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CONSERVATION TREATMENT SERVICES The Conservation Treatment Team provides conservation and consultation services for the special collections of the Library. Conservators and curators work together to establish priorities and treatments, which vary depending on the character and needs of the materials; preventive and collection conservation approaches are used. Team members follow the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice set by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. TREATMENTS
PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURESMany items are put into protective enclosures as part of an ongoing program to minimize wear and damage to the collections.
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CURRENT PROJECTS The Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS): In 1949 several hundred fragments of papyri were housed in Vinylite, a material then thought to be the perfect storage solution. It has since been the cause of much concern; the Vinylite causes static electricity inside the mount, which tears apart the papyrus fiber by fiber. It also scratches easily, obscuring the legibility of the fragments. The papyri are now being remounted in glass and boxed in flip-top boxes. All re-housed fragments have been digitized and are on the web for worldwide scholarly research. Library move projects: In the summer of 2005, the Bancroft Library moved its collection to a temporary location in preparation for major renovations to the building. Conservation Treatment Division (CTD) staff helped prepare the collections for the move by advising on the move proposals; teaching the movers and staff about safe handling during the move; housing in advance of the move fragile Egyptian papyrus, medieval manuscripts, large glass plate positives, oversized materials, and incunabula; and serving as onsite advisors during the move itself. In all, about 44 million items were moved. Next, CTD is participating in moving the East Asian Library. In anticipation of a summer 2007 move date, CTD is wrapping and housing hand-painted scrolls, lantern slides, rubbings, and various items from the vault collection. While materials are being prepared, CTD staff are advising on the logistics of the move. CTD's main concern is to protect the collections against loss or damage during the moves. NOTABLE PAST PROJECTS Bay Area Architects Grant : for the Environmental Design Archives, repairing and flattening architectural drawings and plans from prominent Bay Area architects, including Julia Morgan, Henry H. and Mildred Meyers, Bernard Maybeck and Galen Howard. The funding for this project was made possible by a grant from NEH. Cased Photograph Grant: cleaned and re-housed 400 cased images from the middle to late 1800's. These cased images were daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, opalotypes, and tintypes, each of which has been digitized by the Library Photo Service. 9 Millionth Book: provided conservation treatment of James Otto Lewis' Aboriginal PortFolio, which was purchased by the Bancroft Library in October 1999. This volume was mended, guarded, stubbed, sewn and re-backed. STAFF: , Hans Rausing Conservator and Unit Head, phone: (510) 643-7932 , Assistant Unit Head, phone: (510) 642-8843 , Conservation Assistant, phone: (510) 642-8842 , Conservator, phone: (510) 642-8843 , Conservator, phone: (510) 642-8842 , Conservator, phone: (510) 642-8843 , Conservator, phone: (510) 642-8843 LOCATION: 9
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