2012-2013 Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Greta Glaser, Photograph Conservation
Greta Glaser
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation, 2013.
College of William and Mary: B.A., Art and Art History, 2009.
Conservation Projects at: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Photographs; University of Texas Libraries Preservation Services; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Paintings Laboratory.
LC Projects:
Treatment of 19th and 20th century photographs: cased photographs, mounted albumen prints, Pictorialist photographs, panoramas, and albums; research on platinum photographic enlargements; assist with final image material identification of photographs.
2012-2013 Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Carrie McNeal, Book Conservation
Carrie McNeal
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation, 2013.
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois: B.A., Art History, 2009.
Conservation Projects at: Montefiascone Project, Montefiascone, Viterbo, Italy; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland; Richard C. Baker Conservation, St. Louis, Missouri; Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri.
LC Projects:
Treatment of books in the Library of Congress rare and general collections: board reattachment, rebinding, stabilization, washing and deacidifying; research the effects of the Bookkeeper® mass deacidification process on leather bindings.
2012-2013 Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Fellow
Marianne de Bovis, Paper Conservation
Marianne de Bovis
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Ecole de La Cambre, Bruxelles, Belgium: B.A. and M.A., Conservation of Fine Art, Works of Art on Paper, 2010.
Conservation internships at: Museo Missionnario Etnologico, Musei Vaticani, Rome, Italy; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Archives Générales du Royaume, Bruxelles, Belgium; Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works on paper from the Library of Congress special collections, including: 19th century hand-colored lithographic portraits of American Indian chiefs; iron gall ink documents; European and American fine prints and drawings; 18th century Japanese woodblock prints; 20th century American WWII poster; 17th century Islamic calligraphy sheets. Participate in Conservation Division group projects including: bleaching workshop; iron gall ink symposium; incident disaster recovery; mold removal.
2012 Preservation Volunteer (September 2012-January 2013)
Allison Porambo, Collections Care
Allison Porambo
Education and Selected Past Experience:
American University: B.A., Art History, 2012.
Quarto Conservation: Conservation treatments on books, paper, and posters.
LC Project:
Conservation of books from the General Collections.
2012 Preservation Volunteer (April-December)
Zuzana Hafkova, Preservation Science
Zuzana Hafkova
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovak Republic: Ing. (M.S.), Polymer Materials, 2000 and Ph.D., Macromolecular Chemistry, 2010.
LC Projects:
Comparative study of test methods used to determine the pH and alkaline reserve of paper materials, as part of a review of internal procedures used for the Library's quality assurance evaluation of preservation housing materials and of papers treated for mass deacidification, to further develop or refine written test protocols. Evaluation of current chemical and physical properties of the Preservation Research and Testing Division's laboratory reference papers, housed in the Center for the Library's Analytical Science Samples, and of the Library's collection of 15 papers produced for the ASTM / ISR paper aging studies, stored under different conditions.
2012 Preservation Science Intern (May-December)
Khadijah Balfour-Jeffrey, Preservation Science
Khadijah Balfour-Jeffrey
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: Masters in Forensic Science, 2013.
Northeastern University: B.S., Chemistry, 2011.
LC Project:
Analytical methods for the study of historic iron gall ink.
2012 Digital Technology Intern (Summer)
Valerie Miller, Preservation Reformatting Digital Lab
Valerie Miller
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Boston University: B.A., Philosophy, 2009.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: M.S., Library and Information Science, 2012.
LC Project:
Analyze and contribute to improvements of the physical and digital reformatting workflows.
2012 Preservation Volunteer (Summer)
Kylie Ladd, Collections Care
Kylie Ladd
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Brigham Young University: Art History and Curatorial Studies with a minor in Chemistry, 2013.
San Gemini Preservation Studies Paper Restoration: paper conservation.
LC Project:
Conservation treatment of books from the Library of Congress general collections.
2012, 2011 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Christopher Bolser, Preservation Science
Christopher Bolser
Education and Selected Past Experience:
West Virginia University: B.S, Forensics and Investigative Sciences with a minor in Computer Science, 2015.
University of Maryland Physics Project.
LC Projects:
(2012 Project) Utilize hyperspectral imaging for image processing to analyze and compare handwriting in Lincoln documents; develop spectral curves for range of colorants on Portolan charts and other historic paper and parchment documents. (2011 Project) Utilize hyperspectral imaging for image processing of obscured and deteriorated text; assess impact of environmental conditions on colorants and substrates present in Library collections with microfadeometer, using reference samples and accelerated aging.
2012 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Julie Flynn, Preservation Science
Julie Flynn
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Boston University: B.A., Archaeology with a minor in Anthropology, 2012.
Archaeology fieldwork in Achill, Ireland, Summer 2011.
LC Projects:
Materials characterization of the substrates and media found on the Jay I. Kislak Collection items; assessment of environmental parameters on the degradation of cultural heritage materials.
2012 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Laura Hedden, Preservation Science
Laura Hedden
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: Masters in Forensic Science, 2013.
Clark University: B.S., Chemistry, 2011.
LC Project:
Materials identification of historic hot air balloon cloth fragments in the Tissandier Collection in the Manuscript Division and in the Lowe Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division.
2012 Junior Fellow (Summer)
Kassel Galaty, Preservation Science
Kassel Galaty
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Ohio-Wesleyan University: B.A., Pre-Medicine and History, 2013.
LC Project:
Continuing technical study of the hand-colored 1513 edition of the Ptolemy atlas, "Geographia," from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, to identify and characterize the colorants using non-invasive techniques.
2012 Junior Fellow (Summer)
Sara Butterfass, Preservation Science
Sara Butterfass
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Minnesota, Morris: B.A., English with minors in History and Italian, 2013.
LC Project:
Continuing technical study of the hand-colored 1513 edition of the Ptolemy atlas, "Geographia," from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, to identify and characterize the colorants using non-invasive techniques.
2012 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (Summer)
Juan Rodriguez, Preservation Science
Juan Rodriguez
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Florida International University (2011-2012): Chemistry.
Full Sail University (starting Fall 2012): B.A., Recording Arts and Audio Engineering.
LC Project:
Chemical analysis of degraded and non-degraded magnetic tape.
2012 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (Summer)
Marcie Wiggins, Preservation Science
Marcie Wiggins
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland - College Park: B.S., Chemistry and Art History, 2014.
Lab work in the Material Science and Engineering department at the University of Maryland on sterling silver preservation.
LC Projects:
Development of an alternative to the Oddy test -- specifically designed for paper degradation -- using ion chromatography to best determine the least detrimental storage material for paper artifacts.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Intern
Amy Marquardt, Preservation Science
Amy Marquardt
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland - College Park: Ph.D. candidate, Materials Science and Engineering.
Coe College: B.A., Physics, 2009.
LC Project:
Development of a model to determine the level of sulfide corrosion on sterling silver using colorimetry and x-ray photoelectric spectroscopy (XPS) to validate the correlation between color and corrosion level. This research may have significance for daguerreotypes and other LC collection items subject to corrosion processes.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Intern
Amelia Steinemann, Preservation Science
Amelia Steinemann
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: Masters in Forensic Science, 2013.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: B.S., Biology, 2011.
LC Project:
Analytical methods for the identification of historic yellow dyes and lake pigments.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Volunteer
Olivia Youket, Preservation Science
Olivia Youket
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Rockville High School, International Baccalaureate Program, Junior Year.
Previous research projects at Library of Congress: Assist in experiments to develop a test protocol for evaluating materials used for conservation treatments and preservation housing for collection items including methods to determine cold-storage stability, and adherence to book cloth for LC materials specifications.
LC Projects:
Assist with digital data management of materials testing data and reports for the Quality Assurance Program (QAP): update electronic documents to latest versions, check for conversion errors, create electronic records that can be searched in the QAP database.
2012 Preservation Intern (Spring)
Amanda Barrett, Collections Care
Amanda Barrett
Education:
Rhode Island School of Design: B.F.A., Photography, 2008.
Previous internships at the Providence Public Library, Providence, RI; The Paley Center for Media, New York, NY; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment of books from the Library of Congress general collections; assist staff in troubleshooting and revising authoritative treatment manual, to be made available on the Library of Congress website.
2012 Preservation Intern (Spring)
Victoria Godfrey, Web Intern
Victoria Godfrey
Education:
Northeastern University: B.A., International Affairs with a minor in History, 2013.
LC Projects:
Perform webmaster activities for the Preservation Directorate: update, improve organization of, and develop content for the Library's preservation website; create a video tour of the Preservation Directorate at the Library; develop a history of preservation at the Library for the Library's preservation website and for Wikipedia.
2011-2012 Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Gwenanne Edwards, Paper Conservation
Gwenanne Edwards
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Buffalo State College, State University of New York: M.A. and Certificate of Advanced Study, Art Conservation, 2012.
University of Delaware: B.A., Art Conservation; B.A., Art History, 2008.
Conservation Projects at: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY; Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works on paper from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including: 18th century Hebraic documents in iron gall ink; Japanese woodblock prints; 19th century French architectural drawings; a varnished mezzotint; German WWII poster; late 20th century American illustration.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Intern
Ha Young Park, Preservation Science
Ha Young Park
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Academy of Fine Arts of Brera (Milan, Italy), Biennio (Graduate degree), Paper Conservation, 2012.
Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, Triennio (Undergraduate degree), Restoration, 2010.
Han Yang Women's College (Seoul, South Korea), Diploma, Industrial Design, 2003.
Establish techniques for use of an imaging system (VSC 6000) for analysis of paper (National Library, Oslo, Norway); wall painting stratigraphy at Villa Giacobazzi in Sassuolo, Italy (Schiavina S.r.l.); conservation and cleaning of an Italian monument in Cantiere Blocco 21 in Auschwitz, Poland (collaboration with Associazione Nazionale Ex-Deportati; Istituto bergamasco per la Storia della Resistenza e dell'Età Contemporanea, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Scuol di Restauo; Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti, Rogers; and Pupino Samonà); conservation and cleaning of a relief by Giacomo Manzù in Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Cappella in Milan, Italy (Studio Restauri Formica S.r.l.)
LC Projects:
Continuing project to establish a protocol for long-term assessment of environmental factors that affect collection items on exhibition and in storage, using the microfader and spectral imaging instrumentation; work with the Herblock Collection.
2011-2012 Preservation Volunteer
Saira Haqqi, Book Conservation
Saira Haqqi
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Carleton College: B.A., Liberal Arts with major in Russian Studies and minor in Gender Studies, magna cum laude, 2007.
Quarto Conservation of Books & Paper, Silver Spring, MD: treatment of currency, maps, and books;
Laurence McKinley Gould Library, Northfield, MN: general collections care.
LC Project:
Stabilization treatments on special collections materials for digitization projects; preparation of samples for Part 1 of the study on Optimization of Conservation Treatment Protocols for Iron-Gall Ink: Phase II – Evaluation of Ethanol-Modified Treatment.
2010-2011 Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Beatriz Centeno-Pineiro, Paper Conservation
Beatriz Centeno-Pineiro
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Buffalo State College, State University of New York: M.A. and Advanced Certificate, Art Conservation, 2011.
Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro, Florence, Italy: Certificate of training Master in Conservazione e Restauro. Scholarship granted by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, 2003.
Universidad de Puerto Rico, B.A., cum laude, Graphic Arts, 1999.
Conservation Projects at: Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA; Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works on paper from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including: American Abstract Expressionist prints, Japanese woodblock prints, iron gall ink manuscripts, oversized maps, theater designs, 18th century Hebraic documents from Venice, ephemera and Lincolniana from the Rare Book division.
2010-2011 Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Alisha Chipman,
Photograph Conservation
Alisha Chipman
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation, 2011.
Hunter College: M.A., Art History, 2008.
University of Nevada Las Vegas: B.A., Art History; B.A., Fine Art, 2003.
Community College of Southern Nevada: Associate of Applied Science, Commercial Photography, 1999.
Conservation Projects at: Paul Messier LLC, Boston, MA; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.
LC Projects:
Treatment of 19th and 20th century photographs: cased photographs, lantern slides, mounted albumen prints, Pictorialist photographs, panoramas and albums; assist in the unglided daguerreotype research project; survey and assessment of cellulose acetate and nitrate negative collections.
2010-2011 Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Evan Knight, Book Conservation
Evan Knight
Education and Selected Past Experience:
The University of Texas at Austin: M.S., Information Studies with Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
Washington University in St Louis: B.S., Business Administration.
Conservation Projects at: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming; Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin; Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin; Von Mises Library, Universidad Fransisco Marroquín, Guatemala.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, conservation treatment, and housing of bound materials from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including, an 18th century volume from the Law Division, special collection items from the Music Division, and 20th century materials from the Veterans History Project.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Alice Han, Preservation Science
Alice Han
Education and Selected Past Experience:
St. Mary's College of Maryland: B.S, Chemistry with minor in Biology, 2012.
Identify unknown forensics samples using UV-Vis fluorescence; doctor's assistant at an orthodontics practice.
LC Project:
Determine trace elements in historic papers using x-ray fluorescence.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Jessica Knebel, Preservation Science
Jessica Knebel
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Loyola University: B.A., History with minor in Political Science, 2009.
University of Illinois: MLIS with a certificate in Rare Books and Special Collections, 2011.
Volunteer and part-time work at the University of Illinois Library’s Conservation Laboratory; Intern for Congressman Danny K. Davis.
LC Project:
Work with a multi-disciplinary team of senior conservators, scientists, and curators conducting an in-depth technical study of a rare and valuable, hand-colored 1513 edition of the famous Ptolemy atlas, "Geographia," from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Assist senior scientists with the preparation, aging, and image analysis of reference samples to non-invasively identify and characterize colorants on the atlas.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Megan Massanelli, Preservation Science
Megan Masanelli
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville: B.A in Art History with a minor in Gender studies, 2011.
Assistant to the Supervisor of the Special Collections Reading Room at Mullins Library, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; intern in the Art Department at the Arkansas Studies Institute, Central Arkansas Library System; created a database of the Central Arkansas Library’s art collection and handled art for exhibits and storage.
LC Project:
Improve accessibility of to the Library's Center for Library Analytical Scientific Studies (CLASS-D); develop database of reference materials to optimize long-term preservation; catalog a range of scientific reference materials and link these to past publications with searchable metadata and social media links.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Meaghan Potter, Preservation Science
Meaghan Potter
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland, College Park: B.S., General Biology, 2014.
Lab work at the University of Maryland in both the chemical and biological sciences.
LC Project:
Research on optical media: develop a rapid identification method for CD-R dye and reflector using colorimetry, visual inspection, XRF, and CD-identifier software.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Samantha Skelton, Preservation Science
Samantha Skelton
Educational Background:
University of South Carolina: B.A., Art History, summa cum laude, with minors in Chemistry and Studio Art, 2011.
Examination, cleaning, and structural conservation treatments of oil paintings (Crawford Conservation, Inc.); preserve folk-art sculpture by L.C. Carson (South Carolina State Museum).
LC Project:
Implement Fourier Transform Infrared Reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR) and principle component analysis (PCA) to identify and classify degraded magnetic tape from the Library's audio-visual collection.
2011 Multicultural Fellow (Summer)
Alexandra M. Galindo Estronza, Preservation Science
Alexandra Galindo Estronza
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: M.S., Biology, 2013.
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: B.S., Biology, summa cum laude, 2010.
Marine Invertebrate Laboratory, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: taxonomy of ostracods (microcrustaceans) and molecular research related with marine invertebrates.
LC Project:
Analyze paper degradation products with ion chromatography and study the effect of hand sanitizers on paper using accelerated aging.
2011 Wesleyan University Intern (Summer)
Sasha Lamb, Collections Care
Sasha Lamb
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Wesleyan University: B.A., English and Anthropology, 2013.
Wesleyan University Library, Preservation Department, Middletown, CT: repair items from the general and special collections; member and co-leader of the Wesleyan Books Arts Club, a student- led group focused on different methods of sewing and casing books.
LC Project:
Learn production-based collections conservation techniques.
Sasha's funding from the Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant, which supports Wesleyan undergraduates in volunteer summer positions.
2009-2010 Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Fellow
Eliza Spaulding, Paper Conservation
Eliza Spaulding
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University: M.A., Art History and Advanced Certificate, Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 2010.
Wesleyan University: B.A. with Honors, Art History, 2004.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY; Villa La Pietra, New York University, Florence, Italy; Thaw Conservation Center, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY; Dieu Donné Papermill, New York, NY.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation of works on paper from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including:
- Removal of an acidic mount from a colored crayon sketch by artist Joseph Pennell, dated between 1904–08, from the Prints and Photographs Division.
- Removal of an acidic mount and compensation for loss in a rare 18th c. Japanese color woodcut by Shigemasa, from the Prints and Photographs Division.
- Surface cleaning, tape removal, and mending of an autograph score in iron gall ink by Ludwig Spohr, from the Music Division.
2010: Jordan Brough
Preservation Research and Testing Division
Jordan Brough
Education and Selected Past Experience:
United States Secret Service, Forensic Automation Branch, Contractor.
George Washington University, Masters of Forensic Science.
University of Utah, B.S., Art Direction.
Cincinnati State College, coursework in chemistry and biology.
Presentations include: Workshops on forensic document examination; demonstrations of instruments; talks on forensic issues of obliterated and indented writing.
LC Projects:
In the Preservation Research and Testing Division: examination of Library documents;assessment of the capacity of various imaging systems to determine the long-term changes in historic inks and the benefits of a range of preservation treatments; development of further applications for the Image Xpert system in the Library's Optical laboratory.
2010 Preservation Science Intern (June – December)
Meghan Hill
Meghan Hill
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Maryland Institute College of Art: B.A., Art History, 2010.
Hyperspectral imaging on Syriac manuscripts (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD).
LC Projects:
Verify and edit metadata of past hyperspectral imaging data. Assist in hyperspectral imaging of 37 maps in the Ptolemy atlas project.
2010 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Josephina Maldonado
Josephina Maldonado
Education and Selected Past Experience:
New Mexico State University: B.A., Museum Conservation, 2012.
University of Texas at El Paso: B.S., Chemistry, 2007.
Assisted in joint collaborations between physics and chemistry departments analyzing gold nanoparticles in wheat and oat biomass; investigated arsenic removal.
LC Projects:
Develop XRF calibration curves for metals in paper, as well as specific analyses of smalt in paper.
2010 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Molly McGath
Molly McGath
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ: Ph.D. candidate, Materials Science and Engineering, Heritage Conservation Science Program, 2011.
University of Arizona: M.A., Organic Chemistry, 2008.
University of Nebraska: B.A., History and Art History, B.S. Chemistry with minor in Mathematics, 2005.
Evaluated of Ca(OH)2 nano-particle treatment of cordage/basketry (Arizona State Museum Conservation Lab); conservation science intern (National Center for Preservation Technology & Training, Natchitoches, LA).
LC Projects:
Use of GC-MS to assess offgassing storage materials for Minassian book covers from the Near Eastern collection, as well as headspace analysis to assess the capacity to detect mold and other compounds from “sniffing” collection items.
2010 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Kajal Hamidzadeh
Kajal Hamidzadeh
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland: B.S., Cell Biology and Genetics, 2012.
Montgomery High School: International Baccalaureate Diploma, 2009.
LC Projects:
Catalog reference materials for the Center for Library Analytical Scientific Samples (CLASS), including cataloging of iron gall ink samples.
2010 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
William Bennett
William Bennett
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Brigham Young University: B.A., English with minors in Editing and French.
Library of Congress, Veterans History Project; Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, Special Collections: work on an organizational history of Brigham Young University, in Wiki format, to aid in appropriately cataloguing university contributions to the Special Collections.
LC Project:
Clean, assess, and rehouse the Barrow Books Collection in the Preservation Experimental Sample Reference Collections.
2010 Preservation Science Intern
Anita Hayem-Ghez
Anita Hayem-Ghez
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Institut d'Optique Graduate School (Palaiseau, France): M.S., Optical Science, 2010.
Microtopography, spectrocolorimetry, and tests for exhibition lighting (Louvre Laboratory, Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France).
LC Projects:
Development of hyperspectral imaging analysis to characterize pigments, colorants, and inks on Portolan charts (early nautical charts for navigation, ca. 1320 - 1665); watermark imaging.
2010 Volunteer (Summer)
Elise Calvi, Collections Care
Elise Calvi
Selected Past Experience:
Indiana Historical Society, Conservation technician; Harvard University, Preservation administrator; University of Maryland, Preservation administrator; University of Delaware, Preservation administrator; Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, MD), Art librarian.
LC Projects:
Advanced repair and high-efficiency, production-based techniques for treatment of large-scale general collections.
2008-2009: Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Emily Rainwater, Book Conservation
Emily Rainwater
Education and Selected Past Experience:
The University of Texas at Austin: M.S., Information Studies with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
The University of Texas at Austin: B.A., Ancient History and Classical Civilizations.
Conservation projects at: Recoleta Library and San Francisco Library, Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru; Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin; Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
LC Projects:
- 2010: Develop didactic materials for the American Library Association's Preservation Week.
- 2008-2009: Conservation and housing of items from the Rare Books & Special Collections, African & Middle Eastern, and Manuscript divisions; exhibition preparation; emergency response and recovery.
2008-2009 Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Fellow
Danielle J. Fraser, Book Conservation
Danielle J. Fraser
Education and Selected Past Experience:
The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information: M.S., Information Studies with Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
Howard University, Washington D.C.: B.S. in Biology and Chemistry, 2003.
Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin; Preservation Department, University of Texas Libraries; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
LC Projects:
- Creating protective enclosures for items from the Rosenwald Collection.
- Conservation of items from the Rare Books & Special Collections and the African & Middle Eastern Divisions.
2008-2009 Insurance of North American Fund Fellow
Nita Maria Greene, Paper Conservation
Nita Maria Greene
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. M.A. with Commendations, Conservation of Fine Art, Works of Art on Paper, 2009.
University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland: M.A., Art History and Medieval History, 2003.
Wallington Hall and Souter Lighthouse, The National Trust, Northumberland, UK; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin, TX; Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation and conservation treatment of works from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, including:
- Tape removal, media consolidation, and stain reduction on drawings from the collection of Popular and Applied Graphic Arts.
- Mending, loss compensation, and rehousing of architectural drawings on tracing papers from the Walker Collection.
- Overpaint removal, mending, infilling, and inpainting of a large format theater poster.
Continuing research on historical and contemporary paperboard materials fabricated for the art and commercial market, including mount boards, illustration boards and watercolor boards. The research will include a comprehensive literature review, documentation, and a technical examination of board composition.
2009 Syracuse University School of Information Studies Independent Study (Summer)
Kimberly Montenyohl, Collections Care
Kimberly Montenyohl
Education:
Syracuse University, School of Information Studies: M.S., Library and Information Science, 2010.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County: B.A., English, summa cum laude, 2005.
LC Project:
Decrease the Binding & Collection Care Division’s backlog of damaged items that are missing intellectual content. Create a procedural manual that details the workflow of damaged items.
2007-2008: Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Tonia Grafakos, Book Conservation
Tonia Grafakos
Education and Selected Past Experience:
The University of Texas at Austin: M.S., Information Studies with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
University of Massachusetts Amherst: B.A., English and History.
Conservation projects at: The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, Austin, TX; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin, TX; Pinos y Sarriera Archives Internship, Vilassar de Dalt, Spain; Gulf Coast Recovery Project, Jackson, MS.
LC Projects:
- Conservation and housing of books from the Rare Books & Special Collections, Law, African & Middle Eastern, Geography & Maps, Asian, and Music Divisions.
- Research project on paint consolidation of illuminated manuscripts.
2007-2008 Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Fellow
Kaori Uchida, Paper Conservation
Kaori Uchida
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom: M.A., Conservation of Fine Art, Works of Art on Paper, 2007.
Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts, London: M.A., Printmaking, 2003.
University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom: B.A., Fine Art, 2000.
Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan: B.A., Fine Art, 1997.
Wallington Hall and Washington House, The National Trust, Northumberland, UK; Museum of London, UK; National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK; The New Orleans Conservation Guild, Inc., New Orleans, LA.
LC Projects:
Examination and conservation treatment from the Library of Congress rare and special collections including:
- Conservation treatment and rehousing of color silkscreen prints by Shokler from the Goldstein collection in the Prints and Photographs Division.
- Conservation treatment and rehousing of Japanese woodblock prints by Shinsui from the Prints and Photographs Division.
- Conservation treatment of Vicente Pintado manuscript maps from the Manuscript Division
- Conservation treatment and re-housing of selections from the Japanese printed book collections of the Asian Division.
- Conservation treatment of an oversized Italian poster from the Prints and Photographs Division. Treatment will include washing, lining and inpainting.
2007-2008 Insurance of North America Fund Fellow
Esther Ng Eet Ming, Paper Conservation
Esther Ng Eet Ming
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Arts Conservation: Completion of the 2007 paper conservation module.
LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore: Diploma in Fine Arts, Printmaking.
National University of Singapore: B.A., with major in Sociology and Chinese Studies and minor in Statistics.
Heritage Conservation Center, National Heritage Board, Singapore; Thaw Conservation Center, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY.
LC Projects:
Examination, Documentation and Conservation treatment of works from the Library of Congress collections including:
- Washing, lining and mending of two American civil war era newspapers recording Abraham Lincoln’s assassination for the Library’s upcoming exhibition.
- Stain reduction and repair of a rare French 18th century engraving ‘La Danse des Deruis’ for the Music Division.
- Washing and lining of an early 19th century Chinese scroll map.
- Treatments of selected 20th century art from the Prints and Photographs Division.
2008 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Adam Coffman, Preservation Science
Adam Coffman
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Virginia Tech: B.S., Biochemistry, May 2010.
Research on the effects of chemical additions to Hoffman rearrangements of benzamide
LC Project:
GC-MS: Collaboration in the development of testing procedures that will be more precise than those currently used, such as the Oddy Test.
2008 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Jose Martinez, Preservation Science
Jose Martinez
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, B.S., Chemistry, 2009.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX: Researched alternative synthesis process for 6,7-dimethyl-1-benzosuberone.
LC Project:
GC-MS: Collaboration in the development of testing procedures that will be more precise than those currently used, such as the Oddy Test.
2008 University of Texas at Austin School of Information Intern (Summer)
LeChele Gishi, Library Binding
LeChele Gishi
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Texas at Austin, School of Information: M.S., Information Science, specializing in Preservation Administration.
Brigham Young University: B.A., Anthropology, Archaeology emphasis, 2003.
Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin.
LC Project:
Update and edit the binding preparation manual for the Binding and Collections Care Division.
2006-2007: Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Andrea Knowlton, Book Conservation
Andrea Knowlton
Education and Selected Past Experience:
The University of Texas at Austin: M.S., Information Studies with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
The University of Texas at Austin: B.A., French, with minor in English Literature.
Conservation projects at: Center for American History, Austin, TX; Pinos y Sarriera Archives, Vilassar de Dalt, Spain; Carrabba Conservation, Austin, TX; Salisbury House, Des Moines, IA.
LC Projects:
- Conservation of books from the Rare Books & Special Collections Division.
- Survey, treat, and house the Hebrew miniature book collection in the African & Middle East Division.
- Research corrosion products on metal furniture on medieval and Renaissance books to develop conservation treatment protocols for such composite materials.
2006-2007 Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Fellow
Hanako Hirano, Paper Conservation
Hanako Hirano
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, Graduate School of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property: Ph.D. candidate.
Nihon University of Art, Tokyo, Japan: B.A., Fine Arts, 2002.
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Takahashi Jihodo Studio, Japan; Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan.
LC Projects:
Examination and conservation treatment from the Library of Congress rare and special collections including:
- Washing and lining of an early 19th century Chinese scroll map from the Geography and Map Division.
- Washing, sun-bleaching, and tape stain removal of a J. Jones lithograph from the Goldstein Collection in Prints and Photographs Division.
- Construction of special housings for Japanese books from the pre-Meji Collection of the Asian Division.
2006-2007 Insurance of North American Fund Fellow
Annie Wilker, Paper Conservation
Annie Wilker
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Texas at Austin, Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record: M.S., Information Studies with Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials, expected 2007.
Fulbright Fellowship awarded for studies in Estonia. (2003)
Cornell University: BFA, Fine Arts, B.A., Film 2001
Gulf Coast Recovery Project, Jackson, MS; The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, Austin, TX; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian, Suitland, MD; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin, TX; Ennistuskoda Kanut, Tallinn, Estonia.
LC Projects:
Examination and conservation treatment from the Library of Congress rare and special collections including:
- Examination, treatment and housing of selected items from the Joseph Pennell collection in the Prints and Photographs Division.
- Washing, sun-bleaching, and tape stain removal from a Hugo Gellert drawing from the Goldstein Collection in Prints and Photographs Division.
- Washing, lining and mending of a 19th century movie poster.
- Humidifying, flattening and mending of Chinese rubbings from the Asian Division.
2007 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Jesse Lamas Calvillo, Preservation Science
Jesse Lamas Calvillo
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Texas A&M University-Kingsville: B.S., Chemistry, 2009.
Pepperdine University, B.A., Chemistry, B.A., Spanish, May 2008.
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law: Undergraduate Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, August, 2006.
Pepperdine University: Summer Undergraduate Research Program, 2003, 2004: "Volatilization of Fuel Oxygenate Compounds from a Simulated Stream or Cistern."
LC Project:
Quantitation of Volatile Decomposition Products Generated by Traditional (Paper) Collection Materials Using SPME-GC-MS: Levels Present on the Pages of Stored Books and in the Air in their Storage Environments
2007 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Jessica Wirks, Preservation Science
Jessica Wirks
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Florida International University: B.A., Chemistry.
Undergraduate Research on Human Scent (Forensic Science Application)
LC Projects:
Projects include developing a database of paper standards, characterizing pigments from Asian prints, and acquiring images of poster pigments using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope.
2007 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Teddy Rodriguez-Velez, Preservation Science
Teddy Rodriguez-Velez
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: M.S., Physics.
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: Ed. Degree, Theater.
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, NASA Tropical Center for Earth and Planetary Studies: Spectroscopic Studies of Mn/Eu Doped Phosphates, Silicates and Borates (Aug. 2004 - December 2006); Hunter College City University of New York Summer Program for Undergraduate Research: Effects of Calixpyrrole in PEO-LiBF4 Polymer Electrolytes: A Multi-nuclear NMR Study (Summer 2004); Harvard University, Research Experience for Undergraduates: Sedimentation of Colloidal Gels under Different Gravitational Stresses (Summer 2003); NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, Summer Institute in Engineering & Computer Applications (SEICA) Program: Development of Compact High-value Resistor using E-Beam Lithography (Summer 2002); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gaithersburg, MD, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Microscopy of Subsurface Particles in Coatings (Summer 2001)
LC Projects:
Projects include studying natural aging of CDs, developing standards for paper pigments, and analysis of pigments in Asian prints.
2007 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Frajovon Talley, Preservation Science
Frajovon Talley
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Howard University: Major in Chemistry, Minor in Mathematics.
Candidate for American Chemical Society Certification in spring 2007.
Member of Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Honor Society, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity.
Reichhold, Inc, Raleigh, NC: Internship researching resins in the Physical Testing Department (summer 2004 and 2005); Howard University, Washington, D.C.: Research reformulating antiretroviral HIV drugs (2005); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Internship researching gold nanoparticle chains at the Materials Processing Institute (summer 2006).
LC Projects:
Research in the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress concentrating on the fading analysis of colorants.
2007 University of Texas at Austin School of Information Intern (Summer)
Rachel Friend, Mass Deacidification and Collections Care
Rachel Friend
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Texas at Austin, School of Information: M.S., Information Science specializing in Preservation Administration.
University of Texas at Austin: B.A., History.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library.
LC Project:
Provide preservation care for general collection materials needing repair before mass deacidification.
2007 New York University Tisch School of the Arts Intern (Summer)
Jennifer Pondo, Audiovisual Preservation
Jennifer Pondo
Education and Selected Past Experience:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts: Moving Image Archiving and Preservation.
Internship at MTV.
LC Projects:
Rehouse the Alan Lomax film collection and organize the OWI evaluation forms.
2006 Multicultural Fellow
Valeria Orlandini, Paper Conservation
Valeria Orlandini
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S. and Certificate in Conservation, 2002.
McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc., Oberlin, OH; Library and Archives Canada, Gatineau Preservation Centre, Gatineau, Canada; National Gallery of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
LC Projects:
Projects include: humidification, flattening and mending of Asian rubbings, mending of early American newspapers, backing removal for large relief maps, and collection assessment of folios slated for relocation to offsite storage.
2006 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Michelle Sanchez, Preservation Science
Michelle Sanchez
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Regis University, Denver, CO: B.S., Chemistry, ACS approved.
Undergraduate research on vanadium chemistry, 2005-2006. Attended and presented research on vanadium chemistry at the MGE@MSA and WAESA conference at Arizona State University 2005 and 2006.
Regis University: Student Assistant, Chemistry Department; Tutor, Commitment Program; Activities Coordinator and Director of Community Involvement, Chemistry Club.
LC Projects:
Dye and pigment permanence in the study of LC's collections including: Researching literature to enhance the laboratory's understanding of fading behavior. Assembling and tuning a unique non-destructive micro fading instrument. Writing an operational manual for the micro fading instrument. Preparing a publication describing the micro fading instrument and its use.
2005-2006: Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust for Preservation Fellow
Sophie Lewincamp, Paper Conservation
Sophie Lewincamp
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Canberra, Australia: B.S., Applied Science, Conservation of Cultural Materials, 2004.
National Library of Australia, Canberra: 3-month professional practice.
Conservation projects at: National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
LC Projects:
Examination and conservation of special collection items, including:
- Washing and lining of an early 19th century Chinese Scroll map
- Washing, mending, and inpainting of a Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph
- Conservation of a parchment document and an illuminated manuscript
- Mending and re-housing a Virginia Bull Run Civil War map
- Research project on the consolidation of Indian Paintings on mica
2005-2006 Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Fellow
James Thurn, Book Conservation
James Thurn
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Texas at Austin: M.S., Information Studies with Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
Syracuse University: M.S., Environmental Engineering Science.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: B.S., Paper Science and Engineering.
Smithsonian Institution; Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, University of Texas at Austin; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Austin, TX; George Eastman House, Rochester, NY; Book Preservation Department, University at Buffalo Libraries.
LC Projects:
- Conservation of books from the Rare Books, Law, African and Middle Eastern, Geography and Maps, Asian, and Music Divisions. Treatments consisted of: board reattachments, re-backs, surface cleaning and washing, re-sizing, re-sewing, protective housings.
- Paper conservation of manuscripts, political cartoon, and architectural drawings from the Manuscripts, Prints and Photographs, and Architecture Divisions. Treatments consisted of: surface cleaning and washing, humidification, flattening, mending and filling of losses.
- Completed work on research begun at the University of Texas at Austin on the removal of mold from cellulose acetate audiotape.
2005-2006 Insurance of North American Fund Fellow
Mei-Cheun (Mavis) Chen, Paper Conservation
Mei-Cheun Chen
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Tainan National University of the Arts: M.A., Conservation of Cultural Relics.
Chinese Cultural University: B.A., Fine Arts.
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan; National Science Council; National Taiwan Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment from the Library's rare and special collections including:
- 19th C. Chinese paintings on pith: pigment analysis, costume research, study of deterioration mechanisms, conservation treatment
- Leafcasting of American Social Realism Prints
- Rare Book Div. Parchment illuminations: conservation treatment, flattening and housing
- 19th C. movie poster on paper: washing, lining and inpainting.
2004-2005 Multicultural Fellow
Francisco Trujillo, Book Conservation
Francisco Trujillo
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Texas at Austin: M.S., Library and Information Science with Advanced Certificate in Conservation Studies, August, 2003.
University of Notre Dame: B.A., History and English, May 1992.
Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library, Columbia University; Butler Library Conservation Lab, Columbia University; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin; Minnesota Historical Society.
LC Projects:
Projects include: Conservation of volumes from the Law Library's Russian Imperial Collection; Conservation of the National Intelligencer (1800-1809); Training and project management for collections stabilization and preparation of items slated for relocation to offsite storage.
