Paper Survey - Correspondence, 1966-1972
Scope and Contents
The Conservation Laboratory was created in 1970 by conservator Paul Banks following the breakup of the Technical Department, which from 1965 to 1970 included conservation activities. The Laboratory was responsible for paper and leather conservation and restoration and fine binding. In 1975 the Conservation Laboratory became part of the Conservation Section of the newly formed Conservation Department.
Correspondence, notes, reports, and materials samples. Includes records of book adhesive tests (1971-1972) and paper tests (1966-1972), surveys of item documentation practices at other conservation facilities, notes by Paul Banks regarding the registration of Newberry Library artifacts (Ayer Art), and files concerning the creation of Newberry conservation exhibits and their loan to other institutions.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1972
Creator
- From the Collection: Newberry Library (Organization)
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.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org