Hey Suzanne! Sorry to hear of your damage. I am forwarding you a list of help available that circulated here, presented by MANY. I believe your best bet is to freeze as much as possible to prevent mold until you can treat individual items. Hope this information helps. Sabrina Henneman Genesee Country Museum -----Original Message----- From: Anne W Ackerson, MANY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:40 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Flood Assistance Update Temporary Collection Storage: Rensselaer County Historical Society, Troy, NY Robert Engel, Director 518-272-7232 [log in to unmask] The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Erin Coe, Curator 518-792-1761 [log in to unmask] U.S. Art, Long Island City, NY Sean O'Malley, General Manager [log in to unmask] 800-472-5784 Freezer Storage: Historic Cherry Hill, Albany (20 cubic foot freezer) Erin Crissman, Curator [log in to unmask] 518-434-4791 Conservators: Sarah Barack, inorganic materials, primarily glass and ceramics Metropolitan Museum [log in to unmask] work phone: 212-396-5493 Susan Blakney, Chief Conservator FAIC, FIIC West Lake Conservators, Skaneateles, NY 315 685 8534 I own a large preservation firm in CNY with 7 conservators on staff. We are ready to aid disaster recovery efforts but can't work for free. I imagine most museums have insurance for this any way. We are experienced in paper, paintings, painted objects, photographs, textiles and frames. Visit our web site www.westlakeconservators.com <http://www.westlakeconservators.com> . I am an AIC and an IIC Fellow and I also was an AIC volunteer to the Gulf Coast for a week with the AASLH team 4. I hope we can help in some way. We will also field telephone calls. My home e mail is [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> if you want me on the weekend. Cell phone 315 730 5233. Beth Edelstein (available after July 9) Metropolitan Museum [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 917-364-3120 Linsly Boyer (available after July 9) Metropolitan Museum [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 917-670-2378 General Information Maria Holden, Preservation Administrator NYS Archives, Albany 518-474-4856 [log in to unmask] For flooded and water damaged paper, book and photographic collections For those with flooded/water soaked paper collections: When in doubt where to begin, FREEZE wet books and papers. This will prevent formation of mold, and allow you to carry out other rescue and recovery activities until you can deal with these collections. Talk to local supermarkets for access to additional, large freezers in your community. (Thanks to Conservator Paul Himmelstein for advice on what you can do immediately.) Consult Lower Hudson Conference's illustrated, on-line publications: Emergency Planning and Recovery Techniques: A Handbook for Libraries, Historical Societies and Archives... by Nelly Balloffet, and the illustrated companion Appendix: Materials and Techniques for Book and Paper Repair (2001), both accessible on line at: www.lowerhudsonconference.org/EmergencyPlanning <http://www.lowerhudsonconference.org/EmergencyPlanning> Lower Hudson Conference 2199 Saw Mill River Road Elmsford, NY 10523 914-592-6726 [log in to unmask] www.lowerhudsonconference.org <http://www.lowerhudsonconference.org/> Asbury Park Press Dealing with Waterlogged Books <http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/NEWS/60630007/10 01/rss> Maybe it was the flooding in New England and the Mid-Atlantic that got to us. But it seems that people all over the country might find these tips helpful. This short article provides advice from the Northeast Document Conservation Center and the American Institute for Conservation on how best to dry waterlogged books and papers. _____ From: Suzanne Soden [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 12:17 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Flood in Northeast - Help Hanford Mills Museum received a significant amount of damage due to the recent flood. (you can go to www.hanfordmills.org to see photos). The mill had a wall collapse causing the entire basement to flood. The mill structure itself is being engrossed with mold. All the objects are also molding. We are currently using another building to salvage any objects we can. We are trying to find a de-humidifier for the room, as well as currently running as many fans as possible. I've places as many fans as possible in the mill itself too. I hope to find a vacuum with a HEPA Filter to start vacuuming the objects once they are dry. So, my question is what else should I do. With very little time and not much money is there a simple solution I can use on both the objects and the building to stop the mold. Mostly I am dealing with wood. There are some metals and leather and canvas as well. Any information is greatly appreciated as I do not have much time to really do much research into it. Thanks in advance! Suzanne Soden Curator/Site Manager Hanford Mills Museum PO Box 99 East Meredith, NY 13757 -----Original Message----- From: Peter Morelli <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 18:06:08 -0400 Subject: Re: Question about archival paper Hammermill and Fraser both have acid-free lignin-free laser printer papers. It doesn't make a lot of sense to make a poor print last for centuries. If I were not using something marked "for laser printing" -- actually, even if I were --I would run some pretty careful comparisons if the quality of the image is important. 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