Library of Congress Topics in Preservation Series (TOPS)--addendum

The Preservation Directorate of the Library of Congress announces,
with regret, that this week's lecture is canceled due to the
speaker's illness. We wish her a speedy recovery!

This lecture will be re-scheduled at a later date; please watch our
website and mailings for ongoing updates to the series. Thank you
for your ongoing interest in the TOPS lectures.

41st in the "Topics in Preservation Series" (TOPS):

" The Conservation and Preservation of Nineteenth-Century
    Photographic Materials"
Pickford Theater, Madison Building 3rd floor
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue SE
Washington DC 20540

Thursday, March 5, 2009
10:30-11:30 am

Ms. Adrienne Lundgren, a Senior Photograph Conservator in the
Library of Congress Conservation Division, will present an
introduction to the five main photographic processes used in the
nineteenth century. The discussion will include identification
methods, chemical constituents, material structures, and commonly
found deterioration problems. Conservation treatment case studies
will be explored to convey the thought processes behind
determinations of appropriate treatment protocols.

For further details and updated information about the series, please
visit

    <URL:http://www.loc.gov/preserv/tops/schedule.html>

Diane Vogt-O'Connor
Chief, Conservation Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4560
202-707-6597
Fax: 202-707-1525


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