Out of the Ordinary:
Preserving Ephemera & Oversize
Materials
Thursday, December
8, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
Presented by the
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
Cosponsored by the American
Philosophical Society (APS) About the workshop
This workshop 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, and scrapbooks. The size, the use of mixed
media, and the often-transient nature of these objects, add to the complexity
of their preservation needs. This educational program will address the need to
retain basic preservation guidelines while creatively developing effective
storage and handling solutions for a variety of items. LOCATION & TIME
American Philosophical Society Benjamin Franklin Hall 427 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA www.amphilsoc.org 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Refreshments 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Program SPEAKERS
E. Richard McKinstry, Andrew W.
Mellon Senior Librarian, H.F. du Pont Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE, and
past president of the Ephemera Society of America. Judith Guston, Curator and Director of Collections, Rosenbach Museum
& Library, Philadelphia, PA Joan Irving, Senior Conservator and
Head of the Paper Section, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts,
Philadelphia, PA Anne Downey, Head of
Conservation, American Philosophical Society's Library,
Philadelphia, PA Debra Hess Norris, Chairperson and Professor of Photograph Conservation,
Art Conservation Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE Brochure & Registration
Workshop brochure
and registration form are available on our website at http://www.ccaha.org/pdf/Out%20of%20the%20Ordinary%20brochure2.pdf
FUNDERS
The National Endowment for the Humanities, The Pew Charitable Trusts,
and the Claniel Foundation have provided partial support for this
program. The Conservation Center
for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
is a non-profit conservation laboratory serving other non-profit cultural,
educational, and research institutions, as well as private individuals and
organizations throughout the United States. Founded in 1977, 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,
emergency assistance, and internships and fellowships. 264 South 23rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA Tel. 215.545.0613 Fax 215.735.9313 E-mail ccaha@xxxxxxxxx WWW www.ccaha.org For information about CCAHA, its
programs and services, please visit our website at www.ccaha.org or contact CCAHA’s
Preservation Services Office at 215.545.0613 or ccaha@xxxxxxxxxx |