Jan HicksJan 19, 2023
Yesterday I did some basic #PreventiveConservation on an #ArchiveCollection. I removed steel staples and paperclips to prevent further damage from rusting, replacing them with brass paperclips.
#BehindTheScenesInTheArchive #archives #conservation
Jan HicksJan 12, 2023

#Today I did some more work towards a clear out of the office block where the curatorial team used to work.

Here's what needs to be moved to the #archive and #library. Only one box of paperwork but three boxes of #books that #curators had squirrelled away. One very naughty curator in particular. Tsk!

#BehindTheScenesInTheArchive #BehindTheScenesAtTheMuseum #BoxesOfBooks #archives

Jan HicksJan 4, 2023
This afternoon, it was less quiet in the #Archive because my PhD student was in, carrying out an #ArchiveRummage. I managed to catalogue a small collection of #CourseWork by an #Engineering student who studied at the #RoyalTechnicalCollege in #Salford from 1945-1947. I love the neatness of the student's #handwriting and #diagrams.
#BehindTheScenesInTheArchive #BehindTheScenesAtTheMuseum #Archives #today
Jan HicksJan 4, 2023
Yesterday in the #Archive, I took advantage of it being quiet and catalogued a collection of order books for the #Stockport #MachineTool makers #CravenBrothers. I also repackaged them. #Today I boxed them up and put them in their new location in the store. #Satisfying!
#BehindTheScenesAtTheMuseum #BehindTheScenesInTheArchive #Archives