Welcome back! Seeing that we’re all working from Mullins Library once again, here’s a look at our new space. The Libraries held a grand reopening in April, and the Preservation Lab was one of spaces open for touring. Visitors were welcome to explore the displays of tools and items we work with and use (almost)…Continue Reading Preservation Updates in 2025
In a change from our typical themes, we present a mystery: The Case of the Salt and Vinegar Microfilm. A frightening tale of degradation, fitting for Halloween this weekend. The piece is a work of fiction very loosely based on true events from Mullins Library. Oh, that smell… Sounds of a typewriter clicking and the…Continue Reading The Case of the Salt and Vinegar Microfilm
[Un]Boxing is a series where we’ll explore the creative and unusual ways to safely house fragile materials for the Libraries’ collections. This is the first installment and features a project finished in 2019 for the Archives in Special Collections. As part of the MC 1798 Ralph Hyman Papers there is a set of three miniature…Continue Reading [Un]Boxing: String Trio
Image from the American Institute for Conservation website In this, our first post, we’re going to discuss two common questions about our field. What’s the difference between Preservation, Conservation, and Restoration when it relates to material culture and heritage? Are Conservators and Conservationists the same? Hopefully, by the end of this post, we’ll have cleared…Continue Reading Preservation, Conservation, or Restoration?