Water Damage or Intentional Artistic Effect?

Jim, our Marking & Binding Assistant here in the Preservation Department, brought this new acquisition upstairs to the Conservation Lab. … More

You’re the Conservator: Ethics & Provenance

In the honors seminar that Hilary and I are teaching, we recently discussed the ethics of conservation treatment where provenance … More

One of the things I worked on so far this summer is a pamphlet from 1851. The paper around the text is … More

Recently, a 12-volume set of Civil War histories was returned to the Library after being kept by a patron for … More

Last summer my husband bought me what I describe as the greatest treasure map ever – a handheld gps. He … More