Re: Refrigerated Storage

[Sarah Gates <sgates@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Beatrice,

Regarding your questions on cold storage:  You might want to consult Tom
Straang at CCI in Ottawa: 613 998 3721. Friends and colleagues alike call him
the "cold man".  My notes on this also say:

Image Permanence Institute in Rochester, NY
Danish National Museum in Copenhagen - 1/2 million objects in cold storage
Missouri Botanical Gardens - low temperature building, 1996

good luck!

Sarah Gates
Textile Conservation
FAMSF



Beatrice Hulsberg wrote:

> I hope that someone on the list can refer me to current literature on the
> use of "cold storage" rooms for textile storage.  I am the Assistant
> Curator in a State Museum and there is a possibility that our storage areas
> will be renovated and expanded.  At present, I am fortunate to have a cold
> storage room that handles about two-thirds of our textile collection
> (several thousand objects from costume to quilts).  Everything is jammed
> both in the cold room and in the regular cabinets.  We are looking at
> high-density storage units.  The problem is that I insist that we keep the
> cold room; however, our conservators (who are not textile conservators)
> have informed management that we do not need the cold storage and it could
> be eliminated.  We do have textiles like a buffalo robe, furs, feathers,
> etc. that I believe benefit from the colder temperatures as well as the
> wools.  By the way, we have 32,000+ objects including furniture that will
> also require new storage.  I have had the freedom for several years to be
> responsible for the textiles and would very much appreciate any advice
> regarding storage that the list members could give.  Thank you.  Beatrice
> Hulsberg