FREE Hands-On Document Conservation Workshops from the Missouri State Archives & MHRAB

The Missouri State Archives and Missouri Historical Records Advisory Board (MHRAB) are pleased to announce the location and dates of seven hands-on, Care and Repair of Documents workshops intended to instruct both the public and the state’s record community in basic paper document conservation treatments and procedures. The free workshops will be held at the following venues:

• Hannibal area, Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum, 120 N. Main St., Hannibal, MO 63401
• Springfield area, Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO 65810
• St. Joseph area, Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Remington Nature Center, 1502 McArthur Dr., St. Joseph, MO 64505
• Cape Girardeau area, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center, 2289 County Park Dr., Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
• St. Louis area, Thursday, October 26, 2017, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Spencer Road Branch of the St. Charles City-County Library District, 427 Spencer Rd., St. Peters, MO 63376
• Kansas City area, Thursday, November 9, 2017, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., at the Midwest Genealogy Center, 3440 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055
• Jefferson City area, Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center, 600 W. Main St., Jefferson City, MO 65101

Missouri State Archives conservators Sandy Hempe and Diane McKinney will offer instruction on how best to conserve paper records, demonstrating proper techniques for surface cleaning, humidifying and flattening, mending and encapsulating paper documents. Attendees will each receive a supply kit including specialized materials needed to put their new skills into practice. All offerings are free of charge for attendees and will be six to seven hours in duration, including a one-hour lunch break. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be limited to 20 at each workshop. Institutional registrations will be limited to one per entity, with subsequent registrations added to a wait list. Please prioritize institutional registrations before submission.

The workshops are made possible through a State Board Programming Grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to the Records Services Division of the Secretary of State’s office and the Missouri Historical Records Advisory Board (MHRAB).

For further information on the workshops, or to register, contact me at 573-526-1981 or brian.rogers@sos.mo.gov. Also, please feel free to share this announcement with anyone that may have an interest in attending.

Best,

Brian Rogers

Principal Assistant for Boards and Commissions

Missouri State Archives

600 W. Main St.

Jefferson City, MO 65101

Work Phone: 573-526-1981

Work Fax: 573-526-5327