Bibliography on the Storage and Care of Architectural Records
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This bibliography includes materials in print, papers delivered at conferences, references to other bibliographies and links to materials which are freely available on the Web. It is not comprehensive, but an organized review of literature which
will be useful to the curator or manager of architectural records material.
Please bear in mind that some of the texts were written for a particular audience,
but all of them should prove to be useful to you. Quoted phrases are excerpts
from the organizations' own or other web sites. All web addresses are valid
as of August 14, 2006.
Topics covered include:
The Bevo tag indicates the item is owned by UT and may be available for Inter-library loan.
- Amigos Library Services, Inc. Emergency Preparedness & Recovery: A Selected Bibiliography. AMIGOS, 2001.
- ________. Environment and Facilities: A Selected Bibiliography.
- ________. Preservation: A Selected Bibiliography.
- ________. Preservation of A/V Materials: A Selected Bibiliography.
- Conservation OnLine (CoOL). Bibliographies & Resource Guides. Stanford,CA: Conservation OnLine (CoOL); Stanford University Libraries.
- A compilation of bibliographies on preservation/conservation topics, including disaster and pest management, environmental control, preservation resources, hosted on the CoOL web page.
- Dale, Robin, Janet Gertz, Richard Peek and Mark Roosa. Audio Preservation: A Selective Annotated Bibliography and Brief Summary of Current Practices. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1998.
- Lubick, Amy (Krzeminski). Tracing Paper Post-graduate Internship Project Reference List. Stanford,CA: Conservation OnLine (CoOL); Stanford University Libraries, [August 1999].
- “This reference list was compiled during a post-graduate internship project that focused on the examination and conservation treatment of 100 architectural drawings on tracing paper. The reference list met the needs of this particular project and is not meant to be comprehensive.”
- Nelb, Tawny Ryan. “Architectural Records Bibliography”. Architectural Records Conference Report. May 3-5, 2000. Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, 2000.
- An excellent bibliography prepared to accompany Nelb's lecture at the CCAHA Architectural Records Conference and made available online. See also Monographs, proceedings & special issues
- Society of American Archivists Preservation Section. Selected Readings in Preservation.
- “...an annotated list of selected sources released in a given calendar year on archives preservation.”
- Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, American Library Association. Disaster Preparedness Clearinghouse. [Last revised October 18, 2002.]
- “This site is a selective resource [....] for libraries of all sizes and types. It contains resources, links to the disaster preparedness sites of agencies whose primary role is emergency response or conservation, and information on available training.”
- FEMA, Heritage Preservation, and the Getty Conservation Institute, Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel©, 1997.
- The wheel is an excellent at-a-glance guide to collections salvage and recovery. For further information or to order the wheel, call toll-free 1-888-979-2233 or write to 1730 K Street, NW Suite 566, Washington, D.C. 20006. Local phone 202-634-1422.
- Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. “Managing a Mold Invasion: Guidelines for Disaster Response”, CCAHA Technical Series No. 1, CCAHA: Philadelphia, PA.
- Northeast Document Conservation Center, “ Emergency Management” in: Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual. Section 3.
- See full citation under Preservation Reference
- Nyberg, Sandra. “Invasion of the Giant Mold Spore”, Preservation Services Leaflet. Atlanta, GA: SOLINET, 2001.
- Online version is an “updated version of Sandra Nyberg's leaflet of November 1987.”
- Reidell, Sarah and April Smith. “Breaking the Mold”, Texas Library Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 29, 2001.
- A paper presented by students of the Preservation and Conservation Studies Program, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin.
- PREP, planning for response & emergency preparedness: a disaster preparedness/recovery resource manual. Mary E. Candee and Richard Casagrande, eds. Austin, Texas: Texas Association of Museums, 1993.
- Available from TAM.
- National Task Force on Emergency Response. Resources for Recovery: Post-Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions, Washington, DC: National Task Force on Emergency Response, 2000.
- “...a concise guide to both federal financial aid and information resources...offers tips to guide institutions through the first traumatic days following a disaster. The basic information on federal aid is organized clearly by agency, and a section on SBA disaster loans has been added...list of on-line information sources on disaster preparedness, response and recovery.” Available free from the FEMA publications office (1-800-480-2520), or from the NEA (202-682-5400) or from the NEA.
- Kissell, Eleonore and Erin Vigneau. Architectural Photoreproductions: A Manual for Identification and Care. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999.
- This indispensable guide for the visual identification of physical types of photoreproductions, addresses the manufacture, vulnerabilities, storage and separation of problem materials. Winner of the 2000 SAA Preservation Publication Award! Available for purchase through the Society of American Archivists (follow link to publications).
- Lowell, Waverly and Kelcy Shepherd. Standard Series for Architecture and Landscape Design Records: A Tool for the Arrangement and Description of Archival Collections, Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley: Berkeley, CA. [2000].
- Nelb, Tawny Ryan. “Architectural Records Processes-1950 to Present”. Architectural Records Conference Report. May 3-5, 2000. Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, 2000.
- Price, Lois Olcott. “The Fabrication of Architectural Drawings to 1950”. Architectural Records Conference Report. May 3-5, 2000. Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, 2000.
- ________. “Line and Shadow: The Role of Ink in American Architectural Drawings Prior to 1860”, Book and Paper Group Annual, 13. Washington, D.C.: Book and Paper Group, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1994. (UT-HRC library use only)
- Selected issues of the Book and Paper Group Annual are available online.
- Judith Reed, Eleonore Kissel, and Erin Vigneau. “ Photo-Reproductive Processes Used for the Duplication of Architectural and Engineering Drawings.” The Book and Paper Group Annual, 14 (1995). (HRC library only)
- Van Bogart, John W.C. Magnetic tape storage and handling: a guide for libraries and archives. Washington, DC: Commission on Preservation and Access; St. Paul, MN: National Media Laboratory, 1995.
- Blueprints to Bytes: Architectural Records in the Electronic Age. Cambridge, Mass.: Massachusetts Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records, 2000.
- “...program proceedings examine the problems of CAD long-term recordkeeping, approaches to recordkeeping, and the impact that a lack of planning will have on the preservation of documents for firm survival and the study of architecture and engineering structures for the future.” — SAA. Available for purchase through the Society of American Archivists (follow link to publications).
- Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. Architectural Records Conference Report. May 3-5, 2000. Philadelphia, PA: CCAHA.
- Abstracts, lectures, and some handouts from the recent conference are published online, covering topics such as appraisal, identification, history, management, and new access tools.
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. Architectural Records Symposium: Managing and Preserving Design Records. July 16 & 17, 2007. Philadelphia, PA: CCAHA.
Abstracts, lectures, and some handouts from the recent conference are published online, covering topics such as appraisal, identification, history, management, and new access tools.
Society of American Archivists. American Archivist, Special Issue on Architecture, 59:2. (Chicago, etc.): Society of American Archivists, 1996.
Thirteen articles on appraisal and management of architectural archives.
A Guide to the Archival Care of Architectural Records, 19th-20th Centuries. Maygene Daniels, Louis Cardinal, Robert Desaulniers, David Peyceré, Cécile Souchon & Andrée Van Nieuwenhuysen. Paris: International Council on Archives, [2000].
“This highly illustrated guide describes the elements of a comprehensive archival program for the care of modern architectural records. The six authors [...] bring an international perspective. Topics addressed include types of architectural records; acquisition principles, criteria and methodology; appraisal, selection and disposition; arrangement, description and conservation; access and dissemination. Also includes a glossary of specialized terms and a bibliography.” — SAA. Available for purchase through the Society of American Archivists (follow link to publications).
- Applebaum, Barbara. Guide to Environmental Protection of Collections. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1991.
- An excellent reference manual on control of environmental factors, and their effects on collections. Written in lay language.
- Thomson, Garry. The Museum Environment. London; Boston: Butterworths, in assoc. with the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1986.
- An excellent technical reference manual on control of light, humidity and pollution, and their effects on collections. Explains technical terms and provides specific recommendations for types of solutions in a variety of institutional settings.
- Northeast Document Conservation Center. Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual, 3rd ed. rev. and exp., Sherelyn Ogden, ed. Andover: NEDCC, 1999.
- The manual is available from NEDCC in print and online as English, Spanish, and Russian pdf files (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, downloadable free from Adobe).
- Northeast Document Conservation Center, Handbook for Digital Projects: A Management Tool for Preservation & Access. Ed. by Maxine K. Sitts, Andover: NEDCC, 2000.
- Available from NEDCC as online pdf file (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, downloadable free from Adobe).
- Moving theory into practice : digital imaging for libraries and archives, Eds. Anne R. Kenney, Oya Y. Rieger. Mountain View, CA: Research Libraries Group, 2000.
- Puglia, Steven. “Reformatting and Copying Architectural Records”. Architectural Records Conference Report. May 3-5, 2000. Philadelphia, PA: CCAHA.
- Transcript of lecture given at CCAHA's Architectural Records Conference. The author, Preservation and Imaging Specialist at the National Archives and Records Administration, describes alternatives for reformatting and copying architectural records.
- Hamill, Michele E. “Washingtoniana II: Conservation of Architectural Drawings at the Library of Congress”. Book and Paper Group Annual, 12. Washington, D.C.: Book and Paper Group, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 1993. (HRC library only)
- Northeast Document Conservation Center, “Storage Solutions for Oversized Paper Artifacts” in: Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual. Storage and Handling, Section 4, Leaflet 9.
- Also see Preservation Reference.
- Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn “Oversize Records” in: Preservation of Archival Records: Holdings Maintenance at the National Archives, Technical Information Paper Number 6, Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1990.
- Online version is dated 1999.
- Schrock, Nancy Carlson and Mary Campbell Cooper. Records in Architectural Offices: Suggestions for the Organization, Storage, and Conservation of Architectural Office Archives. 3rd revised edition. Cambridge, Mass.:Massachusetts Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Archives, 1992.
- This guide is published by the MassCOPAR. See our TexasCOPAR page for more information on COPARs and joining the Texas regional chapter. Guide is available for purchase through the Society of American Archivists (follow link to publications).
- van der Reyden, Dianne. Smithsonian Center for Materials Research & Education (SCMRE). “Paper-Based Materials Guidelines” in Storage of Natural History Collections: A Preventive Conservation Approach, Vol. I, edited by Carolyn L. Rose, Catharine A. Hawks, and Hugh H. Genoways. Pittsburgh, Pa: Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, 1992, pp. 327-353.
- Online version in English and Spanish is available on the SCMRE website. A broad overview of material types with illustrated appendices and specific recommendations for oversized objects.
