Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Because we were working with materials that were covered in mold we had to wear respirators the whole time we worked on the Czech record project. To be most effective, respirators have to be specially fit and tested for each person. This photo illustrates one of the tests they used toContinue reading “Respirator Fitting”
Category Archives: Materials, equipment and procedures
Washing LP Records
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 So how do you wash LP records? It’s quite simple as it turns out. Assemble your tools: plastic tub, garbage can on wheels, brush, and photo flo. We’re using regular tap water as we plan on re-washing everything in the conservation lab once the records are safe to handle.
Disaster Response Summarized
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 I continued to provide the disaster recovery coordination, coming home every night exhausted. The staff at each site — Czech/Slovak Museum & Library and the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa — were phenomenal. They kept their cool. They followed all the disaster response steps — assess beforeContinue reading “Disaster Response Summarized”
Salvage Begins
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 To our great disappointment we were not able to get into the Czech/Slovak Museum/Library today due to some sort of safety hazard. We spent a lot of time waiting around at the barricade hoping to get in. But no luck. We were, however, able to get into the African American museumContinue reading “Salvage Begins”
Evacuation of the University of Iowa Main Library
Friday, June 13, 2008 At 6AM, I sent the following email to Nancy Baker and others: “After seeing the Czech/Slovak Library/Museum under water almost to the roof top and many roof tops and church steeples and watching flood level forecasts, I’m thinking we should revise our scenario of about 1 foot of water in MainContinue reading “Evacuation of the University of Iowa Main Library”
Constantly Changing Picture
Thursday, June 12, 2008 In the morning we were told that there are no current plans to evacuate the Main Library. The Main Library is one of the buildings that they know MAY need to be evacuated at some point because of our location– but we are NOT at that point now nor do weContinue reading “Constantly Changing Picture”
Flood Prep Continues
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Flood Advisory Update: The Linn County Emergency Management Agency has provided the following information to the Chamber for distribution to our members: The 1st, 3rd, 12th, and 16th Avenue bridges are now closed. Bridges on 2nd and 8th Avenues will be closed by 8:00pm this evening. The only way to getContinue reading “Flood Prep Continues”