"On Saturday, May 15th, The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. at Mt Vernon Square, will host its first Annual Preservation Clinic for religious books, archives, papers and photographs, in cooperation with the Washington Conservation Guild and the Library of Congress.
This event is scheduled concurrently with plans for the nation’s first collections-focused Preservation Week.
Scheduled for May 9–15, 2010, Preservation Week is a joint initiative of the Library of Congress, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) of the American Library Association, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
The Preservation Clinic for books, papers, and photographs will be held at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (HSW) at its Mount Vernon Square flagship headquarters.
Members of the public are invited to make an appointment to consult with professional art conservators from the Washington Conservation Guild. Appointments will be 10 minutes long and the public is encouraged to bring church and family photos, books and papers, for the conservators to view.
Guidelines and advice will be given for the care, handling, and proper storage of these materials. Walk-ins are also most welcome.
Free hand-outs will include conservation material samples and catalogues. In addition, short preservation-related presentations will be on-going, in the HSW theater.
Marlan Green, Audiovisual Preservation Librarian at the Library of Congress will give a talk and demonstration covering the preservation of audiovisual materials (films, videos, cassettes, etc).
Bryan Draper, on staff at the University of Maryland, will share a display on book binding and repair.
Yvonne Carignan of the Historical Society of Washington will give a presentation specifically on the care, handling and storage of parish archives.
Thanks, and come one, come all!
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