Last year Sonya was contacted by a staff member from the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines with a request … More
Author: Sonya Issaeva Barron
Preservation Destination 2019: Cedar Falls and Waterloo
On Monday our lab’s staff traveled to an event hosted by ICPC (Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium). It’s an annual … More
Seeing the sights: a trip to the State Library of Iowa and the Law Library at the State Capitol
This year I became an official Board Member of the Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium (ICPC). The ICPC hosts an … More
Not your Grandmother’s comics! Or are they?
by Sonya Barron and Cassandra Anderson History and background The term “underground comix” defines a style of small press or … More
A week-long visitor in the lab
In mid-June the Preservation lab hosted our Residency Librarian, Shaina Destine, for a full week of hands-on activities. This was … More
Library and Archives Preservation 