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Archive: November 2021 (3 Posts)

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Autumn Color Chemistry

Posted by: Tana Villafana

It’s Fall! Time to break out those comfy sweaters. Time to hold a mug of warm cocoa in two hands and watch yellow tinted leaves slowly topple to the ground. Perhaps some of us are looking at the rich textures and thinking “I wonder if I could get a great color out of that leaf?” …

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Conserving the Bwana Devil Poster

Posted by: Samantha Schireson

This is a guest post authored by Conservation Technician, Anna Zastrow. The Bwana Devil movie poster is part of the Archibald Oboler Collection in the Motion, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. The poster was severely damaged, but due to the presence of early fluorescent colorant and the significance of the Bwana Devil, it was decided the …