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.
A Manual for Small Archives (Chapter 6)
Association of British Columbia Archivists,
1991.
Free download at http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/msa
Association of British Columbia Archivists
Free download available at http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/toolkit.html
Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn
(Chicago: Society of American Archivists)
2007.
Canadian Council of Archives, 2003
Free download at www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/public.html
Walsh, Betty
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
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
416-533-1481
or go to
http://aao.fis.utoronto.ca/pd/pdsched.html