Further Reading for Low Tech Solutions: Historic Objects, Part 1
Useful websites with free downloadable information
American Institute for Conservation
Downloadable pamphlets on how to care for artifacts; links; publications, how to find a conservator
http://aic.stanford.edu/public/outreach/index.html
Conservation On Line
Full text library of museum collections and conservation information; archived searchable listserve
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
National Parks Service (NPS) Museum Handbook
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/handbook.html
Part I - Museum Collections: includes preservation; collections environment; biological infestations; handling, packing and shipping; storage; conservation treatment; security and fire protection. Also includes appendices on techniques for the preservation of specific types of materials found in museum collections
Part II, Museum Records: includes accessioning, cataloging, inventorying, marking objects, record photography, incoming and outgoing loans, deaccessioning.
Part III, Museum Collections Use includes evaluating and documenting museum collections use; Legal issues; Publications; Using museum objects in exhibits
National Parks Service Conserve-O-Gram Series
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html
Full text pamphlets including
4/2 Dust Covers for Open Steel Shelving 1993
4/3 Installing the Retrofit Gasket Kit 1993
4/4 Creating a Microclimate for Oversized Museum Objects 1993
4/5 Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Padded Hangers 1994
4/6 Storage Techniques for Canoe Paddles and Long-Handled Tools 1994
4/7 Museum Collection Storage Space: Is an Insulated Modular Structure Right for Your Collection? 1994
4/8 Selecting Environmental Control Systems for Insulated Modular Structures 1994
4/9 Buffered and Unbuffered Storage Materials 1995
4/10 Determining Museum Storage Equipment Needs 1997
4/11 Determining Museum Storage Space Requirements 1997
4/12 Ring Supports for Pottery and Round-Based Objects 1998
4/13 Modifying Museum Storage Cabinets 1998
4/14 Planning a Research Space 1998
4/15 Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Dust Covers 2001
5/1 Storage Supports for Basket Collections 1993
5/2 Storage Mounts for Feathered Headdresses and Soft-Sided Hats and Caps 1993
10/1 Caring for Historic Longarms: Storage and Handling Requirements 1999
14/2 Storage Enclosures for Photographic Prints and Negatives 1993
16/3 A Simple Storage Mat for Textile Fragments 2001
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Preservation Leaflets 4: Storage and Handling
http://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/4.-storage-and-handling/4.2-storage-furniture-a-brief-review-of-current-options
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
Pamphlets:guidelines and strategies for artifact and collections care
http://www.si.edu/scmre/takingcare/guidelines.htm
Home made Marvelseal:
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/notes/1-9-eng.aspx
Source for vacuuming screens, weights, and other lab tools
http://inherentvicesquad.com/
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Useful References and Publications
Canadian Institute for Conservation (CCI) Notes
Ordering information https://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/bookstore/viewCategory-e.cfm?id=24
Various storage links. Sherelyn Ogden, editor. Minnesota Historical Society.
http://greatriversnetwork.org/index.php?q=storage
Storage of Natural History Collections: Ideas and Practical Solutions. C. l. Rose, and A.R. de Torres, editors, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. 1992 (reprint 2002).
Ordering information http://www.spnhc.org/
Storage of Natural History Collections: A Preventive Conservation Approach. Carolyn L. Rose, Catharine A. Hawks, Hugh H. Genoways, editors. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. 1995.
Ordering information http://www.spnhc.org/
A Guide to Handling Anthropological Museum Collections. Odegaard, Nancy. Western Association for Art Conservation. 1992.
Ordering information http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/hguide.html
Mount-making for Museum Objects (second edition) Barclay, Robert, Bergeron, André and Carole Dignard (Illustrations by Carl Schlichting) Canadian Institute for Conservation and Centre de conservation du Québec.
Ordering information https://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/bookstore/viewCategory-e.cfm?id=24
Pollutants in the Museum Environment -Practical Strategies for Problem
Solving in Design, Exhibition and Storage. Pamela Hatchfield. Archteype Books. 2002
Ordering information http://www.archetype.co.uk/searchall.asp
Guide to Environmental Protection of Collections. Barbara Applebaum Sound View Press. 170 Boston Post Rd., Madison, CT 06443. 1991.
Ordering information http://aic.stanford.edu/library/print/index.html
A Guide to Museum Pest Control. Lynda Zyckerman and John Richard Schrock, eds. Washington, DC: Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works, and the Association of Systematics Collections. 1988.
Ordering information http://aic.stanford.edu/library/print/index.html
The Mallis Handbook of Pest Contol. Arnold Mallis, Stoy A Hedges (Editorial Director), Dan Moreland (Editor) Pest Control Technology. 2004
Ordering information: Amazon.com or other booksellers.
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Useful Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Websites
State departments of agriculture and entomology departments of local universities can also be very helpful.
Conservation OnLine IPM Resources
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/pest/
National Park Service - Integrated Pest Management
http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/ipm/manual/ipmmanual.htm
http://www.nps.gov/phso/ipm/museum.htm
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Technical leaflet: Integrated Pest Management
http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf311.htm
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
Integrated Pest Management Checklist
http://www.si.edu/scmre/relact/pests9.htm
Integrated Pest Management Working Group
www.museumpests.net
University of Georgia Entomology
http://www.ent.uga.edu/ipm/homeowner_ipm.htm#basics
Insects Limited
http://www.insectslimited.com/museum%20pest.htm
Harvard University
http://www.massinsects.com/pests/ant/main.html
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/conservation/pest.html
National Pest Management Association, Inc.
http://www.pestworld.org/
http://www.coleoptera.org./
http://www.epestsupply.com/pest_information.htm
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Additional Useful Resources
Sample Storage Checklist for Evaluating Spaces
Vendors for Storage Material and Furniture
Self Evaluation Tool for Museum Storage
Resource list created by Eugenie Milroy, AM Art Conservation - Webinar 3D Presenter
American Institute for Conservation
Downloadable pamphlets on how to care for artifacts; links; publications, how to find a conservator
http://aic.stanford.edu/public/outreach/index.html
Conservation On Line
Full text library of museum collections and conservation information; archived searchable listserve
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
National Parks Service (NPS) Museum Handbook
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/handbook.html
Part I - Museum Collections: includes preservation; collections environment; biological infestations; handling, packing and shipping; storage; conservation treatment; security and fire protection. Also includes appendices on techniques for the preservation of specific types of materials found in museum collections
Part II, Museum Records: includes accessioning, cataloging, inventorying, marking objects, record photography, incoming and outgoing loans, deaccessioning.
Part III, Museum Collections Use includes evaluating and documenting museum collections use; Legal issues; Publications; Using museum objects in exhibits
National Parks Service Conserve-O-Gram Series
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html
Full text pamphlets including
- Museum Collection Preservation
- Museum Collections Storage
4/2 Dust Covers for Open Steel Shelving 1993
4/3 Installing the Retrofit Gasket Kit 1993
4/4 Creating a Microclimate for Oversized Museum Objects 1993
4/5 Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Padded Hangers 1994
4/6 Storage Techniques for Canoe Paddles and Long-Handled Tools 1994
4/7 Museum Collection Storage Space: Is an Insulated Modular Structure Right for Your Collection? 1994
4/8 Selecting Environmental Control Systems for Insulated Modular Structures 1994
4/9 Buffered and Unbuffered Storage Materials 1995
4/10 Determining Museum Storage Equipment Needs 1997
4/11 Determining Museum Storage Space Requirements 1997
4/12 Ring Supports for Pottery and Round-Based Objects 1998
4/13 Modifying Museum Storage Cabinets 1998
4/14 Planning a Research Space 1998
4/15 Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Dust Covers 2001
5/1 Storage Supports for Basket Collections 1993
5/2 Storage Mounts for Feathered Headdresses and Soft-Sided Hats and Caps 1993
10/1 Caring for Historic Longarms: Storage and Handling Requirements 1999
14/2 Storage Enclosures for Photographic Prints and Negatives 1993
16/3 A Simple Storage Mat for Textile Fragments 2001
- Museum Exhibits
- Facility Specifications for Museum and Archive Collections
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Preservation Leaflets 4: Storage and Handling
http://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/4.-storage-and-handling/4.2-storage-furniture-a-brief-review-of-current-options
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
Pamphlets:guidelines and strategies for artifact and collections care
http://www.si.edu/scmre/takingcare/guidelines.htm
Home made Marvelseal:
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/notes/1-9-eng.aspx
Source for vacuuming screens, weights, and other lab tools
http://inherentvicesquad.com/
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Useful References and Publications
Canadian Institute for Conservation (CCI) Notes
Ordering information https://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/bookstore/viewCategory-e.cfm?id=24
Various storage links. Sherelyn Ogden, editor. Minnesota Historical Society.
http://greatriversnetwork.org/index.php?q=storage
Storage of Natural History Collections: Ideas and Practical Solutions. C. l. Rose, and A.R. de Torres, editors, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. 1992 (reprint 2002).
Ordering information http://www.spnhc.org/
Storage of Natural History Collections: A Preventive Conservation Approach. Carolyn L. Rose, Catharine A. Hawks, Hugh H. Genoways, editors. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections. 1995.
Ordering information http://www.spnhc.org/
A Guide to Handling Anthropological Museum Collections. Odegaard, Nancy. Western Association for Art Conservation. 1992.
Ordering information http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/hguide.html
Mount-making for Museum Objects (second edition) Barclay, Robert, Bergeron, André and Carole Dignard (Illustrations by Carl Schlichting) Canadian Institute for Conservation and Centre de conservation du Québec.
Ordering information https://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/bookstore/viewCategory-e.cfm?id=24
Pollutants in the Museum Environment -Practical Strategies for Problem
Solving in Design, Exhibition and Storage. Pamela Hatchfield. Archteype Books. 2002
Ordering information http://www.archetype.co.uk/searchall.asp
Guide to Environmental Protection of Collections. Barbara Applebaum Sound View Press. 170 Boston Post Rd., Madison, CT 06443. 1991.
Ordering information http://aic.stanford.edu/library/print/index.html
A Guide to Museum Pest Control. Lynda Zyckerman and John Richard Schrock, eds. Washington, DC: Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works, and the Association of Systematics Collections. 1988.
Ordering information http://aic.stanford.edu/library/print/index.html
The Mallis Handbook of Pest Contol. Arnold Mallis, Stoy A Hedges (Editorial Director), Dan Moreland (Editor) Pest Control Technology. 2004
Ordering information: Amazon.com or other booksellers.
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Useful Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Websites
State departments of agriculture and entomology departments of local universities can also be very helpful.
Conservation OnLine IPM Resources
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/pest/
National Park Service - Integrated Pest Management
http://www.nature.nps.gov/biology/ipm/manual/ipmmanual.htm
http://www.nps.gov/phso/ipm/museum.htm
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Technical leaflet: Integrated Pest Management
http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf311.htm
Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
Integrated Pest Management Checklist
http://www.si.edu/scmre/relact/pests9.htm
Integrated Pest Management Working Group
www.museumpests.net
University of Georgia Entomology
http://www.ent.uga.edu/ipm/homeowner_ipm.htm#basics
Insects Limited
http://www.insectslimited.com/museum%20pest.htm
Harvard University
http://www.massinsects.com/pests/ant/main.html
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/conservation/pest.html
National Pest Management Association, Inc.
http://www.pestworld.org/
http://www.coleoptera.org./
http://www.epestsupply.com/pest_information.htm
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Additional Useful Resources
Sample Storage Checklist for Evaluating Spaces
Vendors for Storage Material and Furniture
Self Evaluation Tool for Museum Storage
Resource list created by Eugenie Milroy, AM Art Conservation - Webinar 3D Presenter
