Mold Workshops Announcement

[ccaha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 1999


BE PREPARED ... 
MANAGING A MOLD OUTBREAK

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
Announces Spring 1999 Workshops

CCAHA announces a day-long workshop, "Be Prepared ... Managing a Mold 
Outbreak," to be held twice this Spring. These workshops are partially 
funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

DATES:

Tuesday, May 25, 1999:
The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA. 


Wednesday, June 16, 1999:
Cleveland Public Library, Lake Shore Facility, 17133 Lake Shore 
Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio. Presented in cooperation with the 
Cleveland Public Library Preservation Department, the Ohio 
Preservation Council (OPC), and the Intermuseum Conservation 
Association (ICA).


AUDIENCE:

This workshop is intended for librarians, archivists, curators, 
collection managers, stewards of historic house museums, and site and 
facilities managers.


SUBJECT:

Lectures and case studies will provide participants with an 
understanding of why mold blooms occur, as well as strategies for 
prevention and recovery.  The immediate responses to inactivate an 
outbreak; the clean-up procedures for both large and small outbreaks; 
and cleaning and conservation treatment of paper-based materials 
affected by mold will be presented.  Safety and health-related issues 
for mold recovery will be underscored throughout the day. 


SPEAKERS:

Thomas A. Parker, Ph.D., an integrated pest management consultant 
since 1972, works extensively with collections and buildings 
threatened by mold, insects, birds, bats, and rodents. He lectures 
frequently about recovery from mold outbreaks and has remediated 
outbreaks at many cultural institutions.

Joan Irving, Paper Conservator, Conservation Center for Art and 
Historic Artifacts.  CCAHA advises institutions in mold recovery 
efforts and has treated many paper-based collections infected with 
mold.


The workshops will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Registration 
and refreshments begin at 9:00 a.m. 

The VIRGINIA workshop registration fee is $65 for CCAHA members and 
$75 for non-members.

The OHIO registration fee is $65 for CCAHA and ICA members, $30 for 
OPC members, and $75 for non-members.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND A REGISTRATION FORM, PLEASE CONTACT:

Preservation Services Office
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103
Tel.: 215.545.0613     Fax: 215.735.9313
E-mail:  CCAHA@xxxxxxxx
Web Site: http://www.ccaha.org

Created by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities 
is an independent agency that supports education, research, 
preservation projects, and public programs in the humanities.


The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), 
established in 1977, is a non-profit regional conservation laboratory 
serving other non-profit cultural, educational, and research 
institutions as well as private individuals and organizations.  CCAHA 
specializes in the treatment of works of art and historic artifacts on 
paper, such as prints, maps, posters, historic wallpaper, photographs, 
rare books, scrapbooks, manuscripts, and related materials, such as 
parchment and papyrus.  It also offers on-site consultation services; 
educational programs and seminars; internships, fellowships, and 
apprenticeships; and emergency conservation assistance.