Books and products we recommend:
CCI Tech Bulletin #11 Dry Methods for Surface Cleaning of Paper by Janet Cowan.
This practical instruction guide is perfect for use by those responsible for care and preservation of works on paper. Describes problems caused by dirt and potential difficulties from the nature and / or condition of paper artifacts. Discusses cleaning materials and techniques and suggests specific types of works of art and archival material.
Dry Methods for Surface Cleaning of Paper |
$18.00 |
Links to related information on other sites:
Advice for Framing Art, Documents, Letters, Photographs and other Paper Items.
http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/ reports/paperframing.pdf
Conservation - Books & Paper
http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/bookspaper.html
A Checklist for Preserving your Family Letters and Paper Heirlooms
http://www.mnhs.org/people/mngg/stories/papers.htm
Caring for Damaged Books
http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/bookspaper.html
Electronic Records Management Guidelines
http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/records/electronicrecords/erguidelines.html
How and when to preserve newspapers, by Kathy Ludwig and Bryan Johnson Tech Talk/March 1997/Vol. XXV, No. 3 - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.mnhs.org/about/publications/ techtalk/TechTalkMarch1997.pdf
Conservation and Stabilization of Palm Leaf and Parabaik Manuscripts
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/manual/mg8a.html
Preserving Book Collections in Hawai'i
http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/pdfs/cnsv-books.pdf
PRESERVING YOUR SCRAPBOOK OF MEMORABILIA
http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cpa/ articles/paper/scrapbook.htm
CLEANING LIBRARY MATERIALS AND THE STACKS
http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cpa/ articles/books/cleaning.htm
Managing a Stacks Cleaning Project
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/ an22/an22-3/an22-305.html
Special Collections Archival Procedural Manual
http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/specialCollHoldmaint.htm
Looking at Prints: Conservation Issues
http://www2.ku.edu/~sma/conn/conncon.htm
Looking at Prints
http://www2.ku.edu/~sma/conn/conn.htm
To Preserve Hidden Treasures from the Scrapbooks of Charles Bird King
http://www.redwoodlibrary.org/cbking/cbkhome.htm
Maine State Archives Guidelines for Restoration and Preservation of Documentary Papers, Maps, Books
http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/general/admin/doconsrv.htm
Storage of posters
http://sul-server-2.stanford.edu/byform/ mailing-lists/cdl/1996/1207.html
SOS, Missouri - Local Records Retention Schedules
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/schedules/
SOS, Missouri - Local Records Preservation Program
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/program.asp
PREVENTIVE CARE COURSE MATERIAL Preservation: Identifying Problems and Solutions Facing Paper-Based Collections
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/professional_development/ past_courses_programs/programs/RELACT_preventive_care_course.html
Selected Bibliography for the Preservation of Paper Documents
http://www.si.edu/mci/downloads/ bibliographies/paper_preservation_bibliography.pdf
Rescuing Records - QUIZ
http://www.si.edu/mci/downloads/ RELACT/rescuing_records_quiz_english.pdf
Como Rescatar Registros - Examen
http://www.si.edu/mci/downloads/ RELACT/rescuing_records_quiz_spanish.pdf
Preventive Care Course Material: Preservation: Identifying Problems and Solutions Facing Paper-Based Collections
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/professional_development/ past_courses_programs/programs/RELACT_preventive_care_course.html
CUIDADO PREVENTIVO: PRESERVACIÓN: COMO RECONOCER LOS PROBLEMAS Y LOS SOLUCIONES PARA COLECCIONES DE LOS MATERIALES DE PAPEL
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/professional_development/ past_courses_programs/programs/RELACT_preventive_care_course_spanish.html
Digital imaging resources
http://preserve.harvard.edu/resources/digital.html
Library Of Congress Preservation Resources
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections - Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
Preservation and Digitization: The O.C. Marsh Dinosaur Illustrations as an Object Lesson
http://www.si.edu/mci/english/research/conservation/dinosaur.html
Archival Products Newsletter (number of articles on paper and books)
http://www.archival.com/newsletters/index.shtml
Caring for family history documents
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/conservation/guides/family_history.html
Preserving Precious Items
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/preservation
Information Sheet No. 5 - Guidelines for Storing Newspapers
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/services/conservation/guides/newspaper_storage.html
Preservation and Conservation
Bibliography (library and archival materials)
http://besser.tsoa.nyu.edu/howard/imaging/
Preservation Photocopying
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/photocpy.html
Preservation Basics: Preservation of
Scrapbooks and Albums
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/scrapbk.html
The Preservation of Information
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/newsletters/8_2/preserv.html
Preservation Leaflets - NEDCC
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php
NEDCC - Microfilming Questionnaire
http://www.nedcc.org/services/imaging.microfilmquestionnaire.php
NEDCC - Preservation Microfilming
http://www.nedcc.org/services/imaging.php
NEDCC Care of Photographs
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/5Photographs/03CareOfPhotos.php
Microfilm and Microfiche - NEDCC
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/ 6Reformatting/01MicrofilmAndMicrofiche.php
Window Mats for Paper Objects (Conserve-O-Gram 13/1) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/13-01.pdf
How to Flatten Folded or Rolled Paper Documents (Conserve-O-Gram 13/2) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/13-02.pdf
Polyester Encapsulation (Conserve-O-Gram 13/3) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/13-03.pdf
Exhibit Mounting Variations for Objects on Paper (Conserve-O-Gram 13/4) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/13-04.pdf
Making Mounting Corners for Photographs and Paper Objects (Conserve-O-Gram 14/1) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-01.pdf
Storage Enclosures for Photographic Prints and Negatives (Conserve-O-Gram 14/2) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-02.pdf
Chronology of Photographic Processes (Conserve-O-Gram 14/3) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-03.pdf
Caring for Photographs: General Guidelines (Conserve-O-Gram 14/4) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-04.pdf
Caring for Photographs: Special Formats (Conserve-O-Gram 14/5) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-05.pdf
Caring for Color Photographs (Conserve-O-Gram 14/6) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-06.pdf
Caring for Photographs: Special Monochrome Processes (Conserve-O-Gram 14/7) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-07.pdf
Caring for Cellulose Nitrate Film (Conserve-O-Gram 14/8) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/14-08.pdf
Polyester Film Book Supports (Conserve-O-Gram 18/1) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/18-01.pdf
What makes a Book Rare? (Conserve-O-Gram 19/1) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-01.pdf
Care and Security of Rare Books (Conserve-O-Gram 19/2) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-02.pdf
Use and Handling of Rare Books (Conserve-O-Gram 19/3) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-03.pdf
Archives: Preservation Through Photocopying (Conserve-O-Gram 19/4) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-04.pdf
Removing Original Fasteners from Historic Documents (Conserve-O-Gram 19/5) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-05.pdf
Attachments for Multi-Page Historic Documents (Conserve-O-Gram 19/6) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-06.pdf
Archives: Reference Photocopying (Conserve-O-Gram 19/7) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-07.pdf
Preservation of Magnetic Media (Conserve-O-Gram 19/8) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-08.pdf
Caring for Blueprints and Cyanotypes (Conserve-O-Gram 19/9) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-09.pdf
Reformatting for Preservation and Access: Prioritizing Materials for Duplication (Conserve-O-Gram 19/10) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-10.pdf
Preservation Reformatting: Selecting a Copy Technology (Conserve-O-Gram 19/11) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-11.pdf
Contracting for Reformatting of Photographs (Conserve-O-Gram 19/12) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-12.pdf
Preservation Reformatting: Inspection of Copy Photographs (Conserve-O-Gram 19/13) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-13.pdf
Judging Permanence for Reformatting Projects: Paper and Inks (Conserve-O-Gram 19/14) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-14.pdf
Storing Archival Paper-Based Materials (Conserve-O-Gram 19/15) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-15.pdf
Housing Archival Paper-Based Materials (Conserve-O-Gram 19/16) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-16.pdf
Handling Archival Documents and Manuscripts (Conserve-O-Gram 19/17) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-17.pdf
How to Care for Bound Archival Materials (Conserve-O-Gram 19/18) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-18.pdf
Care of Archival Compact Disks (Conserve-O-Gram 19/19) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-19.pdf
Care of Archival Digital and Magnetic Media (Conserve-O-Gram 19/20) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/19-20.pdf
Web-Wise: A Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/ issue5_6/index.html
FIAF - Journal of Film Preservation
http://www.fiafnet.org/uk/publications/
Some Thoughts On Accessing Film Collections
http://www.fiafnet.org/pdf/uk/fiaf52.pdf
Some Thoughts On Book Production
http://www.hewit.com/sd4-smit.htm
Foredge Painting
http://www.hewit.com/sd5-edge.htm
Good Books, Sound Binding - Part 1
http://www.hewit.com/sd8-john.htm
Good Books, Sound Binding - Part 2
http://www.hewit.com/sd9-john.htm
The Care and Preservation of Archival Materials
http://www.thehenryford.org/explore/artifacts/archival.asp
Duplication of Historical Negatives - NEDCC
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/ 6Reformatting/02HistoricalNegatives.php
Humidification and Flattening of Documents
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/conservation/notes/humidification.asp
Sources for Archival Supplies
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/localrecs/conservation/notes/supplies.asp