fingernail Polish II, American Association for Museums, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 25, 1997. pp. 5-13.

"Care and Maintenance of Wood Stoves on Living History Farms," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 5 (Fall 1996) pp. 1-7.
Re-printed in the Midwest Open Air Museums Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Winter 1996, pp. 18-22.

"Avoiding damage from storage and display materials," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Late Summer 1996) pp. 1-7.

"Caring for Ivory, Bone, Teeth, Horn and Antlers," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer 1996) pp. 6-7.

"Integrated Pest Management (IPM) checklist for small museums and historical societies," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer 1996) pp. 7.

Fragile Harvest: Preserving Your Heritage through Basic Collection Care. Videotape of second Iowa Cooperative Preservation Consortium (ICPC) video-teleconference. 53 minutes. 25 April 1996.

"Museums: beware of thieves," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Early Spring 1996) pp. 1.

"The General Survey: a tool for fundraising and improving collections care," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Early Spring 1996) pp. 6.

"Caring for Leather, Skin and Furs," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 1996) pp. 1-7.

"Funding a Project: Whom should we approach?," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2, No. 2 (March 1996) pp. 3.

"Materials for Labeling Artifacts," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 6 (January 1996) pp. 1-7.

"Time Capsule Contents," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 5 (Winter Holidays 1995) pp. 1-3.

"Reviewing Padded Hangers," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Summer 1995) pp. 1-3.

"Valued Volunteer or Destructive Dilettante?" in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Late Spring 1995) pp. 7.

"Oh My! Flies!" in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Late Spring 1995) pp. 6.

"A Case Study: Metal Cabinets," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Late Spring 1995) pp. 1-2.

"Padded Mounts," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Early Spring 1995) pp. 3.

"Storage and Display Mounts," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Early Spring 1995) pp. 1-2.

"Two Iowa Counties", Poster session, American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, May 1995.

"Storage Furniture Styles," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter 1995) pp. 6.

"The Pros and Cons of Construction Materials," in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter 1995) pp. 3-5.

"Caring For Leather, Skin, And Fur: Part II Commercially Tanned Skins," in Sheldon Jackson Museum Friends Newsletter, April 1993.
Reprinted in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2 No. 1 (March 1996).

"Results of the 1990 Statewide Conservation Survey," in Museums Alaska Network, Vol. VII, No. 2, (April 1993), pp. 5 and 10.

"Caring For Leather, Skin, And Fur: Part I Native Tanned Skins," in Sheldon Jackson Museum Friends Newsletter, March 1993.
Reprinted in Museums Alaska Network, Vol. VII No. 2, (April 1993) pp. 6 and 9.
Reprinted in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 2 No. 1 (March 1996).

"Caring For Basketry," in Sheldon Jackson Museum Friends Newsletter, January 1993.
Reprinted in MuseumNews, Newsletter of the Friends of the Alaska State Museum, March 1993.
Reprinted in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, Vol. 1, No. 5 (Winter Holidays 1995) pp. 3.

"Interweaving Traditional and Modern Science for Adult Education," Materials Research Society Bulletin, February 1993.

"Air Pollution and Museums," in Museums Alaska Network, VI, No. 2: 3. April 1992.

"Testing Exhibit Materials," in Museums Alaska Network, VI, No. 1: 5. January 1992.

"Lights: Low Heat Alternatives," Museums Alaska Network, IV, No. 3: 4. October 1990 and Museums Association Montana Newsletter, 22, No. 1, Winter 1991, pp. 7.

"Preparing for Disasters," Museums Alaska Network, IV, No. 2:4. July 1990.

"Changes in Waterlogged Medieval Window Glass," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 123. 1988: 279-284. Oral presentation at 1988 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Reno, NV.

"Caring for Attic Treasures," Montana 89er (The Centennial Newsletter). Jan/Feb 1989, p. 5. "Conservation," Museums Association of Montana Newsletter, Spring 1989.
Re-printed in the Kansas Museums Association Newsletter, Summer 1989.

"Cleaning," Museums Association of Montana Newsletter, Summer 1989.
Re-printed in the Kansas Museums Association Newsletter, Sept. 1989.
Re-printed in the Museums Alaska Network, IV, No. 2, July 1990: 1-2
Re-printed in the Michigan Museums Association Newsletter, 11, No. 1, October 1990.
Re-printed in The Upper Midwest Collections Care Network, 1, No. 1, Winter 1995: 1-2.

"The Conservation of Archaeological Mediaeval Glass," unpublished dissertation, Institute of Archaeology, Department of Conservation and Materials Science, 1986. Examined the use of alkyl(trialkoxy)silane combined with acrylic resins for stabilization of waterlogged glass. Structure and deterioration mechanisms analyzed using SEM with PIXE.

"Analysis of 12 Copper and Copper Alloy Objects from Ur: A View of Mesopotamian Metalworking, " unpublished thesis, MASCA and LRSM metallographic labs, University of Pennsylvania, 1982. Results published in a MASCA technical report by Dr. Robert Maddin.

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