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Author:

United States. National Park Service.

Title:

Museum handbook. Part I, Museum collections.

Edition:

Rev. Sept. 1990.

Publisher:

For sale by the Supt. of Docs.U.S. G.P.O.,

Copyright Date:

1990 ie. 1991-

Description:

1 v. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Museum techniques--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Museum registration methods--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
United States.--National Park Service--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Notes:

Cover title. Shipping list no.: 91-386-P. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

CHAPTERS: NPS museums and collections -- Scope of collections -- Preservation: getting started -- Museum collections environment -- Biological infestations -- Handling, packing, and shipping -- Museum collection storage -- Conservation treatment -- Security and fire protection -- Emergency planning -- Curatorial health and safety -- Funding, staffing, & reporting -- Museum housekeeping -- APPENDICES: Mandates & standards -- Accreditation -- Professional organizations & societies -- Code of ethics -- Scope of collection statement -- Collections management checklists -- Museum collections protection -- Curatorial health and safety -- Archaeological objects -- Paper objects -- Care of textiles -- Curatorial care of easel paintings -- Nitrate and cellulose ester film -- Care of wooden objects -- Care of metal objects -- Ceramic, glass & stone objects -- Natural history collections -- Care of photo collections -- Care of leather and skin objects -- Care of biological collections -- Paleontology & geology collections.

ISBN:

9780160302305
0160302307

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

E7OX522 -- State Historical Society of Iowa Library (Des Moines)