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Posted by: Lily Tyndall
Read a personal interview with an objects conservator at the Library of Congress, Liz Peirce. Liz talks about her experiences working in conservation at the Library, her educational and professional background, her projects at the Library, and advice for aspiring conservators.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
Read more to learn about the Nelson W. Jordan Family Papers, a collection of correspondence, scrapbooks, genealogical information, and more from this important African-American family. Nelson W. Jordan was born a slave, and was a soldier and a minister; his family continued to be active community members in Virginia and New Jersey. This post details the conservation treatment of crayon enlargements depicting the family's patriarch, Nelson Jordan, and two of his daughters, Julia and Carrie.
Posted in: Collections Care, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
Senior Paper Conservator Mary Elizabeth Haude describes her work to conserve a caricature of George Washington from 1972. Read along as she develops a method to treat the complex item made of paper and a photograph.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
The Irving W. Greenwald Diary describes life for an army private both in an army camp in New York and at the Western Front in France during World War I. The diary was recently treated by a book conservator to ensure its continued preservation by mending the pages, resewing the text block, and repairing the original binding. Part 2.
Posted in: Conservation, Miniatures, Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
The Irving W. Greenwald Diary describes life for an army private both in an army camp in New York and at the Western Front in France during World War I. The diary was recently treated by a book conservator to ensure its continued preservation by mending the pages, resewing the text block, and repairing the original binding. Part 1
Posted in: Conservation, Miniatures, Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
The box making activities of the Conservation Division at the Library of Congress allow quick and efficient housing of vulnerable collections items to help avoid further damage and loss. Read about a recent project to house the scrapbooks in the Edward L. Bernays Papers in the Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
This article is about the experience of a summer intern in the Preservation Directorate, General Collections Conservation Section at the Library of Congress. It contains descriptions of basic repairs, book-making and paper-making labs, and other activities.
Posted in: Collections Management, Conservation, 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