Workshop on historical scrapbooks

"Care of Historic Scrapbooks"
September 2-3, 2011

The Campbell Center is offering a workshop entitled "Care of
Historic Scrapbooks." This workshop is being taught by Jennifer
Hain-Teper, conservator at the University of Illinois Library.  The
day for the 2-day workshop is September 2-3, 2011.  The tuition is
$600 and includes all equipment and materials for the workshop plus
lodging and most meals. NEH scholarships may be available.

Course description: This class will present the history of
scrapbooks and their use as well as an overview of common formats,
common types of materials preserved in scrapbooks, and most frequent
preservation challenges.  Hands-on repair approaches for scrapbook
preservation will include stabilization with mylar sleeves while
allowing for access to booklets and multi-page documents, removing
artifacts from various scrapbook page formats, and stabilizing
artifacts in-situ, as well as repair of various binding structures
and support pages.

For more information see <URL:http://www.campbellcenter.org> or
email us at director<-a t->campbellcenter< . >org

Sharon Welton
Director
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies
Mount Carroll Illinois
815-244-1173


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