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ARCH 205: Preventive Conservation
28 - 29 Sept. 2007
Instructor: Iona McCraith – AAO Conservation Consultant
Core Course
AAO Members: $140.00 + $ 8.40GST = $148.40 plus supplies $45.00
Total $193.40
NON – Members: $180.00 + $10.80GST = $190.80 plus supplies $45.00
Total $235.80
Archives are in the business of making records available for historical
research. But what happens when the records entrusted to your institution
start to deteriorate? This course will provide information on the aging of
materials and how the environment affects aging. Principles of care and
handling and storage methods for various archival materials, including
modern media and problem items, will be discussed. Basic elements of
emergency planning will be introduced. Day two will provide practical
hands-on training in some basic conservation procedures.
Required Reading
A Manual for Small Archives (Chapter 6)
Association of British Columbia Archivists, 1991.
Free download at http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/msa
Archivists Toolkit: Preservation, Conservation & Emergency Planning section
Association of British Columbia Archivists
Free download available at http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/toolkit.html
Additional Reading
Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn
Preserving Archives and Manuscripts
(Chicago: Society of American Archivists) 2007.
Basic Conservation of Archival Materials
Canadian Council of Archives, 2003
Free download at www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/public.html
Walsh, Betty
Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance
Canadian Council of Archives, 2003
Free download at www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/public.html
Day One: Friday, 28 September, 2007
9:00-9:15 Welcome, Introductions and Wake-up refreshments.
9:15-9:45 Overview of Preventive Conservation – PowerPoint
presentation
9:45-10:30 Environmental Monitoring – discussion, demonstration,
hands-on practice
10:30-10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:45-11:15 Environmental Control Methods and Options - lecture
11:15-12:00 Preservation Assessments – facilitated group work &
discussion
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-1:30 Identifying and Assessing Condition – practical
exercise and discussion
1:30-2:00 Storage Materials and Methods – show and tell, group
discussion
2:00-2:30 Care and Handling Policies and Procedures – lecture,
discussion
2:30-2:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK
2:45-3:30 Emergency Planning – Risk Assessment – group exercise
3:30-4:15 Emergency Planning – Initial Response, Salvage Team
Roles and Salvage Priorities - lecture
4:15-4:30 Day One Wrap-up and Final Questions
Day Two: Saturday, 29 September 2007
9:00-9:15 Wake-up refreshments and introduction to day’s
activities
9:15-10:00 Removal of staples and sewing pamphlets
10:00-10:30 pH testing and surface dry cleaning paper
10:30-10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:45-11:00 Surface dry cleaning continued
11:00-12:00 Repairing simple tears and demonstration of infilling
holes
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-2:00 Polyester sheet (Mylar®) encapsulation of a single
sheet item
2:00-2:30 Construction of a basic four-flap folder
2:30-2:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK
2:45-3:15 Construction of basic folder continued &
demonstration of making portfolio
3:15-4:00 Sources and Resources, Final Questions and Clean-up
Participants Supplies and Tools Kit
$45.00
microspatula
pH pen
eyedropper bottle
Skum-x powder 1½ oz
Staedler vinyl eraser
Japanese repair paper sample
Reemay spun polyester sample
plastic bone folder
glue brush
blotting paper sample
Mylar polyester film sample
roll of ¼ inch 3M #415 double-sided encapsulation tape
encapsulation cleaning cloth sample
map folder stock sample
Location: Chancellor Patterson Library,
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
email or fax are acceptable
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416-533-1481
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