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  • About Connecting to Collections
  • Webinars
    • Series 1: Protecting Cultural Collections
    • Series 2: Environmental Monitoring and Control
    • Series 3: Care and Storage of Historic Collections
    • Series 4: Preservation of Digital Collections
    • Series 5: Popular Demand
  • "How-To" Clips
  • Resources
    • Care and Storage of Historic Collections >
      • Books and Paper
      • Photographs
      • Historic Objects, Part 1
      • Historic Objects, Part 2 >
        • Glossary of Storage Materials for Historic Artifacts
        • Painting and Textile Storage Furniture
        • Vendors for Storage Materials
    • Disaster Preparedness Planning
    • Environmental Monitoring and Control
    • Preservation of Digital Collections >
      • Identifying and Selecting Digital Content
      • Storing and Protecting Digital Content
      • Managing and Providing Access to Digital Content
    • Preservation & Conservation Resources for Historic House Museums
    • Preservation & Conservation Organizations
  • Our Partners
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Care and Storage of Historic Collections
Proper storage and handling can greatly affect the life and health of the books, documents, photographs, and historic objects in your collections. Below are resources that will further explain the storage and handling needs of different types of collections and other preservation questions. 

Conserve O Grams, Section 4 Museum Collections Storage 
National Park Service

reCollections Caring for Collections Across Australia 
Collections Australia Network

Museum Handbook, Part I (2012), Chapter 7: Museum Collection Storage 
National Park Service

Library and archive storage furniture 
Preservation Advisory Centre

Pollutants in the Museum Environment 
Pamela Hatchfield, Archetype Books, 2007

C2C Online Community Webinar: Flag Rolling and Storage 
Anne Ennes, Textile Conservator, Museum Conservation Services at the National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center

C2C Online Community Webinar: Handling and Exhibition of Potentially Hazardous Artifacts in Museum Collections 
Neil Cockerline

Conserv O Gram: Creating a Microclimate Box for Metal Storage 
Dana K. Senge, Conservator, National Park Service, Intermountain Region Museum Services Program

Conserv O Gram: How to Select Gloves for Collections Staff 
Claire S. Barker, Research Assistant, Arizona State Museum

National Archives Guidelines on Fastened Documents 
National Archives and Records Administration

Caring for Your Treasures 
American Institute for Conservation

Saving Your Treasures 
NET Nebraska PBS and Nebraska State Historical Society

Taking Care 
Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution

Wyoming State Museum Collections Care Manual 
Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources

Different labeling methods (video) 
South Australian Community History

General Collections Handling Guidelines 
South Australian Community History

Storage Containers, Supports, and Mounts  
Minnesota Historical Society

Storage Furniture 
Minnesota Historical Society

Caring for Cultural Objects: Collections Management Tips (video) 
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Saving Your Treasures: How to Fold & Roll Textiles for Storage (video) 
NET Nebraska PBS and Nebraska State Historical Society

Handling Museum Objects 
Heritage & Libraries Branch, Ontario Ministry of Culture

The Care and Handling of Objects 
New Bedford Whaling Museum

Artifact and Rare Book Handling: To Glove or Not to Glove? (video) 
Minnesota Historical Society

Conservation and Collections Care (video) 
Cadbury Research Library

Handling Harvard’s Special Collections (video) 
Harvard College Library

Resource list created by Donia Conn, Preservation Consultant for Cultural Heritage Organizations - Webinar 3A Presenter
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