Thank You for that link. I checked out the handbook.  They mentioned that 
vinegar is on the bad cleaning supply list.  That is opposite what Pam said.





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Marielle Fortier
Museum Registrar
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: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:33:28 -0400
>
>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
>To: [log in to unmask]
>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
>**********************
>Marielle Fortier
>Museum Registrar
>Norwich University Museum
>Northfield, Vermont
>**********************
>
>
>
>
>
> >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
> >[log in to unmask]
> >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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