AALogosm.jpg 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 [log in to unmask] 416-533-1481 or go to <http://aao.fis.utoronto.ca/pd/pdsched.html> http://aao.fis.utoronto.ca/pd/pdsched.html