Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

  This helpful wet salvage quick-reference chart developed by Betty Walsh allows users to quickly determine how to handle, pack, and dry various types of media (paper documents, books, paintings, computer media, photographs, etc.). https://cool.culturalheritage.org/waac/wn/wn19/wn19-2/wn19-207.html

 Photographs are a treasured part of a family’s or institution’s collection, and water damage can have a devastating effect on them. The Galveston Historical Foundation produced this short video showing how to recover wet photographs. Preservation Australia presents this ten-minute video about how to salvage photographs from water damaged albums.

 This informative webinar from the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) presents information about salvaging photographic and electronic media after a water disaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd_EQgRslKg

  We receive and share useful tips on care of personal collections from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: “While those of us in the conservation department are working from home, we are finding comfort in our family heirlooms and treasures—many of which require our attention. Like so many around the country, we are finally taking the time to clean out our closets, sort through our attics, and look through our family albums. While we all turn to our family treasures for comfort during these trying times, the conservation department would like to share tips on ways to care for your personal collections. Each week a different student from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation will address ways to care for the collections in your cupboards.  This series will continue throughout the summer and cover a variety of items and materials; published posts are listed below.” Attics and Basements and Closets, Oh...