Marielle:

I used the Minnesota Historical Society's Guidelines and adapted them to
our needs.  Their safe products list is on page 26 of this handbook.  I
seem to have misplaced mine, which is not surprising since I am
currently recovering from a brain injury.  I allow maintenance to use a
mild solution of Muphy's Oil Soap on the wood floors once a month during
the tourist season, taking care not to splash walls.  They vacuum rather
than sweep.  They also dust with electro-static dust cloths without any
chemical enhancements in public areas.  I have provided the link to the
Minnesota Historical Society's PDF document.

http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/reports/manual-0102.pdf

Becky


-----Original Message-----
From: Marielle Fortier [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Cleaning supplies


Thank you Becky,
Could you share your list of approved supplies? Currently I am the only 
employee and for the new museum there is only one other person in the 
plans...I don't know if I alone could clean a 1600 square foot building
plus 
be the registrar. I sure will not let the cleaners into my work space or

storage.


Marielle
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Marielle Fortier
Museum Registrar
Norwich University Museum
Northfield, Vermont
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>From: Becky Fitzgerald <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Cleaning supplies
>Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:22:52 -0400
>
>Marielle:
>
>I believe you are on the mark.  Our collections department cleans 
>storage area, maintenance department clean the restrooms, office spaces

>and vacuum walking areas of our historic houses, but not near any 
>artifacts.  We have a list of approved cleaning products with extensive

>notes as to where and when they can be used.
>
>Becky Fitzgerald
>Curator of Collections
>Muskegon County Museum
>430 W. Clay Avenue
>Muskegon, MI 49440
>(231) 722-0278
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>www.muskegonmuseum.org
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marielle Fortier [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:11 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Cleaning supplies
>
>
>Hello Fellow Museum-L members,
>I have been lucky so far in keeping Pest control from spraying bug 
>killer in our former director's office where collections are stored.  I

>have also kept
>the facilities department at bay from cleaning our museum's floor with
a
>
>heavy duty floor cleaner and a buffer machine.  Their question to me 
>for our current museum and for our new building that is currently being

>built, what
>type of cleaner should be used near collections? Cleaners for the
floor,
>
>windows, bathroom, offices, and any other space that facilities might 
>be
>
>cleaning?  (I am trying to convince them that I will clean our storage 
>rooms.)Am I being super sensitive or am I doing the right thing?
>
>So the question is what type of cleaners do other museums use to clean 
>their buildings?
>
>Thank you for your answers.
>
>Marielle
>
>**********************
>Marielle Fortier
>Museum Registrar
>Norwich University Museum
>Northfield, Vermont 05663
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