Basement storage presents many potential water-based hazards: leaky pipes, leaky water heaters, overflowing washing machines and laundry sinks, backed up pipes, and flooding. Ice dams…
Tag: preserving old books
There are distinct differences between archival preservation and conservation, and a great deal of it simply boils down to “protecting” something vs. “repairing” something. Here we’ll…
Archival Solution of the Week: Filmoplast Tapes Ahhh, tape!!! It is your worst enemy, and your best friend.…
Archives Series: Case Study – Visual Studies Workshop Dateline: September, 2016 Before we go into our overview of just what Visual Studies Workshop is all…
Summer (Archival) Projects: Time to Preserve Your Life!* ( * – see below) It’s officially SUMMER!!! So,…
Archival Definitions: Acid Free / Buffered / Unbuffered (Please click on each image throughout this blog for more information.) …
Many different types of important photographs, prints, documents, books, collections, fabrics and family artifacts can be organized and archivally preserved by individuals working at home…
There are many ways that books, old and new, can become damaged, often permanently: neglect, insects, too much sunlight, molds, general mishandling, and…
If you own or inherit a set of old books, whether its a valuable historical collection or a set of your grandmother’s recipe books, you’ll…