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Posted by: Chloe Genter
Paper Conservator Gwenanne Edwards discusses the conservation of several charming and delightful toy theaters from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Conservation, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
A series of panoramic photos of the stages of book preservation at the Processing and Preparation Section.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Preservation, Reformatting, Tools of the Trade
Posted by: Bobbi Hinton
Clays, gemstones, corrosion products, poisons, plants, and more – green pigments used in books and manuscripts over the centuries have some surprising origins!
Posted in: Collections Care, Heritage Science, Music, Pigments, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Amelia Parks
Learn about the Library of Congress’ book detectives. This team of Collection Specialists works within the Collections Management Division (CMD) to find the requested items that have gone missing from their shelf location.
Posted in: Collections Management, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
A Preservation technician talks about his time as part of the Space and Emergency Management Survey, aka the Stacks Survey, of the Library’s ever growing collection. Sometimes spending time away from your desk can help remind you of how important your job can be.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Collections Storage, Preservation
Posted by: Chloe Genter
Two large architectural models by Paul Rudolph were selected as part of a large loan that will be on display September 2024. The models were in extremely poor condition, broken, water- damaged, and covered in a thick layer of dust and debris. A team of five5 technicians and the objects conservator worked to get the models back into stable and displayable condition.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: Bobbi Hinton
The following is a guest post by Lauren Quackenbush, Librarian-in-Residence, Preservation Division. The Librarian-in-Residence (LIR) program was created in 2018 for newly graduated librarian students to gain invaluable experience at the Library of Congress. LIRs are assigned throughout the Library, this year’s 2023 cohort consisted of 5 recent graduates. As the LIR in Preservation, I …
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Management, Conservation, Events & Outreach, Heritage Science, Internships, Preservation, Rare Books and Special Collections, Reformatting, Tangible Media
Posted by: Amelia Parks
Get to know Preservation’s new Preservation Science Specialist, Franky Moore and read about how he developed a passion for chemistry into a burgeoning career in science humanities.
Posted in: Heritage Science
Posted by: Amelia Parks
The Manuscript Map of the Dagua River Region, created in 1764, depicts a remote gold mining frontier in today’s Colombia. Art historian Juliet Wiersema and preservation scientist Meghan Hill will share results from their collaborative analysis which unearthed stories about African resilience, resistance, adaptation, entrepreneurship, and survival within the Spanish empire. A scientific examination of this map further draws back the curtain on how this large watercolor map was assembled using pigments and paper from across the empire.
Posted in: Events & Outreach, Heritage Science, Preservation