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Caring For Your Personal Collections

Preservation Websites | Preservation Books | Selecting a Conservator

The following resources provide advice on preserving your personal collections of books, photographs, and recordings.


Preservation Websites

  • Caring for Your Belongings
  • How to care for your family photographs, documents, textiles, art and more from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works.

  • Collections Care -- Library of Congress
  • Tips on storing, handling, and preserving personal collections from the Library of Congress Preservation Directorate.  Also, includes information on emergency preparedness and response as well as collections care.

  • Caring for Your Family Archives

    Frequently asked questions about family archives answered by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

  • Home Film Preservation Guide
  • Simple guidelines for preserving motion picture films with a focus on storage at home from the Association of Moving Image Archivists.

  • Care of objects and collections
  • How to care for a variety of personal collections from the Canadian Conservation Institute.

  • Your Old Books
  • A guide to frequently asked questions about rare books and rare book values published by the Rare Book and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries


Preservation Books


Selecting a Conservator

    How to choose a qualified conservator from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works.