{"id":10745,"date":"2014-06-24T12:08:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T17:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=10745"},"modified":"2014-06-24T12:08:23","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T17:08:23","slug":"42nd-annual-meeting-angels-project-june-1-california-historical-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2014\/06\/24\/42nd-annual-meeting-angels-project-june-1-california-historical-society\/","title":{"rendered":"42nd Annual Meeting \u2013 Angels Project, June 1, California Historical Society"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThis year\u2019s Angels Project took place at the California Historical Society <\/a>(CHS), a non-profit organization founded in 1871 to celebrate California\u2019s rich history. Textile conservator Meg Geiss-Mooney and photograph conservator Gawain Weaver led the group of about 25 enthusiastic volunteers and had our project and supplies ready to go early Sunday morning.
\nPrior to the AIC meeting, Gawain had surveyed the CHS collection for approximately 200 photograph albums that were in need of treatment and\/or re-housing. We divided up into teams based on specialty and skill set, and went to work to assess, surface clean, stabilize, and box each album. The library was organized into stations to help with workflow and I joined the group that was examining each album to identify the photographic processes and provide recommendations for treatment. Not only was this a great way for me to put my photo conservation skills to the test, but as a native Californian, it was a pleasure to look through these beautiful albums featuring historic images of local monuments and people. Using a pre-made single page survey form, we denoted all necessary identification and condition information to help with the following treatment steps and for later catalogers at CHS.
\nStation two began treatment, and was set up to vacuum, brush, and clean with eraser crumbs the dirtiest album covers and pages. A special table of volunteers was armed with the proper PPE to tackle any possible mold. Next, a group of expert conservators were completing treatment steps such as\u00a0re-attaching loose photographs, mending\u00a0torn pages, and tape removal, as needed on a case-by-case basis. Finally, the albums were whisked away to be housed in new archival-quality boxes that were labeled and placed on a cart to return to storage.
\nAt the end of the day, all albums were assessed and boxed, and many received significant treatment steps that will no doubt prolong the life of these valuable objects. For those albums that did not receive treatment, they can be flagged by priority and sent out to a private conservator in the future. As with Angels Projects that I\u2019ve participated in in the past, I appreciated the opportunity to meet, learn from, and work with many new conservation professionals, and I was especially happy that this project allowed me to directly benefit the photographic collection through treatment and re-housing.
\nMany thanks to Meg, Gawain, Ruth Seyler, and the rest of the AIC staff for organizing this year\u2019s project, and to the CHS staff for generously providing the volunteers with ample working space and supplies, a delicious lunch, and a bonus free annual membership to the Society!
\nFor more images from this and previous Angels Projects, please visit the AIC Angels Projects Flickr page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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