Paper and Photograph Conservation
paper and photographic materials in the Cornell University Library collections and provides the following services:
Paper and Photograph Conservation is responsible for the preservation and conservation of rare, unique and valuable
- 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, collections care, and preparation for 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
Notable projects: 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, Paper and Photograph Conservator, mh92@cornell.edu, 607-255-5766