University of Illinois at Chicago offers a great course entitles "Don't 
Throw it Away! Documenting and Preserving Organizational History"
The material is available online at 
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/services/dont/

Hope this helps
Allison Heller
Curator
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center
Chicago


Amanda Thompson wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>This spring I will be giving a program to a genealogy group on how to take
>care of your treasured objects.  I would like to compile a bibliography of
>helpful resources (books, websites, etc.) for the attendees.  However,
>most of the websites and books that I'm familiar with are geared more
>toward those with conservation/museum training.  Does anyone have
>suggestions for helpful resources aimed at people with little or no
>professional training in artifact preservation/conservation.  (I'm going
>in with the assumption that the attendees will be most interested in
>conserving photos, paper-based materials, and textile.)
>
>Thanks in advance for any help,
>Amanda Dyer
>Bell County Museum
>
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