Care of Natural History Collections

Webinar

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

11:00 am to Noon (Central Time)

ICPN event (Y/N):

Yes

Presenter & affiliation:

Bronwyn Eves, Objects Conservator and ICPN Project Manager, Illinois State Museum

Description of event:

This webinar addresses proper care and handling of material generally found in natural history collections including wood, leather, taxidermied animals, shell, bone, geological specimens, etc. Museum and library staff with small to medium sized collections are encouraged to attend.

Archived version of this ICPN webinar:

"Care of Natural History Collections"

Resource list:

Carolyn, L. Rose and Amparo R. Torress. 1992. Storage of Natural History Collections. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections website: https://www.spnhc.org
National Park Service Conserv O Grams: https://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html

Check out another webinar - “Taking Care: Family Textiles" - given by Bronwyn Eves on April 24, 2012 as a Preservation Week activity for the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), which is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). You need Windows Media software on your computer to view this recording.

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