In the last blog post I listed a few websites that provide information
about care of your family treasures, particularly those that are paper
based. Not sure where I got the following information. [Me bad, I should have
written the website down.] I'm sure it was a government supported one since governmental organizations are at the forefront of preservation. Despite what the Tea Party folks think about the role of government, preservation of our past is an important governmental task and I wish they'd quit cutting the budgets that support the institutions that are charged to do that. Enough of my soapbox. This list
is quite good. Check it
out. It includes general resources
for caring for family collections, but it is detailed enough to be relevant for formal archives as
well.
Resources for Preserving your Collection:
General
Preservation
Caring for Your Family Treasures. Jane S. Long and Richard
W. Long. Heritage Preservation (Harry Abrams, Inc.), 2000. Order at www.heritagepreservation.org See books drop down menu.
“NEDCC Offers Hints for Preserving Family Collections,”
Northeast Document Conservation Center, http://www.nedcc.org/resources/family.php
“Caring for Your Family Archives,” National Archives and
Records Administration, http://www.archives.gov/preservation/family-archives/
“Family Treasures,” Library of Congress,
“When the Dust Settles: Tips for Safely Cleaning Family
Treasures,” Heritage Preservation,
Conservation
American Institute for Conservation of Historic &
Artistic Works (AIC),
“Choosing and Working with a Conservator,” Northeast
Document Conservation Center, http://www.nedcc.org/paper-conservation-at-nedcc/
Books
“How to Protect Your Books,” American Institute of
Conservation,
Scrapbooks & Albums
“Making Scrapbooks” and “Protect Your Historic
Scrapbook,” State Archives of Florida, http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/archives/preservation/Scrapbook/
Science of Scrapbooking articles, Image Permanence
Institute,
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