========================================================= Important Subscriber Information:----- Original Message -----From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Pamela SilvestriTo: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:16 PMSubject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] photograph preservationThe first thing I would encourage you to do is to ask the donor for even a small monetary donation to help defer the cost of necessary archival materials (boxes, envelopes, etc) if re-housing the photographs is necessary.
If some funding isn't available via the route...there should be some small grants you can apply for to support the re-housing (or further work) of this collection.
Just from the little info you've provided about the condition these photos may have been subjected to...I can only guess that they'll need to be properly re-housed in order to facilitate stabilization.
Pam
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From: Sandra Campbell <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 7:12 pm
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] photograph preservation
My small museum may possibly acquire a large (4,000 piece) photograph collection from a documentarian who photographed local and regional people and places within North Carolina. He was of regional and national prominence, winning many awards, and the photographs are of local and regional importance, some images having appeared on national magazines and in national newspapers..What are the conservation implications for this large collection that has not been properly stored for many years (The prints date from the 40s, 50s, and 60s.) and may require stabilization? We have no archivist nor conservator and the Board of Directors is concerned about the possible cost of proper conservation in the future. We do have a good storage facility but not a large budget for a project of this scope.Please help.Sandra Campbell========================================================= Important Subscriber Information:The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).========================================================= Important Subscriber Information:If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
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