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American Institute for Conservation (AIC) & Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC)
https://www.conservation-usculturalheritage.org/
202-452-9545
The AIC Web site contains information on preserving family collections (photographs, documents, paintings, textiles, and objects) and disaster recovery.  AIC offers assistance in locating conservators in your area.

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Library of Congress Preservation  
httphttps://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/
The Library of Congress Preservation Web site has links to information about Collection Care, Caring for Family Treasures, and Disaster Preparedness.

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Westlake Conservators (paintings, objectspaper, paper and photographs conservation)
http://www.westlakeconservators.com/

Contact Michele Brown (mb72@cornell.edu) for advice on books.

Information on Family Collections

Brown, Michele.  "Preserving Books in Your Home Library".                                                                                                    

http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/publications/PreservingBooks.pdf

The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/preservation/family/

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Long, Jane and Richard Long.  Caring for Your Family Treasures.  Heritage Preservation.  NY:  Harry Abrams,  2000.

Preserving My Heritage.   httphttps://www.preservation.gccanada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/preventive-conservation/guidelines-collections.html

Donating Personal Collections to Cornell

Cornell University Archives
Contact the University Archivist if you are interested in donating personal collections.
Elaine Engst, Evan Earle, Dr. Peter J. Thaler '56 University Archivist (ee11@cornellefe4@cornell.edu)
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
607-255-3530
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collections/cuhist.html

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Resources for Photograph Preservation

For information identifying all types of media and formats see: http://psap.library.illinois.edu/format-id-guide/

For new information regarding the permanence and care of prints using modern digital output technologies see:  www.dp3project.org and www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org.

For information on managing your digital photograph collections, see: www.SaveMyMemories.org and www.familyarchives.com 

For recent information on the stability of digital prints and digital equipment, see:  http://www.wilhelm-research.com/.

A Consumer Guide to Traditional and Digital Print StabilityIPI's Guide to Preservation of Digitally-Printed Images, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester, NY: 20042018. httphttps://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/shtml_subconsguides.aspA Consumer Guide for the Recovery of Water-Damaged Traditional and Digital Printseducation/publications.html

The Atlas of Water Damage on Inkjet-printed Fine Art, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester, NY: 20042016. httphttps://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/education/shtml_subconsguidespublications.asphtml

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Preservation Leaflets
http://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/overview

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Guide to Preservation Matting and Framing

http://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/mat.html

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American Institute for Conservation (AIC) & Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC)
httphttps://www.conservation-usculturalheritage.org/

Guild of Book Workers
http://www.guildofbookworkers.org/

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Conservation Online (CoOL): Resources for conservation professionals
httphttps://cool.conservation-usculturalheritage.org/

Book Arts Web: Resources for bookbinders and book artists
http://www.philobiblon.com/

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