Springfield Preservation Open House

The CARLI Preservation Committee is pleased to sponsor a Springfield Preservation Open House Event at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and the Illinois State Archives.
 
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Conservation Lab serves as an in-house facility for the conservation treatment of materials in the library’s collections, which cover Illinois history, the Civil War, genealogy resources, and, of course, Abraham Lincoln.  Most conservation treatments are for paper-based materials – books and documents – but the preservation needs of audio-visual items, textiles, paintings, and artifacts also are addressed by conservation staff.  In addition, a significant component of work in the lab is the preparing of collection items for exhibits and loans.
 
Other preservation-related activities undertaken by conservation staff include environmental monitoring of storage and display areas, disaster planning, and participating in outreach opportunities to talk about preservation of cultural materials.
 
Bonnie Parr, Historical Documents Conservator, will show and discuss:
    •    different sections of the conservation lab and types of equipment and tools used
    •    current projects being worked on
    •    examples of past treatments
    •    conservation information resources
    •    and, if time, provide a tour the climate controlled stacks
 
Questions for Bonnie are very welcome during the Open House and may be submitted in advance to the CARLI Office so appropriate materials may be prepared ahead of time.
 
The Illinois State Archives serves by law as the depository of public records of Illinois state and local governmental agencies which possess permanent administrative, legal, or historical research values. In addition to providing safe and secure storage for those records, the Archives’ Conservation/Restoration Lab applies preservation and restoration treatments to those records.
Dottie Hopkins-Rehan, Senior Archival Conservator, will share conservation basics including the handling of documents and storage conditions. Documents personally owned or those which are part of your institution’s collection may be brought in during the Open House and Dottie will answer any specific questions you have.
Lunch will be provided at the Illinois State Library.
 
Due to space limitations, only two people per CARLI member will be allowed to register – on a first come first register basis.  If space remains after February 10, registration will be open to all interested CARLI members.

Registration will close February 20th.