A schedule of the 2007 Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies 
courses can be found at www.campbellcenter.org with course descriptions,
travel information, and fees or call 815-244-1173 for more information.  The 
Center also offers three certificate programs in preventive collections care
and is currently planning a certificate program in historical preservation.

May, 07 Courses:

09-12   care of basketry and other woven plant materials
14-18   chemistry for book, paper, & textile conservators
16-19   historic masonry restoration
21-23   introduction to exhibit development & design

June, 07 Courses:

05-08   environmental monitoring and control
06-09   design and construction of mounts for exhibition
11-12   preservation of historic cemeteries
11-13   care of paintings
11-14   packing and shipping workshop
11-14   exhibit design for the small museum
15-16   writing interpretive exhibit labels
18-20   introduction to exhibit lighting
18-21   preservation of archives
18-21   care of leather and fur 
21-23/
25-27   inorganic & organic materials:  examination and documentation

July, 07 Courses:

09-12   emergency preparedness, response, & recovery
10-13   material pathology:  timber
10-13   care of works of art on paper I
12-14   historic maintenance & structures report
16-19   building pathology:  structural systems
16-19   care of works of art on paper II
16-19   photographic documentation & digital imaging of museum collections
23-25   preservation of historic flat plaster
23-27   deacidification of paper
26-28   funding collections care:  a grant writing workshop
26-28   ornamental plaster workshop

August, 07 Courses: 

06-08   care of photographic collections I
06-08   preservation of plastics I
09-11   care of photographic collections III
09-11   computer software for collections management
09-11   preservation of plastics II
13-16   care of paper artifacts
13-17   collections management in storage
21-24   gilding workshop II:  advanced gilding techniques
21-24   care of textiles I
27-29   care of textiles II
27-30   gilding III:  the conservation of gilded wooden objects

September, 07 Courses

17-21   advanced matting for exhibition & decorative mounts
25-28   materials pathology:  metal & metal alloy

October, 07 Courses

01-04   building pathology:  horizontal closure structures
01-04   mastering inpainting
01-05   spot testing for materials characterization
08-11   book collections maintenance & repair

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