Conservators

The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
“Find a Conservator”: www.aic-faic.org/guide/form.html
“Guidelines for selecting a conservator”: http://aic.stanford.edu/public/select.html

Services offered by selected RAP members:
Web site: www.preservecollections.org

Conservation

Remember, conservation is only to be done by a qualified professional. These links are only provided because they give general preservation advice, disaster preparedness, or conservator services.

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
Web site: http://aic.stanford.edu/
Information on preservation and conservation for a variety of materials

The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
Web site: http://www.amianet.org
Publications: www.amianet.org/publication/resources/guidelines/guidelines.html
General information on preservation and conservation of moving pictures

Colorado Preservation Alliance
Web site: www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cpa/disaster/disasterresourcelist.htm
Web site (Denver resources only): www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cpa/disaster/denverrecovery.html
Extensive references to disaster recovery resources

Conservation Online (CoOL)
Web site: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu
“CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.”

Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS)
345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN  55102-1906
Phone: 651-296-6126
Web site: www.mnhs.org
Conservation publications: http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/index.html
Under “Conservation Lab” there is a series of very informative and readable PDF articles on conservation for a variety of objects and materials

National Center for Film & Video Preservation at AFI
2021 North Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA  90027
Phone: 213-856-7637
Web site: www.afi.com/about/preservation/ncfvp.aspx
Information on conservation and preservation techniques for film

Regional Alliance for Preservation
Web site: www.rap-arcc.org
“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 Paintings, Paper, Photographs, Books, Objects, Textiles, Frames, Analytical, Fine Art Storage

South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Disaster Recovery Services: National
Web site: http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/drsnat.htm

Society of Rocky Mountain Archivist
100 South Wilcox
Castle Rock, CO  80104-1911
Phone: 303-688-7730   Fax: 303-688-7715
E-mail:
Web site: www.srmarchivists.org/preservation/
An excellent source of literature and resources for preservation, conservation and disaster recovery - moderately to highly technical