Preserving elizabethtown college's rare book collection: assessment, training, and supplies [elizabethtown college will utilize funding provided by this grant to improve the housing conditions for our…

Preserving elizabethtown college's rare book collection: assessment, training, and supplies [elizabethtown college will utilize funding provided by this grant to improve the housing conditions for our rare book collection. Specifically, we will hire a conservator on the staff of the conservation center for art and historic artifacts (ccaha) to conduct an on-site rare books housing needs assessment and provide a written report with guidance on prioritizing needs and selecting appropriate enclosures. Following the assessment, the conservator will offer a half-day workshop to our staff as well as staff at other local cultural heritage institutions on prioritizing items for housing, measuring books for custom-sized boxes, how to construct four-flap enclosures, and general guidance on selecting commercial storage materials. Elizabethtown will use remaining grant funds to purchase supplies including a book measuring device, paperboard for making four-flap enclosures, and custom-made clamshell boxes as recommended by the conservator.]