Caring for your family treasures : heritage preservation

ISBN: 0810929090
ISBN: 9780810929098
ISBN: 0810941473
ISBN: 9780810941472
ISBN: 0810929872
ISBN: 9780810929876
Physical Description: 164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Publisher: New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2000.

Book

Caring for your family treasures : heritage preservation / text by Jane S. Long and Richard W. Long ; general editor, Inge-Lise Eckmann ; project director, Clare Bouton Hansen ; foreword by Lawrence L. Reger.

Summary:

Shelved as Part of a Special IMLS Collection in the Reference Room.

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Family Treasures: Links to the Past -- An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure -- Agents of Deterioration -- Principles of Safekeeping -- Guardians of Family Memory -- Books -- Family Treasures on Paper -- A Note about Art on Paper -- Scrapbooks and Albums -- Tips on Making a New Scrapbook or Album -- Genealogy and Family Treasures -- Photographic Prints and Transparencies -- Care of Daguerreotypes, Tintypes, or Ambrotypes -- Home Movies: Film and Videotape -- Tips on Making New Memories -- LPs, CDs, and Related Media -- Motion-Picture Film -- Digital Information -- Matting and Framing Your Treasures -- Tangible Legacies -- Paintings -- Fabrics -- Preserving a New Wedding Dress -- Furniture -- Clocks and Watches -- Ceramics and Glass -- Family Holidays--Family Treasures -- Silver, Other Decorative Metals, and Jewelry -- Where to Find Silver-Care Materials -- Special Collections -- Musical Instruments -- Treasures of Nature -- Military Mementos -- Little Friends: Dolls, Teddy Bears, and Toy Soldiers -- Games -- Further Guidance -- Security and Insurance -- Ten Tips for the Care of Flood-Damaged Family Heirlooms -- Finding Professional Help -- Finding Materials and Tools for Cleaning, Display, and Storage -- Books to Help You -- Other Resources to Help You.