Courses at West Dean College

Continuing Professional Development Courses
West Dean College
Chichester, West Sussex, England

Archival documents:  An introduction to their care and conservation

24-28 January 2011
Course Leader:  Chris Woods

    Traditional archival documents provide vital historical evidence
    of our society and the lives of people.  They are distinct from
    such items as personal letters or written art forms in that they
    provide a legal record of transactions and life changes.  Until
    the late 20th century they had a clear and recognisable format
    on parchment or paper, and even now a formal document requiring
    an individual's signature or even seal of office is still
    produced in 'hard-copy' where so much else has become digital.

    This course aims to help custodians and conservators alike to
    understand why archival documents look like they do, what
    aspects of them must be preserved, and how to set about
    protecting them and their provenance.  It will comprise lectures
    on archival history and conservation, and sustained practical
    workshops that involve handling and care for real archives
    dating from medieval times to the present.  It presents an
    opportunity to identify, record and undertake protective
    measures for documents and for conservators especially a chance
    to develop new skills in identifying formats and materials and
    undertaking treatments for parchment, early papers and wax and
    shellac seals.

    Fully inclusive residential course fee:  From UKP645

An introduction to the conservation of transport and industrial
    collections
20-25 February 2011
Course Leader:  Chris Knapp

    This course delivers the fundamental information needed to
    understand the role and approach of the conservator involved in
    the care of a transport collection, and to extend the
    conservator's knowledge of conservation principles. The
    programme consists of demonstrations, lectures and handling
    sessions, concentrating on conserving the many different
    materials encountered in transport collections, preventative
    conservation, handling, storage and display, and on
    environmental monitoring and control.

    Fully inclusive residential course fee:  From UKP797

Integrated pest management workshop
14-17 March 2011
Course Leader:  David Pinniger

    This workshop will give guidance on how to deal with insect pest
    problems likely to be encountered in museums, collections,
    archives and historic houses.  It will focus upon insects and
    the damage they cause, together with new information on the
    detection, monitoring and trapping of pests.  The emphasis is on
    pest-prevention as the key to successful IPM, but will also
    evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of physical and
    chemical control measures.

    Fully inclusive residential course fee:  From UKP492

For more information on all the courses, please contact Liz Campbell
at West Dean College

  +44 1243 818219
  cpd<-at->westdean<.>org<.>uk

  <URL:http://www.westdean.org.uk/College>.

Liz Campbell
CPD Coordinator
West Dean College
West Dean
Chichester
West Sussex PO18 0QZ
+44 1243 818219
+44 1243 811343


                                  ***
                  Conservation DistList Instance 24:21
                Distributed: Thursday, October 21, 2010
                       Message Id: cdl-24-21-010
                                  ***