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CCAHA Resources
CCAHA's Preservation Resources provide information on a range of preservation topics from assessing priorities, to preparing collections for moving, to emergency preparedness. Below you'll find short fact sheets targeted to staff in collecting institutions or others who are involved in collections care activities. Click the link to view or download the PDF. In addition, see the Other Resources section at the bottom of this page for links to other organizations and resources for preservation information.
An Illustrated Guide to Book Terminology
Arresting Time: The Preventive Care of Book Collections
Freezing & Drying Techniques
Guidelines for Moving
New Opportunities in Social Media
Photocopying Guidelines
Preservation Planning
Preventive Conservation Primer
Selecting Storage Materials
Treatment Priority Categories
Winterizing Historic Buildings
More Preservation Resources will be available soon!
Emergency Resource Guide
Download the Mid-Atlantic Resource Guide for Disaster Preparedness (PDF) to find a list of over 100 vendors and associations for reference. Knowing whom to call and having some supplies on-hand helps save time and allows staff to respond as quickly as possible in an emergency.
The Mid-Atlantic Resource Guide for Disaster Preparedness is partially subsidized through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Other Resources
American Association for State and Local History
American Association of Museums
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Delaware Valley Archivists Group
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
Museum Council of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley
Top: Photographs in the collection of Fisk University / Middle: Mending book leaves with gossimer tissue / Bottom: A photo negative