April 28, 2015, Filed Under: ConservationTexas insect ID flashcards go global When boxes of collection materials arrive at the Ransom Center, conservators and archivists gather at the tables in the quarantine room in the basement to inspect the contents, looking for insects and the telltale signs of them—as well as for mold, another great enemy of archives. Leading the effort is… read more
April 27, 2015, Filed Under: ConservationPreservation Week celebrates importance of care of collection materials Preservation Week is an effort to promote preservation and conservation for cultural heritage materials throughout the United States. In 2004, Heritage Preservation performed the first national survey to document the preservation needs of cultural collections held in libraries, archives, and museums. The survey, now known as the Heritage Health Index,… read more
March 24, 2015, Filed Under: Digital Collections, Research + TeachingNational Endowment for the Humanities awards grant to preserve and enhance access to sound recordings The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded the Ransom Center a $18,900 grant to preserve and enhance access to the Ransom Center’s non-commercial sound recordings. The grant allows the Ransom Center to complete a preservation survey of more than 13,000 archival sound recordings to establish and document preservation… read more
