The problem for anyone who wanted to read the document was that in order to open up the petition, the entire length needed to be unrolled first. Once unrolled, there was the issue of trying to safely open a 13 metre fold!
Tag Archives: conservation
We’re having an Open Day! Come and meet us in person Friday 28 October #srnswopenday
As part of the celebrations for its 50th birthday State Records NSW is opening its doors and taking you behind the scenes. Come and join us for a day of talks, information sessions, tours and hands-on-workshops.
Conservation Tip No. 6: Dealing with wet records
Before going into any detail about the salvage and handling of wet records the importance of relevant training cannot be stressed enough.
Conservation Tip No 5: Removing mould from records and archives
Removing mould can be difficult, dirty and time consuming. Mould remediation should not be undertaken lightly – especially where large quantities of records are affected.
MayDay 2010 – Saving our Heritage
Australia’s archives, galleries, libraries, museums and heritage places are gearing up for the national MayDay campaign in a bid to protect the nation’s heritage from avoidable disasters.
Conservation Tip No. 4: A Method of Rehousing Glass Plate Negatives
Glass plate negatives are extremely fragile and need to be handled very carefully. The glass is old and brittle and plates may have been cracked or broken and will sustain further damage if not treated with care.
Conservation Tip No. 3: Removing blood from paper documents
If you find yourself bleeding all over your precious documents or family heirlooms, do not despair, speedy action will probably result in little or no permanent damage occurring.
August 2009: Link roundup post
This is a roundup of some interesting links that we’ve stumbled across over the last month or so. If you’re interested in Archives 2.0, Conservation, Archival Processing and Research tools click here.
Temora Community Archive – Part 1: Building the “Underground Archive”
The most important aspect of the Temora Community Archive Project is that through it, Temora has developed a way to effectively preserve and manage its unique community records over the long term. We worked on the assumption, that if the community had a better alternative…they would use it. They do.