30048
Editor
Williams, John C.
Title Of Article Chaper
Conservation research: fumigation and sterilization of flood-contamined library, office, photographic, and archival materials
Title Of Journal Book
Preservation of Paper and Textiles of Historic and Artistic Value
Pages
139-148
Collation
tables
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Publisher City
Washington, DC
ISBN
841203601
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
72nd Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Meeting City
San Francisco
Abstract
All of the Corning Museum library's damaged collection was frozen to prevent microbiological attack. One of the major, successful restoration projects was a process for not only fumigating but sterilizing the collection.
Keywords
Library, flood damage book; Book, disinfection; Book, fumigation; Book, drying; Freeze, drying; Paper, conservation restoration; Disinfection, ethylene oxide
pub_id
30048
Meeting Date
19760830-19760831