BASIC PRESERVATION RESOURCES: SCRAPBOOKS

Compiled by Ivan Hanthorn
Preservation Department
Iowa State University Library
Ames, Iowa 50011

BASIC TEXTS (SELECTED)

Gaylord Preservation Pathfinders Series. No. 1- Syracuse, New York: Gaylord Bros, 1993-
(Call 1-800-448-6160 to request free copies.) No. 1, "An Introduction to Preservation," contains a basic bibliography.

Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: a Manual. Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Edited by Sherelyn Ogden. Andover, Massachusetts; Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1999.
(Available on the internet: http://www.nedcc.org/manhome.htm)

See particularly:

"Conservation Treatment for Bound Materials of Value." Conservation Procedures. Section 6, Leaflet 8. http://www.nedcc.org/tleaf68.htm

"Repairing Paper Artifacts." Conservation Procedures. Section 6, Leaflet 3. http://www.nedcc.org/tleaf63.htm

"Storage Methods and Handling Practices." Storage and Handling. Section 4, Leaflet 1. http://www.nedcc.org/tleaf41.htm

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn. Preserving Archives and Manuscripts. Archival Fundamentals Series. Chicago: The Society of American Archivist, 1993.

Tuttle, Craig A. An Ounce of Preservation: A Guide to the Care of Papers and Photographs. Highland City, Florida: Rainbow Books, 1995.

SCRAPBOOKS

Preservation of Scrapbooks and Albums. Library of Congress Preservation Basics. A National Cooperative Information Project. Leaflet Number 1, November 1991.
(Available on the internet: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/zucker/zucker1.html)

Ogden, Sherelyn. "Experience and Examples in the Preservation of Scrapbooks and Albums." Advances in Preservation and Access, Vol. 2, pp. 339-352. Medford, N.J.: Learned Information, Inc., 1995.

WEB RESOURCES (SELECTED)

Conservation OnLine (CoOL). http://palimpsest.stanford.edu
Maintained by Walter Henry at the Stanford University Library Preservation Department, this site is the most comprehensive source for preservation information. Included are bibliographies, Commission on Preservation and Access publications, project reports, and archived files of listserve postings.

Preservation / Conservation Links. http://dreamscape.com/pdverhey/pressite.htm
Maintained by Peter Verheyen, this site is an extensive linked list of preservation resources.

Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium. http//grinnell.edu/individuals/stuhrr/icpc/icpc.htm
The web-site for ICPC; includes A Selective Preservation Bibliography (Revised January 1999) and Preservation Tip Sheets, including "Tips on Creating an Archival Scrapbook or Photo Album" and "Tips on Preserving Scrapbooks."

SUPPLY SOURCES (SELECTED)

Archival Products. Box 1413, Des Moines, IA 50305-1413. 800-526-5640. http://www.archival.com

Conservation Resources International, Inc. 8000-H Forbes Place, Springfield, VA 22151. 800-634-6932. http://www.conservationresources.com

Light Impressions. Box 940, Rochester, NY 14603-0940. 800-828-6216. http://lightimpressionsdirect.com

University Products. Box 101, Holyoke, MA 01041-0101 800-762-1165. http://universityproducts.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (SELECTED)

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. 1717 K St., N.W., Suite 301, Washington, D.C. 20006. The organization maintains a professional conservator referral service, and provides upon request a brochure, Guidelines for Selecting a Conservator.

Campbell-Logan Bindery. 212 Second Street North, Minneapolis MN 55401. 800-942-6224.

Upper Midwest Conservation Association. 2400 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404. 612-870- 3120.

Lawrence Yerkes, Bookbinder. 1622 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240. 319-354-3091.
(Book conservation, edition binding, fine binding, book boxes)

Heugh-Edmondson Conservation Services. Box 10408, Kansas City, MO 64171. 816-283-0660.
(Paper and photographic conservation)

Northern Micrographics, Inc. Box 2287, La Crosse, WI 54602-2287. 800-236-0850.
(Digital imaging)

Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 4049 21st Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-6309. 888-870-0484.
(Preservation microfilming)

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