Dear Shelley,

Last year I designed a new storage space for and then moved a private  
collection of 10,000 photographs - framed, boxed - all sizes, all  
types, the entire history of photography represented (even a large  
photo on sod). If you need a consultant - I would be pleased to speak  
with you.

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Suzanne Quigley
art & artifact services
www.suzannequigley.com
917 676 9039 (cell)
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Date:    Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:47:50 -0700
From:    Shelley Howe <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Plan for moving a collection of photographs

Hello everyone,

If possible, I would like some advice from the list.  I am in charge  
of drafting a plan to move a large collection of photographs that  
includes all types of photographic collections including oversize,  
glass plate negatives, and nitrate film.  We are currently in the  
process of packing some of the collections via staff, volunteer, and  
intern assistance.  We will be moving the collection into a climate  
controlled building in the interim before our new museum building is  
built, so there will be some time to complete projects inside of this  
temporary building.

I am working on a plan with the curator and will be assessing the  
collections in the next couple weeks.  Are there any suggestions for  
this type of project to keep in mind?

For a little background, I have some experience with re-housing a  
smaller collection of photographs and moving large collections of fine  
art, ethnographic, archaeological artifacts, but would like to know if  
anyone has had direct experience with moving a collection of  
photographs of this nature.  There will be funding to purchase newer  
storage cabinets for this collection later in the move process,  
however, some of the items are now stored in archival file folders but  
in filing cabinets.  This part of the collection will be moved inside  
their cabinets, but of course we will pad the insides and wrap the  
cabinets for storage.  Other photographs that are already packed in  
sleeves and stored in the Gaylord flip top file boxes will be boxed up  
and stacked on pallets to be moved, preferably collection by  
collection with some pallets separated out into processing and  
cataloging projects for the down time.

Working on the time-line, I anticipate that I will have at least a  
little over two months to make sure that the collections get organized  
and figured out what is further along in the cataloging process for  
this collection of about 800,000 photographic materials.  Then there  
will be another couple months to pack before we need to be out of the  
current building by the end of this year.  Is this enough time for a  
collection of this size?

If there is anyone on the list who would be willing to share any  
experiences or any type of a plan, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Shelley
  Shelley Howe
Assistant Registrar, Photograph Dept.
Colorado Historical Society
Denver, CO




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