Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
Technical Series No. 1 (Updated 1996)
MANAGING A MOLD INVASION: Guidelines for Disaster Response
Mold, a common term for fungal growth, is one of the most serious
and underappreciated sources of damage to library and archival
materials. This technical bulletin, funded by The Claneil
Foundation and The William Penn Foundation, takes you step-by-step
through managing a mold invasion in your collection. Topics
covered include:
- Health concerns
- First response procedures
- Inactivation procedures
- Fungicides and fungistats
- Cleaning and disinfecting
- Prevention planning
- General references & services for recovery
ORDERING INFORMATION
Cost $3.50 per copy
Payment must be included with your order. Please make checks
payable to: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
or CCAHA.
Send payment to:
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
For orders of more than ten copies, please contact CCAHA
PHONE: 215.545.0613 FAX: 215.735.9313
AVAILABLE IN JANUARY 1997
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Technical Series No. 2
After an Emergency: The Recovery of Photographic Collections
CCAHA, established in 1977, is a non-profit regional conservation
laboratory serving other non-profit cultural, educational, and
research institutions as well as private individuals and
organizations that are located principally in the Mid-Atlantic
region. The Center specializes in the treatment of works of art
and historic artifacts on papers, such as drawings, prints, maps,
posters, historic wallpaper, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks,
manuscripts, and related materials, such as parchment and papyrus.
It also offers on-site consultation services; educational programs
and seminars; and internships, fellowships, and apprenticeships.
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