Symposium on ephemera

Out of the Ordinary: Preserving Paper-Based Ephemera
Presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Portland, OR
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Hosted and co-sponsored by Portland Art Museum

Coffee break sponsored by the Ephemera Society of America

This symposium will examine the myriad of challenges faced in
preserving a wide variety of non-standard paper items produced in
the 19th and 20th centuries, including paper dolls, greeting cards,
posters, maps, blueprints, baseball cards, miniature books,
scrapbooks, and oversize objects.  The size, the use of mixed media,
and the often transient nature of these objects add to the
complexity of their preservation needs.  The symposium will address
the need to retain basic preservation guidelines while creatively
developing effective storage, handling, and exhibition strategies
and solutions for a variety of items.

This program is intended for curators, librarians, archivists,
collection managers, and others involved in the care of collections
that include paper-based objects large and small.

Speakers:

    Mary Weaver Chapin, PhD
    Curator of Graphic Arts, Portland Art Museum

    Barbara Fahs Charles
    Principal, Staples and Charles Ltd.

    Joan Irving
    Paper Conservator and Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of
    Delaware

    Crystal Maitland
    Paper Conservator, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University

More information about this program and online registration is
available at

    <URL:http://www.ccaha.org>

Funding for this program was provided by the National Endowment for
the Humanities (NEH), with additional funding from The Pew
Charitable Trusts.

About CCAHA: The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
(CCAHA) is a nonprofit conservation facility specializing in the
treatment of works on paper, photographs, and books through
conservation and state-of-the-art digital imaging services.  Founded
in 1977, CCAHA serves nonprofit cultural institutions, private
individuals, and other collecting organizations.  CCAHA's
preservation services staff present educational programs, conduct
preservation assessments, and develop emergency preparedness plans.
CCAHA also offers fellowships, fundraising support, and disaster
assistance.

Anastasia Matijkiw
Preservation Services Assistant
264 S. 23rd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103
215-545-0613
Fax: 215-735-9313


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