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Posted by: Tana Villafana
Lieselotte Dubert, interned for the Preservation Research and Testing Division (PRTD) over the summer, she worked to expand their colorant reference collection. PRTD has a collection of over 500 pigments and dyes within their collection of reference materials and samples.
Posted in: Conservation, Heritage Science, Internships
Posted by: Beatriz Haspo
This blog highlights the projects carried out by two student interns: at the Collections Management Division this summer and what this experience will mean to their careers.
Posted in: Collections Management, Internships
Posted by: Aaron D. Chaletzky
This is a guest post by Brandon Mack, Preservation Services Division Intern The Library of Congress is magical. That is the best way I can explain my experience. The scope, the people, and the history have all blown my mind at every step of my internship. It also helps that as an intern for the …
Posted in: Internships, Preservation
Posted by: Tana Villafana
The following is a post by Anna Katherine Overstreet and Alexandra Ptacek, 2022 Junior Fellows, Preservation Directorate. Anna Katherine recently graduated with her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Mississippi State University, and she will be returning in the fall for a graduate degree in statistics. Alexandra is a graduate student of Anthropology and Museum Studies …
Posted in: Heritage Science, Internships, Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
Did you know that at the Library of Congress, some books can’t go straight onto the bookshelves? Read on to see how Library employees use box-making machinery to rehouse sensitive items so they can be cared for and properly stored.
Posted in: Collections Care, Preservation
Posted by: Samantha Schireson
Did you know the Library of Congress has the largest public collection of comic books in the nation? Read how the preservation staff at the Library work to examine and preserve these amazing works of art and pop culture.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
When preserving items, sometimes the very materials used to make it are the thing that can cause its ultimate destruction, in this case, acidic paper.
Posted in: Collections Management, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: Tana Villafana
Amidst the festivities as we celebrate Independence Day, this blog takes a moment to consider the significance and responsibility that went into outlining, drafting, and shaping our nation as the Founding Fathers put pen to paper.
Posted in: Heritage Science
Posted by: Samantha Schireson
Claire Dekle, Senior Book Conservator, analyzes an early printing of the influential “Join, or Die” cartoon printed in 1754.
Posted in: Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections