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Series 20: Conservation Department Reports, 1899-1981, bulk: 1930-1981

 Series
Identifier: NL Archives 10/01/20

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Annual, quarterly, and/or monthly narrative and statistical reports for the Bindery, 1899-1984 (incomplete), Technical Department, 1969-1970, Conservation Laboratory, 1970 1980, and Conservation Department, 1975-1981. Bindery reports typically record the number of items bound, the types of procedures performed, and the cost to the general and special endowed collections. Conservation Laboratory reports note staff activities and contain totals for billable and non billable work. Copies of conservation document treatment forms are appended to monthly reports. Technical Department and Conservation Department reports contain conservation, bindery, and photoduplication statistics and news.

For Bindery reports, 1916 1961, see also Record Group 03/20/21, Departmental reports, and Record Group 03/20/22, Operations and service statistics.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899-1981
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1930-1981

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Newberry Library Archives are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Unprocessed records are available by appointment only. Advance notice is necessary, particularly for administrative files, so that files may be screened for personnel records that are removed when records are processed.

Files containing personal or confidential information about individuals (including individual files on members of the Board of Trustees, individual donor files and records reporting the donations of an individual, personnel records, payroll records, and individual accepted fellows files) are closed for 30 years.

Extent

0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 1 volume)

Arrangement

Arranged by department or section title and type of report: monthly, quarterly, or annual, each arranged chronologically.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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