Category: Collections Care

Refined by: (Author) Lily Tyndall; (Year) 2022

Housing the Edward L. Bernays Scrapbooks in the Manuscript Division

November 7, 2022

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

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

Box Making Activities in the General Collections Conservation Section

July 28, 2022

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

Refined by: (Author) Lily Tyndall; (Year) 2022