[BCMA] Scrapbook conservation

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Jodine

Thank you my email is <greekhpm at gmail.com>

any suggestions welcome!

Wendy:)

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Wendy,
> Please do not laminate it.  Scrapbooks are complicated items (as you have
> seen) and dealing with it will likely not be very easy.  If you send me
> your email I’m happy to send you some resources off list for deciding what
> to do.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jodine Perkins, MLS
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hello
> > I have a conservation question you can help me with.
> >
> > This tiny not for profit museum received a scrapbook donation which
> consists of a cheap scrapbook/photo album (with mostly black pages). It was
> put together by a group of Junior Red Cross members at a school in
> Ierapetra, Crete in 1959-1960.
> >
> > Pages have a variety of additions. One has real grape leaf with grapes,
> another olives and olive leaves, another a sand and glue topical map of
> Crete (slightly damaged, another small handicrafts like costumes. Many
> pages have hand written notes on lined paper with ball point ink.
> >
> > My challenge is to conserve the book while allowing access to it for
> visitors. I considered photographs but the real value is in seeing the
> original in its three dimensions.
> >
> > Is it possible to laminate the pages and reconstitute the book and, if
> so, where do I go for this? Budget is very limited.
> >
> > Any other options?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> > --
> > Wendy Smylitopoulos
> > Curator
> > Greek Heritage Project Museum
> > Victoria & Vancouver Greek Community Society
> > 250 419-3151
> >
>
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