Allen, Desmond Walls and Carolyn Earle Billingsley. “Organizing Your Family Records.” Beginner's Guide
to
Family History Research. Online at <http://www.arkansasresearch.com/g-organ.html>
Family Search – Research Guide Series
Anonymous. “Organizing Your Paper Files.” Family History Library Guides. Online at: <http://www.familysearch.org ...> Anonymous. “Organizing Your Paper Files Using File Folders.” Family History Library Guides. Online at: <http://www.familysearch.org ... >
Heritage Preservation, ed. Caring for Your Collections: Preserving and Protecting Your Art and Other Collectibles. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1992.
Long, Jane S. and Richard W. Caring for Your Family Treasures. New York: Heritage Preservation, Inc. 2000.Mailand, Harold F. Considerations for the Care of Textiles and Costumes: a Handbook for the Non-Specialist. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art. 1980.
Reilly, James M. The Care and Identification of 19th-Century Photographic Prints. Kodak Publication No. G-28. Rochester: Eastman Kodak Company. 1986. Out of print.
Williams, Marc A., Keeping it All Together-the Preservation and Care of Historic Furniture. 2nd ed. Worthington, Ohio: Ohio Antique Review. 1990. Out of print?
Online Articles and Information
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington DC 20006-5342
Phone: 202-452-9545
Website: http://aic.stanford.edu/
Publications Online: http://aic.stanford.edu/library/online/brochures/index.html
A series of very informative (and understandable) brochures – all online
The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
Website: www.amianet.org/
Publications Online: http://www.amianet.org/publication/resources/guidelines/guidelines.html
General information on preservation and conservation of moving pictures
Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) 345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
Phone: 651-296-6126
Web site: www.mnhs.org
Publications Online: http://www.mnhs.org/people/mngg/stories/preserve.htm
General articles on preservation
National Park Service
Museum Management Program
1849 C Street, NW
Room NC230
Washington, DC 20240
Publications Online: www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/cons_toc.html
Conserv-o-grams: a series of PDF articles on preservation of various materials – basic to highly technical
Northeast Document
Conservation Center 100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810-1494
Phone: 508-470-1010
Email:
Web site: www.nedcc.org/
Publications Online: www.nedcc.org/leaflets/leaf.htm
A series of very informative (and understandable) leaflets – all online
Regional Alliance for Preservation (RAP) Web site: www.rap-arcc.org/
The “RAP is a national network of nonprofit organizations and not an overseeing organization so contact must be made through one of their member organizations.” I have listed one Midwest member below. Check the RAP Web site for more member listings.
c/o Intermuseum Conservation Association
2915 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-658-8700 Fax: 216-658-8709
Email:
Web site: www.ica-artconservation.org
Contact: Albert Albano, Executive Director
of Paintings, Paper, Photographs, Books, Objects, Textiles, Frames, Analytical, Fine Art Storage