Url http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn07/wn07-1/wn07-105.html Description Article on fumigation within museums and art repositories. Random Quote Volume 7, Number 1, Jan. 1985, pp.6-7 Fumigation for Insect Control: Sensitive Structures, Museums and Art and Valuables Repositories The process of structural and space fumigation in museums,
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1. The Ashmolean Museum: Deterioration

Deterioration studies at the Ashmolean Museum. Includes discussions on metals, textiles, ceramics, casts and paper.
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2. The Care of Feathers

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3. Prevention

Methods for preventing artifact deterioration, including controlling the environment, light levels, pollution monitoring, insect infestation monitoring, handling, storage, and treatment when needed.
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Ashmolean Museum: Further information about the Museum and its collections
Give to the Ashmolean Appeal: > Preservation & Prevention Preservation & Prevention One of the objectives of conservation is to reduce any factors that could result in the deterioration

4. Textile and Quilt Resources

How to store and care for antique quilts, embroidery, rugs, tapestries, and clothing from the Smithsonian.
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5. The Library of Congress: Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections

Techniques and procedures to follow to salvage water damaged library collections, including books, framed items, photographic materials. Paper and mold damaged materials.
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Emergency Drying Procedures for Water-Damaged Collections (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
>> Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections Wear protective, latex gloves and long sleeves. If mold is present, wear a respirator. Some mold species are toxic; if any health
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