B08_Solicitation_Attachment3_SOW_With_Appendices_0001.pdf

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STATEMENT OF WORK

PAPER-BASED COLLECTION CONSERVATION

John Muir National Historic Site

The National Park Service, John Muir National Historic Site, has a requirement for paper-based collection conservation services.

I. CONFIDENTIALITY

The information developed under this Contract is the property of the United States government and shall be kept in strict confidence.

II. BACKGROUND

John Muir National Historic Site is composed of portions of the 2,600-acre ranch where

John Muir lived, raised a family, farmed, wrote, advocated for environmental conservation, and was buried. Established in 1964, and expanded through subsequent legislation, the park today consists of the 9-acre Strentzel-Muir house estate which includes the Martinez Adobe, the 370-acre open space lands of Mount Wanda and West

Hills Farm, and the Strentzel-Muir family gravesite where Muir was buried.

The main site contains the 1882 Italianate Victorian house where John Muir lived during the last 24 years of his life. On display in the house are objects owned by the Muir family and rotating exhibits allow visitors to see as much of the collection as possible.

Researchers can also access the collection for scholarly studies. The Strentzel-Muir house was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and was added to the National

Register of Historic Places in 1966.

Identified in the site’s Foundation Document as one of the fundamental resources and values, the John Muir National Historic Site museum collection is one of the world’s largest collection of artifacts, archives, and natural history specimens related to John

Muir. The collection is critical in providing a tangible link to Muir’s life and work through educational programs, research opportunities, and through both virtual and onsite/offsite exhibition. Furthermore, the collection documents the founding of the park, documents the administrative operations to maintain the park, and improves the visitor experience through furnishing the Strentzel-Muir house.

The park’s museum collection includes park history and scholarly research archival documents, historic photographs, oral history audio/visual materials and printed transcripts, blueprints and maps, and historic artifacts of varying materials including metal, wood, glass, and natural fibers. Period pieces which have been used to furnish the

Strentzel-Muir house in various configurations over the last 6 decades are part of the museum collection. The park also has collections of historic architecture samples and archaeological materials from both the Strentzel-Muir house and the Martinez Adobe.

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The modern natural history museum collections include plant, lepidoptera, ant, and bee specimens.

A formal Collection Condition Survey was conducted in December 2023 for the John

Muir NHS collection, focusing on objects owned or used by Muir and Strentzel family members such as: ethnographic items collected by Muir in Alaska and Arizona; Muir’s saddle bells and binoculars; first editions of Muir’s published writings and books from his original library; Muir’s original plant press; Muir’s suitcase; letters and legal documents associated with Muir and his descendants; sheet music which belonged to

Muir’s wife, Louie; and historic photographs of the Muir property and family.

The survey conducted individual assessments on 292 objects and general group assessments on a further 745 objects. Objects assessed individually received itemized condition narratives, photographs, and treatment recommendations. Group assessments were organized into object types (manuscripts, publications, sheet music, photographs, etc.) which were then assessed for condition as a whole. Each object in the group assessments received specific treatment recommendations, but no condition narratives or photographs were completed for each object.

Treatment recommendations provided in the Collection Condition Survey focused on stabilizing and repairing already damaged areas or preventing imminent damage.

Treatments such as reducing silver mirroring or deacidification were only recommended in cases where damaged areas interrupted the viewing of the image or made manuscripts difficult to read.

The purpose of this contract is to perform professional conservation treatment, stabilization, and proper archival housing of 73 paper-based objects identified in the 2023

Collection Condition Survey as being Priority 1, Priority 2, and Priority 3 groupings for treatment.

Priority definitions used by the 2023 Collection Condition Survey:

Priority 1: The object or group of objects requires urgent treatment by a professional contractor to prevent serious damage or loss, or requires immediate improvements in storage or exhibit conditions.

Priority 2: The object requires major treatment by a professional contractor or the object is unstable and short-term deterioration can be expected if nothing is done.

Priority 3: The object requires minor treatment by a professional contractor, or the object is somewhat unstable and long-term deterioration can be expected if nothing is done.

Not all objects assessed within these groupings are included in this Scope; treatment priority has been given to objects with high intrinsic value and/or are likely to be exhibited in the next 5 years. See the following Appendices for a description of the objects, current condition, and images:

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Appendix A: Priority 1 level items (25 objects)

Appendix B: Priority 2 level items (5 objects)

Appendix C: Priority 3 level items (43 objects)

III. LOCATION*

JOMU Collection:

John Muir National Historic Site

4202 Alhambra Avenue

Martinez, CA 94553

IV. PROJECT SUMMARY OF WORK

A. Treatment Proposals

The contractor shall review information in Appendices A, B, and C and submit Object

Treatment Proposals for each object or groups of similar objects per National Park

Service (NPS) Standards as described in the NPS Museum Handbook, Part I, Chapter 8, available on the web at https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/MHI/Chap8.pdf.

Treatment Proposals shall include recommendations for appropriate housings. When completed, these reports are to be sent to the National Park Service Contracting Officer

Representative (NPS COR) via email attachment, for review and approval. The

Treatment Proposals may be in either Microsoft Word (.docx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file formats.

As an example, treatment proposals may include all or part of the following activities:

- Passivate mold

- Surface cleaning

- Reduce discoloration and appearance of staining where possible

- Remove old adhesive and desiccated tape residue

- Remove photographs from acidic enclosures

- Stabilize edges, tears, creases, and losses

- Repair tears, bindings, and/or hinges

- Deacidify paper supports

- Re-attach book covers or pages

- Humidify and flatten pages

- Reduce silver mirroring where visually disruptive

- Rehouse object in supportive, acid-free materials

B. Conservation Treatment, Treatment Imaging Documentation and Housings

The contractor shall take before and after treatment digital images of all objects including necessary details. All images shall be file named with the park acronym (JOMU) followed by the catalog number, component part if applicable, and an abbreviation for the stage of treatment. This naming shall also appear in the digital image. This shall either be

4 | P a g e on a card during image capture or added as a layer in Adobe Photoshop after the images are taken. For multiple images per object give each image a unique number inserted at the end of the filename separated by an underscore. All treatment images shall be saved to an external encrypted flash drive.

The images shall be captured to create preservation-quality Archival Master Images as

300 ppi TIFF files. Factors such as sharpness, color accuracy, and dynamic range shall be considered to obtain the best quality images. Technical metadata shall be embedded in each image.

A copy of each image captured shall also be created as a Use/Access Image. These shall be saved as 72 ppi JPEG files at 2400 (in width) pixels with an appropriate corresponding length.

The contractor shall complete treatment work as outlined in the approved treatment proposals. If there are any changes to the proposed treatment steps during treatment the contractor shall submit the changes in an email for review and approval by the NPS COR.

C. Treatment Reports

The contractor shall prepare and submit treatment reports. The reports shall include:

catalog number; a detailed description of the treatment methodology and materials;

results of any testing conducted; and further recommendations, if any. All reports shall be submitted via external encrypted flash drive and one printed hardcopy.

V. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

A. The Government will supply the contractor with condition assessments from the 2023

Collection Condition Survey (see the Appendices A, B, and C).

B. The Government will provide the necessary loan paperwork for objects while they are processed off site.

C. The Government shall answer contractor questions about such matters as existing environmental monitoring and control, preventive care of objects, uses of objects, and the park's pest management program.

D. The Government will provide access to relevant park library and archives materials for purposes of related research and collection background information.

E. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) is empowered to inspect and evaluate all work of this Contract for compliance with terms of this Statement of Work.

F. Acceptance of the work of this contract and any changes to the terms of this contract shall be made in writing only by the Contracting Officer.

VI. CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Contractor shall accomplish the work in its own secure facility. Prior to execution of work, the contractor shall provide a description of the facility where activities are to be performed, including submitting to the NPS an American Alliance of Museum (AAM)

Standard Facility Report. The Contractor must demonstrate that the facility maintains

5 | P a g e adequate climate control, security, and fire detection systems, an has an emergency response plan in place.

B. Contractor will provide archival supplies that adhere to NPS standards and is responsible for all tools and materials necessary to perform the conservation work and appropriate archival enclosures for long-term preservation.

C. The Contractor will not undertake any treatments of the objects until the Object

Treatment Proposals are reviewed and approved by the NPS COR. Once a plan is approved, object treatment may commence. The Contractor will perform no actions without NPS COR approval.

D. In completing the Object Treatment Proposals and Object Treatment Reports the contractor will conform to the standards set forth in the NPS Museum Handbook and

Appendices. These standards are available on the web at: Chapter 8: Conservation

Treatment (nps.gov).

E. The Contractor shall keep close contact with the NPS COR at all times. Any deviations from the treatment proposal plans shall be presented to the COR in writing and work shall not proceed until alternatives are determined and agreed upon.

F. Contractor shall accomplish the work using contractor-owned or -leased hardware and software. Standard software programs appropriate to this project are Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Acrobat.

G. Contractor is responsible for shipping materials to/from NPS site or picking up/delivering if within the local area. At minimum, packing, handling, and transportation of the Government collection shall be executed in accordance with Museum Handbook

II, Chapter 5: Outgoing Loans, https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/MHII/mh2ch5.pdf. Arrangement for pickup and drop off will be made with the NPS COR and will occur during regular curatorial staff hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

H. The contractor must comply with the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) in all work performed.

I. Work of the contractor will be performed in accordance with all applicable

Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

VII. DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Deliverables:

The following reports will be delivered to the NPS:

1) “Object Treatment Proposal” for each object, or group of similar objects

2) “Final Treatment Report” for all objects (digital and one printed copy)

3) Individual pre and post treatment digital photo files

4) Completed conservation treatment and return of 73 paper-based objects

Each report shall be §508 compliant and delivered as either Microsoft Word (.docx) or

Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file formats, which shall be compatible with Microsoft Word for

Microsoft 365 or Adobe Acrobat DC. Final Treatment Report cover page with photograph will include project title, date submitted, name and address including phone number of Contractor. Examples of pre and post treatment photo-documentation should https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/MHI/Chap8.pdf https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/MHI/Chap8.pdf https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/MHII/mh2ch5.pdf

6 | P a g e be included in the final treatment report as well as all of the individual digital images files provided on a flash drive. See Section IV.B above for image file requirements.

Work and Payment Schedules:

Work shall be initiated within 10 days of the Notice to Proceed.

All work shall be completed on or before 12/31/2026 and deliverables delivered by that date.

The Contractor is responsible for contacting the NPS COR to coordinate an initial onsite inspection if desired. This initial site visit will occur within 15 days from award of the contract, at a time agreeable to the Contractor and the COR. During the onsite inspection, the Contractor will be responsible for all photographs and measurements necessary to document his/her work and recommendations. The contractor may also complete the initial inspection at their own facility after objects are transported or shipped there (within 15 days of the award).

The Contractor will provide the COR with the “Object Treatment Proposal,” in digital format within 21 calendar days of completion of the initial inspection either on-site or at the contractor’s facility. The report should include all supporting documentation, photographs, illustrations and any accompanying drawings. The NPS will have 14 days to approve the documents after receipt.

Schedule of Partial Payments:

Partial payments will be made upon successful completion of each successive phase of the work, as outlined below:

Completion & approval of “Object

Treatment Proposal” reports

30%

Completion of conservation of all objects

& approval by the NPS COR

50%

Objects returned to NPS and submission of all deliverables

20%

Appendix A

Priority 1 Objects List (25 objects)

JOMU 4155

Object: Ledger

Description: Financial and business records for Muir/Strentzel family from 1894-1905. Hardback, grey cloth cover, embossed in black, red leather corners, black spots inside front cover, cover soiled and spotted.

Condition: 11/30/2023 (SHD) Binding stable. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Tidelining and mildew staining on frontcover indicating past contact with moisture. Black staining on inside of frontcover and on first pages from mold. Mold is dimensional and may be active.

Treatment recommendations:

- Passivate mold

JOMU 4981

Object: Books (Set of 24 volumes)

Description: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1878, 9th ed. 24 volumes, 1-11 and 13-25. Half leather binding: dark brown cover with lighter brown leather spine and corners. Gold lettering and decorations on the spine. Page edges are red. Pastedowns and flyleaves are a maroon marble design.

Condition: 11/28/2023(SHD) Binding stable (E, R). Binding stable but front cover and back cover are beginning to crack and separate at the joint edges on the front cover and back cover (B, D, G, N, V, W). Spine detaching from text block (A, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, S, T, U, V, X). Part of the spine is missing (B, J, K, L, M, T, X). A missing portion of the spine has been retained with item (F, J, P, U). Pressed plant specimens in Mylar sleeves associated with J have been retained separately from the item in file folders--these are stable and in good condition. Front hinge is failing and front cover/back cover is detached (C, I, L, P). Leather is degraded, powdering, and falling away (all).

Minor wear on edges and corners (all). Pages are yellowed (all). Spine faded from exposure to UV

(all). Powdery, white residue (possibly mildew) is present on front cover and back cover (M). White abrasions (likely not mildew) are present on the front cover and back cover (K). Localized abrasions/scratches on cover material on front cover and back cover expose interior board (D, P, T, X). Splatter marks on the back cover indicate possible prior contact with droplets (W). A large, dark red-brown stain is present on the spine (E).

- Stabilize leather joints and repair binding as needed

- Consolidate degrading leather overall

Select condition images for JOMU 4981a-x:

Appendix B

Priority 2 Objects List (5 objects)

JOMU 3178

Object: Book

Description: "Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope." Maroon, hardbound issues of biweekly then weekly magazine of 1894. Gold illustrations on cover and spine.

Condition: 11/28/2023(SHD) Front join of spine detached from text block. Fraying on bottom edge of spine. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor grime and staining on frontcover and backcover. Inscriptions handwritten in graphite on inside of frontcover.

- Repair and stabilize spine overall

JOMU 4070

Description: "A treatise on medical electricity" 2nd edition. Lindsay and Blakiston, Philadelphia, 1870. Pp. 676. Brown cloth binding worn and faded, gold lettering, etc., on spine, olive end papers, fold-out frontispiece, illustrated, ink damage on cover. Inscribed on title page

"J. Strentzel 1873".

Condition: 11/28/2023(SHD) Binding stable but front and back hinges cracked. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Roughly 10 pages are mildewed, folded, torn, water damaged, and soiled with insect debris and cobwebs. Spine faded from exposure to UV. Minor stains on frontcover and backcover.

- Surface clean all soiled pages

- Remove all debris

- Passivate all mildew

- Stabilize hinges

JOMU 1541

Object: Sketch

Description: Portrait sketch of John Muir in shapes of pastels. Worked on textured paper. The painting is signed by Fred Yates and dated 1911.

Condition: 12/1/2023 (SHD) Paper support stable and pastel media intact. Minor distortion of paper support at corners, likely due to poor framing. Grime accumulated inside frame. Paper stained along left edge in upper quadrants (appears to be mold staining). Consider storing flat.

- Remove sketch from frame

- Passivate mold (if active)

- Re-frame with UV coated acrylic and acid-free, buffered backing board

JOMU 1733

Object: Photograph

Description: Borderless, sepia-toned photograph of Dunbar, Scotland. View shows cobbled street lined with buildings, George Hotel, clock tower and several horse-drawn buggies. Written with red pencil on back: Dunbar. Picture is coming off cardboard backing, wrinkled, spotted.

Condition: 12/11/2023 (SHD) Large

Format Tier #3

Photograph has minor to moderate damage requiring conservation treatment and is adhered to an acidic backing board.

- Remove from backing board (retain backing board

- Humidify and flatten

- Tear repair

- Stain reduction

JOMU 8187

Object: Photographic print

Description: Grey cardstock folder containing a b/w, head and shoulders photographic print of

Helen Muir. She wears a large bow at the neck, glasses, and faces forward. 'F.A. Webster, Oakland, Cal.' printed in framed oval on front. A sheet of waxed tissue paper protects the print.

Two separate inscriptions at bottom of image.

Condition: 12/14/2023 (SHD) Small Format Tier #3

Photograph has minor to moderate damage requiring conservation treatment

- Remove from acidic enclosure

- Deacidify and wash

- Reduce discoloration

Appendix C

Priority 3 Objects List (43 objects)

JOMU 2359

Description: "Wee Macgregor". By J. J. B. 11th edition. The Scots Pictorial Publishing Co., Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Paperback copy, page sections sewn together and glued to cover at spine.

Condition: Cover: black and orange-red on cream stock. Cover coming away at spine- glue, old and dry. Spine wrinkled, worn and torn, cover front corners dog-eared. Pencil scribbled on drawing of boy and spine.

11/28/2023(SHD) Condition unchanged. Spine unstable, creased, and separating from pages.

Pages and cover yellowed. Green fingerprints on backcover in upper right corner.

- Repair tears on spine

- Stabilize spine overall

JOMU 2636

Object: Bound magazine

Description: "Scribner's Monthly", Vol. V. No. 1-6. Green cloth covered binding with embossed floral design and banded borders with small circles. Gold lettering on spine. Yellow end papers notations in pencil on last page (John Muir's).

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable, but back hinge is cracked and worn. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Page 567 is loose and the edges are dented.

- Re-attach page 567

JOMU 2638

Description: "Scribner's Monthly", Vol. VII, No. 1- 6. Green cloth covered binding with

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable, but front hinge is cracked and worn. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor losses to top edges of pages 267 to 270. Page

519 is loose and the edges are dented.

- Re-attached page 519

JOMU 2640

Description: "Scribner's Monthly", Vol. IX, No. 1-6. Green cloth covered binding with

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable but front and back hinges are failing. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor abrasions on frontcover, backcover, and spine.

Pages 223, 224, and 247 are loose and the edges are dented.

- Repair and stabilize front and back hinges

- Re-attach pages 223, 224, and 247

JOMU 2645

Description: "Scribner's Monthly", Vol. XIV. No. 1- 6. Green cloth covered binding with

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor abrasions on frontcover, backcover, and spine. Jean Clark's address label inside frontcover. Pages 311 to 314 are loose. Jean Clark's address label inside frontcover.

- Re-attach pages 311 to 314.

JOMU 2654

Description: "The Century Magazine". Vol. XXIII; No. 1-6. November, 1882-April 1882.

The Century Co., Press of Francis Hart and Company, 1882. Green cloth covered binding embossed with signs of the zodiac and interlocking geometric designs. Gold lettering spine. Pale green fly pages with gold flecks printed with olive green interlocking geometric design, Latin words and female representations. Pencil notations on last page, small piece of paper marking pages 82 and 83.

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable but front and back hinges are failing. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor abrasions on frontcover, backcover, and spine.

- Repair and stabilize front and back hinges.

JOMU 2655

Description: "The Century Magazine". Vol. XXIV; No. 1-6. May 1882-October 1882. Green cloth covered binding embossed with signs of the zodiac and interlocking geometric designs.

Gold lettering spine. Pale green fly pages with gold flecks printed with olive green interlocking geometric design, Latin words and female representations. Pencil notations on last page, page

882 dogeared, notations on pages 374-75. John Muir articles pages 222-229. "The Bee Pastures of California," heavy notation, "The Bee Pastures of California, part II" pages 388-396, heavy notation.

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor abrasions on frontcover, backcover, and spine. Jean Clark's address label inside frontcover. Page 880 is creased in the upper right corner. Tears in the lower corners of pages 223 to 226 have been repaired with pressure-sensitive tape and are currently stable (non-conservation repair). Pages 387 to 390 are loose.

- Re-attach pages 387 to 390.

JOMU 2660

Description: "The Century Magazine". Vol. XXIX, No. 1-6. Green cloth covered binding embossed with signs of the zodiac and interlocking geometric designs. Gold lettering spine. Pale green fly pages with gold flecks printed with olive green interlocking geometric design, Latin words and female representations.

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable but front and back hinges are worn. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor abrasions on frontcover, backcover, and spine.

Jean Clark's address label inside frontcover. Pages 299 to 302 are loose on the bottom edge.

- Re-attach pages 299 to 302.

JOMU 2661

Description: "The Century Magazine". Vol. XXX, No. 1-6. Green cloth covered binding embossed with signs of the zodiac and interlocking geometric designs. Gold lettering spine. Pale green fly pages with gold flecks printed with olive green interlocking geometric design, Latin words and female representations.

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable but back hinge is failing. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor abrasions on frontcover, backcover, and spine. Jean Clark's address label inside frontcover. Pages 453 to 458 beginning to detach on upper and lower edges.

- Repair and stabilize back hinge.

- Re-attach pages 453 to 458.

JOMU 2885

Description: "Tales of an Engineer". Beige cloth bound with brown design on cover and spine.

Gold lettering on cover and spine. Gilt on top edges of pages. Discolored white end papers and pages. Spine is loose due to back pages coming unattached. Front end page is inscribed "H.L.

Muir, Jan 31, 03."

Condition: 11/28/2023(SHD) Binding stable. Vertical crease on frontcover. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages spine are yellowed. Tideline on front cover in lower right corner indicating past contact with moisture.

- Repair hinges on spine.

- Ensure mold stains are passivated.

JOMU 2886

Description: "Locomotive catechism." brown cloth bound with gold designs and lettering on cover and spine. Front cover bent vertically at middle, back cover extremely stained. White end papers and pages discolored.

Condition: 11/28/2023(SHD) Binding stable. Vertical crease on frontcover. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages spine are yellowed. Tideline on front cover in lower right corner indicating past contact with moisture.

- Stabilize crease on front cover.

JOMU 3180

Object: Journal

Description: Brown cloth bound book of lined and columned pages, indigo floral design and lettering on cover, contains descriptions and sketches of mountains, rivers, daisies and also contains an assortment of painting ideas, clippings.

Condition: 11/30/2023(SHD) Binding detached from text block as front hinge has failed. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Minor staining on frontcover and backcover.

Several sheets (including newspaper clippings, sketches, and notes) are stored folded between the last page and backcover.

- Repair binding

JOMU 3731

Object: Notebook (Cookbook)

Description: Helen Muir's cookbook. Small lined notebook. Red textured paper cover with white cloth spine. Handwritten recipes as well as printed recipes pasted in. Page numbers handwritten in upper page corners. Bound in thin red boards. First 15 pages contain hand written recipes in ink.

Condition: 11/30/2023 (SHD) Binding unstable and front hinge is failing, causing separation of frontcover from text block. Half of front cover missing. Pages are yellowed. Minor wear on edges and corners. Minor to moderate losses to right and bottom edges of several pages. Small, vertical tear (1IN/3CM) on bottom edge of first two pages. Minor to moderate grime and staining overall. Some newspaper clippings retained within pages of book housed in mylar enclosures.

- Repair front hinge

- Stabilize tears

JOMU 3909

Object: Sketch book

Description: Mary Muir's sketch book containing drawings of flowers, figures, and buildings.

Some pressed plants and clippings of hair. Inscribed inside the front cover "Mary E. Muir

Marquette Co. Wisconsin 1868." Black hardbound cover.

Condition: 11/30/2023 (SHD) Binding stable but front and back hinges are failing. Front cover is detaching. Pages are yellowing. Minor to moderate grime and staining overall. Minor wear on edges and corners. Some media transfer and staining from pressings within pages.

- Repair front and back hinges

JOMU 4288

Description: “Our National Parks” by John Muir, first edition. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903 Inscribed by Muir on first blank page: "To Nicholas Holtz with sincere regards + pleasant memories. John Muir, Martinez, California, 1904."

Condition: 11/28/2023(SHD) Binding stable but back hinge is worn and cracked. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed. Spine faded from exposure to UV. Minor grime and stains on frontcover and backcover.

- Stabilize back hinge

JOMU 5121

Description: Title: Troilus and Cressida Description: red leather book with title and two flowers imprinted in gold on the binding. On front cover, gold imprint of the Shakespeare shield and crest. Interior pastedowns also have two versions of the Shakespeare shield, crest, and motto, 'non sans droit.' book has multiple pencil line markings throughout. On the back flyleaf are multiple notes by John Muir with page numbers.

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable but back hinge is worn and cracked. Front hinge is failing and frontcover is detaching. Minor wear on edges and corners. Pages are yellowed.

Moderate losses to cover material on spine expose interior board. Media on inside of backcover and inside of frontcover has transferred to first page and last page. Inscriptions in graphite on last page and inside of back cover.

- Stabilize front hinge

- Stabilize lifting cover material on spine.

JOMU 5126

Description: Ten volume manuscript edition set. All books are: brown leather with gold imprint design of flowers on the binding and front and back covers. Bindings also have the titles of the books. Copyright page of the books have the following inscription, 'edition limited to seven hundred and fifty copies, this is number 172.' Publication: Boston and New York, Houghton

Mifflin Company, MDCCCXVI.

Condition: 11/28/2023(SHD) Binding stable but frontcover and backcover joints are worn (B, C, D, E, F, G, H). Part of cover material on spine is detaching (A). Minor wear on edges and corners (all). Pages are yellowed (all). Edges of first and last pages are faded from exposure to

UV (all).

- Repair localized area of detached cover material on spine (A). Other books in this set do not require treatment at this time.

JOMU 5135

Description: Title: “Parnassus” by Emerson, 1880. Description: half leather binding book with green leather and marbled multi- color paper for the rest of the cover. Binding has gold designs and the title and author on a brown leather nameplate. There are notes on page 2 and notes on two of the back flyleaves.

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable, but front and back hinges worn and cracked, leading to separation of frontcover and spine from text block. Minor wear on edges and corners.

Pages are yellowed. Minor stains and scratches on frontcover and backcover.

- Repair front hinge

JOMU 8214

Description: 1 green hardcover book of bound century magazine volumes. "The Century

Illustrated Monthly Magazine. November 1891 to April 1892". Green cloth hardbound book.

Embossed designs on front and back covers. Various vignettes showing what appears to be the signs of the zodiac from November to April. Spine has months, title, and years embossed in gold.

End pages with book are decorated with the muses of painting and literature with repeating

Greek patterns. Straight, plain page edges.

Condition: 11/29/2023(SHD) Binding stable but front and back hinges failing. Minor wear on edges and corners. Minor losses to cover material on top and bottom edges of spine expose interior board. Pages are yellowed. 2.5IN/16CM tear in last page in the upper left corner.

- Stabilize front and back hinges

- Repair tear in last page

JOMU 1747

Object: Globe

Description: J. Schedler's terrestrial globe, Jersey City, N. J. Patent date: July 16, 1878.

Condition: 5/15/17(VLB)- Generally light grime stains on the surface. Moisture and acid stains darken much of the globe, but it is still legible. Worn areas (e.g. Scotland) clearly show use.

Metal frame is tarnished. Paper and cardboard are stable. An item rattled around the inside – unclear what it is. Bottom of frame and stand pole are secured together with twill tape. Some minor cracks in the paper, but they are adhered down and unlikely to become worse.

12/11/2023 (SHD) Condition unchanged. Pin at bottom of globe (to attach to base) bent. Metal frame around globe tarnished. Loss to paper in north Atlantic Ocean between North America and

Europe (surrounding areas stable). Minor lifting and loss to edges of paper along longitude lines.

- Reduce tarnish on stand and frame

- Stabilize and set down lifting edges of paper along longitude lines

JOMU 1730

Description: Sepia (head and shoulder) photograph of Ann Gilrye Muir. Under glass in wooden frame. The back has following notations in pencil: "Miriam and mother, Picture of Ann Gilry

Muir 1863," In ink: " May and Miriam Coleman". Includes a stamped notation from the photographer.

Condition: 12/12/2023 (SHD) Small Format Tier #3

Photograph has minor to moderate damage requiring conservation treatment and is adhered to an acidic backing board.

- Remove front backing board (retain board)

JOMU 1732

Description: Bordered sepia photograph of the Muir family. Taken on the front porch of home with Wanda, Helen, Louie sitting on steps with John Muir standing to the right and dog in foreground. Top left and right corners are torn off. Crease mark on upper right portion. Written in red pencil on back: "Wanda, Helen, Louise Strentzel, John Muir, and Keeny, Alhambra

Valley".

Photograph has minor to moderate damage requiring conservation treatment.

- Humidify and flatten

- Tear repair

- Stabilize creases

- Reduce silver mirroring

JOMU 3318

Description: "John Muir in Petrified Forest" (inscription on reverse). Printed from less than desirable negative.

JOMU 3519

Object: Photograph (Albumen)

Description: Cabinet portrait of John Muir, oval format. Some stains, dent at leaf middle discolored. Mounted on cardboard, pink back. Printed insignia reads, "Yosemite Art Gallery.

I.W. Taber and T.H. Boyd, 26 Montgy St. San Francisco, Cal."

- Remove backing board (retain board)

- Surface clean

JOMU 3520

Description: Candid shot of John Muir posing in front of shrubbery. Print is fading. White reverse reads "on the ranch" (pencil), "Mr. John Muir" (ink).

JOMU 3557

Object: Photograph (Albumen)

Description: Cabinet print of Strentzel laborer wearing suit and debry hat, watch chain. Faded.

Discolored, mounted on cardboard. Taken at Shew's Pioneer gallery. 527 Kearny street. San

Francisco. California.

- Remove acidic backing board (retain

- board)

- Reduce discoloration

JOMU 3584

Description: Print of Helen and Wanda and 4 engineers standing by locomotive. Print is creased at lower left corner. Remnants of glue, back paper verso.

- Stabilize crease

- Reduce silver mirroring

- Reduce album page residue on verso

Remove acidic backing board (retain board)

JOMU 3728

Description: John Muir in later years, seated, hands clasped on lap, looking downwards. Top left edge creased, stains on right side and right edges.

- Reduce silver mirroring

- Reduce discoloration

- Stabilize creases and cracks

- Remove acidic backing board (retain board)

JOMU 4176

Description: Black and white print. Image of laborer thining Tokay grapes in the Wanda vineyard. 1908. Small tear on the bottom and left side.

- Stabilize creases/cracks

JOMU 2752

Object: Letter and envelope

Description: John Muir to his mother. 2 pages written front and back, paper has been folded in

3rds. Slight tear at the fold. Letter written from Alaska on the steamer Corwin.

Condition: 12/13/23 (SHD) Tier #3 (Treatment) Item has minor to moderate damage requiring conservation treatment.

JOMU 2753

Description: From John Muir. Single sheet written on both sides. Extracts from other sources.

Paper is folded, discolored. 2 complete yellow envelopes and 1 fragment addressed to Mary

Muir.

Condition: 12/13/23 (SHD) Tier #3 (Treatment)

Item has minor to moderate damage requiring conservation treatment.

Stabilize creases

JOMU 3054

Object: Letter and envelopes

Description: From John Muir. Single sheet written on both sides. Extracts from other sources.

Paper is folded, discolored. 2 complete yellow envelopes and 1 fragment addressed to Mary

Muir.

- Deacidify

Stabilize creases

JOMU 3055

Object: Letter

Description: From John to Mary. 2 sheets written on both sides. Paper has fold creases, discolored and stained. Content is critique on Mary's poetry.

- Deacidify

JOMU 3056

Description: From John to Mary, Anna, Joanna. Single sheet written on both sides. Paper is folded, discolored, stained and ink is faded.

- Deacidify

JOMU 3058

Object: Letters

Description: From John to Mary, Anna and Joanna. From John to Mary. 2 sheets written on both sides. Paper is folded, discolored and stained. Contents deal with Trout family experience in

Canada.

- Deacidify

JOMU 3060

Description: From John to sister Mary-from Yosemite Valley. 2 sheets written on both sides.

Paper is folded. Discolored, stained. Envelope in poor condition.

- Deacidify

JOMU 3062

Description: From John to Mary-from Martinez. Single sheet written on both sides. Paper is folded, slightly discolored. Envelope is torn along right edge, stamp missing.

- Deacidify

JOMU 5141

Object: Bank check

Description: Bank of Martinez check signed by John Muir. Off-white color with double thin line border. Check text reads: "Martinez, Cal. Nov 22, 1895. Bank of Martinez. Pay to Ger

Sherman, Three hundred dollars”

- Stabilize edges, creases, and losses

JOMU 5142

Object: Bank Check

Description: Bank of Martinez check signed by John Muir. Off-white and dark brown color.

Check text reads: "Martinez, Cal, Nov 28 1896. Bank of Martinez. Pay to John Muir or order $

900.00”

- Remove adhesive residue on verso

- Stabilize edges/creases/losses

JOMU 5143

Description: Bank of Martinez check signed by John Muir. Off-white and dark brown color.

Top edge is perforated. Check text reads: "No. 10. Martinez, Cal., Nov. 30, 1896. Bank of

Martinez. Pay to the order of Henry C. Raap, $1584.53”

- Remove adhesive and desiccated tape residue on verso

JOMU 5144

Description: Bank of Martinez receipt signed by John Muir. Off-white/brown in color. Check text reads: "No stamp required. This receipt is only for use at the counter and must not be used otherwise. Martinez, Cal., Aug 24, 1899. Received of Bank of Martinez $4000” Appears to be taped together in two places.

- Remove adhesive and desiccated tape residue on verso

JOMU 5146

Description: Bank of Martinez check signed by John Muir. Off white in color. Check text reads:

"Martinez, Cal. November 12th, 1914 No. 34. Bank of Martinez 90-407. The National

Geographic $5.00”

- Remove adhesive and desiccated tape

- residue on verso

JOMU 5153

Description: Letter from John Muir in Hollywood to John A. Muir in Los Angeles, dated June

10, 1912. Letter is explaining to John A. Muir how he can join the Sierra Club. The letter is typewritten with black ink, except John Muir's signature, in blue.

- Remove desiccated tape

- Tear repair

- Stabilize creases/edges/losses

- Reduce staining