Paper and Photograph Conservation
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Paper and Photograph Conservation is responsible for the preservation and conservation of rare, unique and valuable paper
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, photographic materials and artifacts in the Cornell University Library collections and provides the following services:
- Condition surveys and assessments
- Conservation treatment, minor (surface cleaning, humidification and flattening) and complex (stabilization of tears; reduction of discoloration)
- Exhibit and loan assessment and treatment
- Archival housing in protective enclosures; custom enclosures
- Preventive care
- Advising on safe handling
, - and collections care
, - Review and preparation for digital imaging
- Education and outreach through training of staff and interns, presenting seminars and workshops on the care of photographs and family papers, and disaster preparedness and response, and serving as a resource for the public and professional colleagues
Conservation research: Epigraphic Squeezes; Gettysburg Address; Polynesian Barkcloth
Notable projects: Barkcloth (Part I & Part II) Lincoln Portraits (Process Chart & Narrative); Witchcraft in Popular Culture; Linen Architectural Drawings; The Topography of Treatments; Papyrus (Usir-Wer's funerary text, seminar in papyrus conservation, treatment of papyrus fragments)
Contact: Michele Hamill, Head Conservator, Paper and Photograph Conservator, mh92@cornell.edu, 607-255-5766
Jill Iacchei, Senior Conservation Technician, ji49@cornell.edu, 607-255-5766
Treatment examples can be viewed here.