• Public Record Office, U.K.
  The Public Record Office is the repository of the national archives for England, Wales, and the United Kingdom. A Preservation Services site, with additional information on parchment and photographs, is available here.

• National Archives and Records Administration, U.S.A.
  The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) "is an independent federal agency that preserves our nation's history and defines us as a people by overseeing the management of all federal records." Click here for their Preservation link.

  

• National Archives of Canada
  The National Archives of Canada preserves Canada's archival heritage, and makes it available through a wide variety of means- publications, exhibitions, special events, as well as reference and research services.

• National Archives of France
  The site for the Centre d'acceuil et de recherche des Archives nationales, in Paris (pictured at right), includes links to other regional French archives and to ARCHIM, an archival image database.

• The Newberry Library
  Located at 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, the Newberry is an independent research library concentrating in the humanities with an active educational and cultural presence in Chicago. Privately funded, but free and open to the public, it houses an extensive non-circulating collection of rare books, maps, and manuscripts. As well, there is an informative conservation link within their site.

• Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
  Pictured below. Available information resources begin with the archival documents of New Brunswick, which include visual records. From their home page, you may link to various Canadian archival sites, including material on Acadian folklore and history.

• Conservation OnLine ("CoOL")
  CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives, and museum materials. A thorough list of conservation topics includes reprographics, and the selection of links to professional organizations includes the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).

  

• Basic Book Repair Methods
  A photographically-illustrated textbook, instructing readers in the basic conservation of books. I wrote the text, basing the material on my workshop-teaching lesson plans, and created and printed all the photographs, making this a user-friendly textbook for library and archive preservation units, along with self-learners. Published by Libraries Unlimited,1999.
  

• The Guild of Book Workersis the national non-profit organization for all the book arts. It was founded in 1906 and since that time, especially the last 15 years, has grown immensely in scope. The Guild currently has over 900 members worldwide. Areas of interest include bookbinding, printing, conservation, marbling, calligraphy, and papermaking.
  

• The Northeast Document Conservation Center
  NEDCC's mission is to improve the preservation programs of libraries, archives, museums, and other historical and cultural organizations; to provide the highest quality services to institutions that cannot afford in-house conservation facilities or that require specialized expertise; and to provide leadership to the preservation field. Their services,link includes paper, book, and photographic conservation, as well as information on disaster assistance. NEDCC also offers workshops in these areas.

• European Preservation Information Center (EPIC)
  Based in Holland, this is the site of the European Commission on Preservation and Access. Preservation management is the focus, particularly concerning paper-based, sound and film, photographic, and digital archives.

• Bowdoin College Archives
  The archives collection documents the administration, people, and programs at Bowdoin College over its more than 200 year history. The Archives' Image Gallery is the continuing result of my work there in 1996.

  

• The Center for Maine History
  The Library constitutes the world's premier collection of printed materials on Maine history. The Center is located in downtown Portland, and includes the Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow House.

• Acadian Archives, University of Maine at Fort Kent
  The Acadian Archives / Archives acadiennes opened its doors in 1991 to assist the people of the Saint John River Valley of northern Maine to document, preserve, and celebrate their history, culture, and way of life.

• University of Southern Maine Archives
  The University Archives serves as the institutional memory of the University by preserving a variety of materials and records, dating from its origin as the Western State Normal School in 1878. Records of correspondence, speeches, project files, as well as artifacts document the history and development of the University of Southern Maine. The Archives is located at the Portland Campus Library at USM, the Albert Brenner Glickman Family Library.

• Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine
  The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education is the only separately established rare map library in northern New England. The Smith and Osher collections comprise fine examples of original maps, atlases, geographies, and globes spanning the years from 1475 to the present.

• Portland Museum of Art
  The Portland Museum of Art, northern New England's premier fine arts institute, features a collection of fine and decorative arts dating from the 18th century to the present. The Museum's collection includes works by Renoir, Degas, Monet, Picasso, and Maine artists such as Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, John Marin, Maurice Prendergast, and Andrew Wyeth.

  ...and five more...
  

• Maine Resource Guide Home Page
  
• Moxie Home Page
  
• The Root Cellar, where I have been volunteering, since 1998.
  
• Root Cellar Gathering Resource Page
• The Boston Athenaeum
  

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