Preserving Fronds, not fonds: The Conservation and Digitization of a Fern Album
Picking up from our last blog post on the curious history of the fern album, for this month’s post, we …
Just Encased: A Spotlight on the Conservation Treatment and Digitization of Cased Photographs
Cased photograph is a term used to describe a class of photographs popularized in the mid-19th century that includes daguerreotypes, …
Tetris in the Vault: Using storage space efficiently
As we noted in a previous post, after more than four decades of service, the James Skitt Matthews building in …
The Archives’ Pre-move project: an inside look through the conservation lens
The James Skitt Matthews building has been home to the Archives since 1972 and after more than four decades of …
American Institute for Conservation and Canadian Association for Conservation joint conference
In May, I attended the annual conferences of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC), …
Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference 2015
In late November, I attended the annual conference of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in Portland, Oregon. Here …
Friends of the Vancouver Archives Photographic Cold Storage Facility
We have a specialized, custom-built freezer to provide the highest standard of care for the storage of our photographic materials. …
Map repaired with a blank ballot
This year, we received funding from the B.C. History Digitization Program to digitize more maps and plans from our holdings. …
Map of New Westminster District – a collaboration
We have a very large and rare 1905 map in our holdings that was dirty and falling apart. Last year, …
Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference 2014
In October, I attended the annual conference of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in Savannah, Georgia. Here are …