As former director of a small special library with an extraordinary archive and rare book collection, and with a Master’s degree in Library Science, Beth has an extensive understanding of the needs of librarians and book collectors, and can assist in preservation planning to improve physical and intellectual access and management of these valuable resources.
Please contact Beth for help with the following book conservation issues:
- Inventory and condition assessment
- Archival scrapbook preservation, storage and rehousing
- Collectible or historic book preservation and collection management
- Referrals for conservation treatment
- Pamphlets
- Antiquarian board games and other ephemera
- Fire- and flood-damaged collections
Examples of Conservation Work
- Mirat ul Nu’jum, Mirror of the Constellations, 1740, Surat, India: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of South Asian Art, San Diego Museum of Art. PDF: Cultures Bound Together Click here for supporting images: Treatment Images
- Lewis and Clark, Minnesota Historical Society|Lewis and Clark, Minnesota Historical Society. PDF: Treatment Images
- Repair of tintype and ambrotype cases, Minnesota Historical Society
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