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Articles Written by Harry Ransom Center Conservation Department Staff Since 1980


MARY BAUGHMAN: (Tenure 1980 - present)

Baughman, Mary. "Slings and Arrows: Safe Costume Transport" Conservation OnLine (2005).   READ ARTICLE

A transport or storage system for costumes is described. This system features a cloth or a Tyvek sling with cover flaps that secure the costume in place. The sling is attached to a lightweight support box. Costumes remain suspended in the slings during transport. The costumes can be packed and unpacked quickly. The sling system is designed for use inside of a durable packing crate.

Baughman, Mary. "Board Reattachment Discussion." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation Vol. 20, (2001), 72-81.

Baughman, Mary. Book Supports, written and illustrated by Mary Baughman. This text was prepared for the 1996 American Institute for Conservation Pre-conference on Preservation of Collections.   READ ARTICLE

Step by step instructions are given for the construction of book supports like those used in the Ransom Center reading room.

Baughman, Mary. "Treatments of Five Nineteenth-Century Cloth Case-Bound Books." The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, Vol. 44/45 (1989), 87-103.

Baughman, Mary and Don Etherington. Books in General Collections: Recasing. With videotape series, Library Preservation-Fundamental Techniques, Library of Congress, Washington. D.C., (July 1987).

Baughman, Mary. "Book Conservation Training Deep In the Heart of Texas." The Library Scene, (June 1986), 1, 5-9. Also in Japanese, CAP - Conservation and Preservation, Vol. 2. No. 6, (January 1988).

Baughman, Mary. "Heat-set Mending." With graphics. Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Manual, (1985), 80-83.

JANE BOYD: (Tenure 1980 - 1985, 2002 - present)

Boyd, Jane and Don Etherington. Preparation of Archival Copies of Theses and Dissertations. American Library Association, (1986).

Boyd, Jane. "Adjustable book cradles." (May 1985) (Harry Ransom Center In-house).

Boyd, Jane. "An Adjustable Book Cradle Design." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 4, (1985), 1-21.   READ ARTICLE

Boyd, Jane. "Display Housings for Photographic Artifacts." Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, section L, (1984).

CONNIE BROOKS: (Tenure 1980 - 1985)

Brooks, Connie. "Dealing with Disasters: Information and Procedures." (1982). (Harry Ransom Center in-house).

Brooks, Connie. "Housing for the Storage of Black and White Photographs." Conservation of Archival Materials third Annual Seminar, Section 1, (1984).

Brooks, Connie. "Cooperative and Regional Disaster Preparedness." The Book and Paper Group 1986 Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 5, (1986).   READ ARTICLE

Brooks, Connie. "The Guard-O-Matic." The Book and Paper Group 1984 Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 3, (1984).   READ ARTICLE

Brooks, Connie and Craig Jensen. "Polyester Book Jacket Construction." (June 1984) (Harry Ransom Center in-house).

BARBARA BROWN: (Tenure 1987 - present)

Brown, Barbara N., Dusan C. Stulik, and Herant Khanjian. "Four Metallic Photographic Prints from the Harry Ransom Center Collection." Topics in Photographic Preservation, Vol. 11, (2005), 57-72.

Brown, Barbara N. "An Interim Report on the GCI/Harry Ransom Center Collaborative Project on the First Photograph," Western Association of Art Conservation Newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 3, 13. Carolyn Tallent, editor. Santa Monica, CA: Western Association of Art Conservation (WAAC), Vol. 24, No. 3, (September 2002), 13. Also; "GCI / Harry Ransom Center Research World's First Photograph." Abbey Newsletter, Vol. 26 No. 3, (Nov. 2002).

Brown, Barbara N. "Photographs in Albums: Observations, Treatment Comments, and Some Survey Results", part 3 of Interim Report on the Harry Ransom Center Photograph Album Survey Project in Conservation of Scrapbooks and Albums. The Book and Paper Group & The Photographic Materials Group, Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Conservation, (2000), 69-79.

Brown, Barbara N., and Roy Flukinger. "Curatorship and Conservation at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center: A Case Study in the Evolution of a Process." Topics in Photographic Preservation, Vol. 5, (1993), 73-83. This paper was also published in the conference proceedings of Photographs, Their Past, Present, and Future, published by the Centre for Photographic Conservation, 233 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 1HU, (1992), 328-338.

Brown, Barbara N. "The Treatment of H.P. Robinson's 'Bringing Home the May', a 19th-Century English Albumen Print." Topics in Photographic Preservation, Vol. 3, (1989), 37- 45. This was also published in Conservation and Preservation of Humanities Research Collections, (and The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, Vol. 44/45) edited by Dave Oliphant, copyright 1989 by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin; 135-147.

Brown, Barbara N. "Early Commercial Photographic Papers in the Wentzel Collection at the George Eastman House", Topics in Photographic Preservation, Vol. 2, (1988), 1- 5.

Brown, Barbara N. "Notes on a Preliminary Investigation into Bronze Powder Deterioration of Albumen Prints", Topics in Photographic Preservation, Vol. 1, (1986), 2-4.

CHERYL CARRABBA: (Tenure 1983 - 1987)

Carrabba, Cheryl. "Guidelines for Testing." Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985) 73-79.

RANDALL COUCH: (Tenure 1981 - 1986)

Couch, Randall. Conservation at the Humanities Research Center; CAN newsletter, No. 13, April 1983.

Couch, Randall. "Modern Usage - Conservation at the Humanities Research Center.' The Paper Conservator, Vol. 8, (1984), 3-19.

Couch, Randall and Mihaly Turbucz. "Trays for Lining and Division or Wooden Storage Drawers." (Harry Ransom Center in-house).

Couch, Randall. "Notes on a Pressurized System for Producing Magnesium Bicarbonate Solutions." Journal for American Institute of Conservation, (1981), 43-48.   READ ARTICLE

Couch, Randall. "Evaluating Alternative Paper Treatments Deacidification." Conservation of Archival Materials Second Annual Seminar, (1983), 44-56. Also; Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 100-113.

Couch, Randall. "Organic Solvents In Paper Conservation: An Introduction." Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 114-123.

Couch, Randall. "A Brief Survey of Environmental Monitoring Equipment." Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, (1984), Section J.

Couch, Randall. "Miguel Covarrubias: Conservation of Ninety-one Works on Paper." The 1985 Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation. Vol. 4, (1984), p. 22-30.   READ ARTICLE

Couch, Randall. "Alkalization and deacidification." (Harry Ransom Center in-house).

CORINNE DUNE: (Tenure 2002 - 2003)

Dune, Corinne. "La photographie en spectacle." CoRé - Conservation et Restauration du patrimoine culturel, n° 1 (Automn 1996).

Dune, Corinne. "Restauration des photographies du Camp de Chalons du Musee de l'Armee", Une visite au camp de Châlons sous le Second Empire, exposition de photographies du Musée de l'Armée, 31 octobre 1996 au 12 janvier 1997. Catalogue réalisé sous la direction de F. Lacaille. Paris, Musée de l'Armée, (1996).

DON ETHERINGTON: (Tenure 1980 - 1987)

Etherington, Don. "The Featured Bookbinding." Fine Print, Vol. 9, No. 2. (April 1983).

Boyd, Jane and Don Etherington. Guidelines for the Preparation of Archival Copies and Theses and Dissertations, Abridged ed., American Library Association. (1983).

Boyd, Jane and Don Etherington. Preparation of Archival Copies of Theses and Dissertations, American Library Association, (1986).

Etherington, Don. "First Impressions of the Chief Conservation Officer: The Challenge is Immense." The Library Scene, 32-33.

Etherington, Don. "Book Conservation and the Code of Ethics." The 1985 Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, (1985).   READ ARTICLE

Etherington, Don. Preparation of boards and paring leather covers. 8mm film or video recording (1984), 1 film reel or videocassette (VHS Beta or U-Matic) (120 min.) sound, color. Guild of Book Workers, New York, New York, United States (Producing Agency).

Etherington, Don. "Conservator and Librarian." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation. Vol. 2, (1983).   READ ARTICLE

Etherington, Don. "Looking Toward Developing Standards in Rare Book Conservation." The Book and Paper Group Postprints. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 1, (1982).   READ ARTICLE

Brown, Margaret (Compiler), Ogden, Linda K. (Compiler) and Etherington, Don (Compiler). Boxes for the protection of rare books: their design and construction. Book. National Preservation Program publication. National Preservation Program Office (1982) xxviii, 289p. : ill. [ISBN 0-8444-0365-2] (paperback).

Roberts, Matt T. and Etherington, Don. Bookbinding and the conservation of books: a dictionary of descriptive terminology. Book. Library of Congress (1982), 296 p., 14 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. (ISBN 0-8444-0366-0]

Examines the meaning and usage of terms, expressions, and names which are of interst to bookbinders, librarians, curators, and conservators of archival materials - including papyrus, vellum, and paper. Also included are a history of bookbinding and the materials used, and a listing of noted binders.

Etherington, Don. Bookbinding standards. Guild of Bookworkers Newsletter #18 (1980 Spring). pp 2, Report from the Guild’s Standards Committee, on a procedure to have the Guild offer a Certificate for bookbinding.

JANE HENRICI: (Tenure 1984 - 1988)

Henrici, Jane. "Harry Ransom Center Conference of Conservation Administrators - November 1984." Synopsis and Overview of Proceedings, (1986).

NANCY HEUGH: (Tenure 1985 - 1988)

Heugh, Nancy. "Curatorial Care of Art on Paper Collections: A Review of Matting and Hinging." Conservation Notes, No. 19, (June 1987).

PAT INGRAM: (Tenure 1991 - 2001)

Ingram, Patricia. "Two Housings: Modifying a Standard Box and Constructing an Oversize Sink Mat." Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 1997, Volume 36, Number 3, Article 8 (pp. 253 to 261).   READ ARTICLE

CASSANDRA JAMES: (Tenure 1983 - 1984)

James, Cassandra. "Exhibition and Loan Forms." Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar Section N, (1984).

CRAIG JENSEN: (Tenure 1981 - 1984)

Jensen, Craig and Connie Brooks. "Polyester Book Jacket Construction." June 1984. (Harry Ransom Center in-house).

Jensen, Craig and Patricia Tweedy. "The Phase Box: A Construction Procedure." Conservation Notes, No. 4, (April 1983). Also; Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, p. 21-27.

YASMEEN KAHN: (Tenure 1991 - 1993)

Kahn, Yasmeen. "A Treatment of a Publisher's Paste-up." The Paper Conservator, Vol. 18, (1994).

BRUCE LEVY: (Tenure 1985 - 1988)

Levy, Bruce. "The Restoration Rebinding of Speculum Naturale by Vincent of Beauvais, and the Subsequent Development of several options for Conservation Rebinding Structures Based on Details Found During the Restoration." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 6. (1987), 79-84.

Levy, Bruce. "The 'K-118' Binding Structure: A 500-Year-Old Experiment for Modern Day Book Conservation." The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, Vol. 44/45 (1989), 117-133.

Levy, Bruce. "The Restoration Rebinding of Speculum Naturale by Vincent of Beauvais, and the Subsequent Development of several options for Conservation Rebinding Structures Based on Details Found During the Restoration." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 6. (1987), 79-84.   READ ARTICLE

SUE MURPHY: (Tenure 1981 - 1992)

Murphy, Sue. "Conservation Treatment of the Final Page Proofs of James Joyce's Ulysses." Joyce Studies Annual, (August 1991).

Murphy, Sue. "Conserving Art for Traveling Exhibition: Treatment of a Storyboard." The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, Vol. 44/45 (1989), 105-115.

Murphy, Sue. "The Treatment of a Storyboard from the Movie Gone With the Wind." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 6, (1987), 89-99.   READ ARTICLE

Murphy, Sue. "The Role of Water in the Conservation of Paper." Conservation or Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 84-99.

Murphy, Sue. "A Study of the Quality of Japanese Papers Used in Conservation." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 4, (1985). Also; New Directions In Paper Conservation. Institute of Paper Conservation, Oxford, (1986), preprints.   READ ARTICLE

KAREN PAVELKA: (Tenure 1988 - 1997)

Pavelka, Karen. "Displaying the Problem Artifact: Preservation Alternatives in Imaging Technology." International Conference on Conservation and Restoration of Archival and Library Material (1996): Erice (co-author with Lisa Jones).

Pavelka, Karen. "Treating manuscripts from the William Faulkner Collection." The Book and Paper Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 12, (1994).   READ ARTICLE

Pavelka, Karen. "The Conservation Treatment of Page Proofs for James Joyce's Ulysses from the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin." Sauvegarde et Conservation des Photographies, Dessins, Imprimes et Manuscrits, Actes des Journees Internationles D'etudes de L'ARSAG, Paris, (30 Septembre - 4 Octobre 1991) (co-author with Sue Murphy).

Pavelka, Karen. "Establishing a Treatment Archives to Extend the Documentation of Conservation Treatments". Restaurator, Vol. 11, no. 3, (1990).

Pavelka, Karen. "Conservation Treatment of a Bound Manuscript in the Byron Collection." The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, Vol. 44/45 (1989), 23-39.

OLIVIA PRIMANIS: (Tenure 1990 - present)

Primanis, Olivia. "Conservation of Leather Bookbindings: a mosaic of contemporary techniques," Conservation of Leather and Related Materials. Edited by Marion Kite and Roy Thompson Butterworths. 2005. contributor.

Primanis, Olivia. "Nineteenth-Century Photograph Albums." The Guild of Book Workers Journal, New York City, N.Y.: Guild of Book Workers, Vol. 39, No. 2 (2004): 24-44.

Primanis, Olivia. "Binding Repairs for Special Collections at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation. Vol. 19 (2000), 115-121.   READ ARTICLE

Primanis, Olivia. "Interim Report On The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Photograph Album Survey- Nineteenth-Century Photograph Albums: Structures, Condition and Treatments." Conservation of Scrapbooks and Albums. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation. (1999), 45-64.

Primanis, Olivia. "The Design of a Photo Album Structure with Removable Leaves: Rebinding Photographs Vol. III by Lewis Carroll." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation. Vol.17 (1998), 83-93.   READ ARTICLE

SIEGFRIED REMPEL: (Tenure 1981 - 1985)

Rempel, Siegfried. "A Conservation Priority for Harry Ransom Center's Photography Collection." The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, No. 19, (1982).

Rempel, Siegfried. "Efficient Storage of Loose Photographic Prints." Conservation Notes, No. 10, (November 1984).

Rempel, Siegfried. "Enclosures for Housing Photographic Negatives." Conservation of Archival Materials Second Annual Seminar, (1983), 64-75. Also; Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, (1984), Section H.

Rempel, Siegfried. "Conservation Science for Conservators." Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 124-126.

Rempel, Siegfried. "Introduction to Photographic Processes." Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, (1984), Section A.

Rempel, Siegfried. "The Care of Black and White Photographic Collections: Cleaning and Stabilization." Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, Section E.

Rempel, Siegfried, Patricia Tweedy, and James Stroud. "Housings for the Stabilization of Damaged Photographic Prints and Negatives." Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, Section F.

Rempel, Siegfried. "Recent Investigations on the Cleaning of Daguerreotypes." AIC Preprints, (1980), 99-105.

ELEANORE STEWART: (Tenure 1986 - 1988)

"Freeze Disinfestation of the McWilliams Collection." Conservation Administration News, No. 32, (January 1988), 10-11, 25.

JAMES STROUD: (Tenure 1981 - present)

Stroud, James. "The Harry Ransom Center Diethyl Zinc Mass Deacidification Project" published in The Journal of the Institute of Paper Conservation, The Paper Conservator, Volume 18, (1994).

Stroud, James. The Harry Ransom Center Diethyl Zinc Mass Deacidification Project: a Brief Report published in Conservation Administration News, No. 57, (April 1994).

Stroud, James. "Mass Deacidification of Manuscripts and Archives" co-authored with Kris Kiesling; Advances in Preservation and Access, Meckler Corporation, edited by Barbra Higgenbotham, Vol. 2, (1994).

Stroud, James. "The Harry Ransom Center Diethyl Zinc Mass Deacidification Process" published in Proceedings of the New York State Seminar on Mass Deacidification, Albany New York, October 15-16, 1992 by Columbia University Libraries, (March 1993).

Stroud, James. "Special Collections, Special Challenges" and "Experiences with Trial Treatments" published in A Roundtable on Mass Deacidification by the Association of Research Libraries, (1992).

Stroud, James. "Conservation in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center", published in The Proceedings of the Conference on the Global Responsibility of Law Librarians by Fred B. Rothman and Co., (1991).

Stroud, James. "Inks on Manuscripts and Documents" published in the Journal of Forensic Document Examination, Volume 3&4, (1990, 1991), by the Association of Forensic Document Examiners.

Stroud, James. "Introduction" to The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin, Vol 44/45 (1989), 7-21. Also; Conservation and Preservation of Humanities Research Collections. Both edited by Dave Oliphant.

Stroud, James. "Inks on Manuscripts and Documents." Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 40-72.

Stroud, James, Patricia Tweedy, and Siegfried Rempel. "Housings for the Stabilization of Damaged Photographic Prints and Negatives. Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, (1984), Section F.

Stroud, James. "Manuscript and Archival Collections: New Acquisitions." Conservation of Archival Materials Second Annual Seminar, (1983), 39-42.   READ ARTICLE

Also; Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 15-20; and The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation. Vol. 2, (1983).

Stroud, James. "Mass Deacidification and the DEZ Vapor Phase Process", co-authored with Carolyn Morrow, Regina Sinclair, and Dick Miller, published in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Vol. 55, Supplement 18 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.

PATRICIA TWEEDY: (Tenure 1980 - 1985)

Patricia Tweedy, Siegfried Rempel, and James Stroud. "Housings for the Stabilization of Damaged Photographic Prints and Negatives." Conservation of Archival Materials Third Annual Seminar, (1984), Section F.

Tweedy, Patricia. "The Tuxedo Case." Conservation of Archival Materials Second Annual Seminar, (1983), 1-11. Also; Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 28-39.

Tweedy, Patricia and Craig Jensen. "The Phase Box: A Construction Procedure." Conservation Notes, No. 4, (1983). Also; Conservation of Archival Materials Fourth Annual Seminar, (1985), 21-27.

STEPHANIE WATKINS: (Tenure 1998 - 2011)

Watkins, Stephanie. Book Review "Max Schweidler's The Restoration of Engravings, Drawings, Books, and Other Works on Paper, Translated by Roy Perkinson. Western Association of Art Conservation Newsletter, vol. 28, no. 2, p. 21. Carolyn Tallent, editor. Santa Monica, CA: Western Association of Art Conservation (WAAC), (May 2006).

Watkins, Stephanie. 2005. Paper Conservation Training Module for the Archaeological Library and Archive of the National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos (an ancient Greek and Byzantium polis), Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine. In house publication, Paper Conservation Department of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin in conjunction with the Institute of Classical Archaeology, UT Austin.

Watkins, Stephanie. "Exhibition Guidelines for Photographic Materials." American Institute for Conservation, Photographic Materials Group Conservation Catalog, (2004), Chapter 1:1-71

Watkins, Stephanie. "Practical Considerations for Humidifying and Flattening Paper." American Institute for Conservation, Book and Paper Group Annual, (2002), 21:61-76

Watkins, Stephanie. Conference Review of "The History and Treatment of Works in Iron Gall Ink." Western Association of Art Conservation Newsletter, Carolyn Tallent, editor. Santa Monica, CA: Western Association of Art Conservation (WAAC), Vol. 24, No. 1, (January 2002), 20.

Watkins, Stephanie. Conference Review of "The Broad Spectrum: The Art and Science of Conserving Colored Media on Paper." Western Association of Art Conservation Newsletter, Carolyn Tallent, editor. Santa Monica, CA: Western Association of Art Conservation (WAAC), Vol. 22, No. 1, (January 2000), 22-24.

Watkins, Stephanie. "Developing Statewide Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Expertise," Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 39, no. 1,(2000) p. 165-172. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, (2000).   READ ARTICLE

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed an emergency response training program, which is divided into five sections: orientation, drill, tabletop, functional, and full-scale. Each section provides skills that are expanded through subsequent exercises. Suggestions are given for implementing the FEMA training model to the needs of cultural institutions. The article concludes with resources for developing similar training programs.

Also: Abstracts of the 26th American Institute for Conservation Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, June 1998, General Session, p. 18. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, (1998).

Watkins, Stephanie. Various documents during tenure as Secretary-Treasurer of Book and Paper Group and Ad Hoc Committee (resulted in Education and Planning Committee). Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, (1999-2001).

Watkins, Stephanie. "Destruction is Quick: Recovery Takes Forever. Lessons Learned from the Fire at the Mississippi County Courthouse." Missouri Library World, Vol. 2, No. 2, (Summer 1997), 18-20.

Watkins, Stephanie. Book review - "The Wilcox Guide to the Best Watercolor Paints." Western Association Of Art Conservation Newsletter, Carolyn Tallent, editor. Santa Monica, CA: Western Association of Art Conservation (WAAC), Vol. 19, No. 2, (May 1997), 33.

Watkins, Stephanie. "The Care of Personal Photographs." The Record, Newsletter of the Friends of the Missouri State Archives, Vol. 6, No. 2, (Winter 1996), 6-8. Also; White River Valley Historical Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, (Summer 1997), 23-24.

Watkins, Stephanie. "The Conservation Lab: Your Window on the World of Preservation." The Record, Newsletter of the Friends of the Missouri State Archives, Vol. 5, No. 2, (Fall 1994), 9-10. A revised version published as "The Conservation Lab at the Missouri State Information Center." Missouri Library World, Magazine of the Missouri State Library, Vol. 2, No. 1, (Winter 1997), 28-29.

Watkins, Stephanie. "History and Development of Dry Mount Materials." Abstracts of the 22nd American Institute for Conservation meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, June 1994, Photographic Materials Group Session, p. 94-95. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, (1994).

Watkins, Stephanie. "Origins and Development of Dry Mounting." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 12, (1993), 66-74.   READ ARTICLE

A historical overview of commercial dry mounting methods and materials is presented, covering roughly the late 19th century up to the second world war (circa 1940's) in England, France, and the United States. Included is a discussion of historic terms, early recipes, materials, and application techniques.

Watkins, Stephanie. "Conservation Notes." Jefferson City: Missouri Secretary of State's Local Records Preservation Program, (1993-1998).

Watkins, Stephanie. "Hand Papermaking in Central Burma (Union of Myanmar) and Northern Thailand." The Book and Paper Group Annual. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 11, (1992), 197-204.   READ ARTICLE

An exploration of traditional hand papermaking techniques and local materials used in the region of Central Burma (Union of Myanmar) and Northern Thailand was undertaken in the fall of 1991. The local materials used were rice straw, bamboo straw, and mulberry (also called Saa, Zaa or Kozo) fiber. Traditional techniques were beginning to loose ground to chemical and industrial production. The article ends with a comparative chart of methods observed.

Watkins, Stephanie. "Hand Papermaking in Central Burma (Union of Myanmar) and Northern Thailand," Abstracts of the 20th Annual American Institute for Conservation Meeting in Buffalo, New York, p. 35. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, (1992).

Watkins, S. B. "Chemical Watermarking of Paper," Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. Washington, D.C.: American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 29, No. 2, (Fall 1990).   READ ARTICLE

Tallent, Carolyn, editor. "108 Tips for Effective Presentations." Western Association of Art Conservation Newsletter. Santa Monica, CA: Western Association of Art Conservation (WAAC), Vol. 19, No. 2, (May 1997), 24-28.   READ ARTICLE

(Stephanie Watkins was the principle contributor of tips to this article, as well as the organizational structure and section titles.)

Other Articles:

Meazell, Jennifer. "HRC Celebrates a Milestone; Exhibit reflects on 25 years of conserving historical documents." The Daily Texan, October 5, 2005.

Griffith, Vivé. "Giving the Past a Future." The University of Texas at Austin home page Feature Story, April 18-25, 2005.   READ ARTICLE

Barnes, Michael. "A Collection seen Through a Microscope: Five Labs Perform Painstaking Work of Restoring and Preserving Treasures." Austin American-Statesman, Tuesday, February 19, 2002.

Fredericks, Maria. "Progress in Leather Conservation." Western Association Of Art Conservation Newsletter. 19.2 (1997), 29-32.

Smith, Claiborne. "To Preserve and Protect", - Preserving, conserving, and restoring priceless texts at UT's Humanities Research Center.


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