This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.
A Practical Approach to Environmental Requirements for Collections in Historic Buildings.
Kerschner, R.
1992 – Journal for the American Institute for Conservation 31(1): 65-76.
This article identifies methods for climate control in historic structures where traditional HVAC systems cannot be installed. It is broken up into five sections: introduction, evaluation of the collection, evaluation of the buildings, practical climate control actions, and conclusion. It addresses the issues with the traditional 70?F/50% specifications for collections and emphasizes that some control is better than none. The most useful portion of this article is the section discussing how to control climate, which Kerschner states can be done ?practically? through identifying and focusing on the following problems: water infiltration into the buildings, vegetation as a source of moisture, reduction of dust, reduction/control of heat. This source was primarily used to identify whether portable de-humidifiers can be a help or a hindrance in controlling climate in a large space. (written by Claire Curran)
Kerschner, R. 1992. A Practical Approach to Environmental Requirements for Collections in Historic Buildings. Journal for the American Institute for Conservation 31(1): 65-76.
Filter(s): Environmental Management
HVAC at 18th-century Colonial Williamsburg.
Kestner, C.D.
1999 – ASHRAE Journal (April): 52-55.
A great review of how HVAC systems can be successfully integrated within historic buildings with a minimum interference on the historic fabric.
Kestner, C.D. 1999. HVAC at 18th-century Colonial Williamsburg. ASHRAE Journal (April): 52-55.
Filter(s): Environmental Management
Moisture control handbook.
Lstiburek, J. and J. Carmody.
1993 – New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Lstiburek, J. and J. Carmody. 1993. Moisture control handbook. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Filter(s): Environmental Management
Conservation environmental guidelines for libraries and archives.
Lull, W.P.
1995 – Ottawa: Canadian Council of Archives.
Lull, W.P. 1995. Conservation environmental guidelines for libraries and archives. Ottawa: Canadian Council of Archives.
Filter(s): Environmental Management
Further comments on climate control guidelines.
Lull, W. P.
1994 – Abbey Newsletter 18(7):87-88.
Lull, W. P. 1994. Further comments on climate control guidelines. Abbey Newsletter 18(7):87-88.
Filter(s): Environmental Management
Testing Alternatives to Conventional Air-Condition in Costal Georgia.
Maekawa, S. V. Beltran, and F. Toledo.
unknown – Association for Preservation Technology International 38 (2/3): 3-11.
This source identifies alternatives to traditional HVAC as a means of controlling climate. The study was conducted on Hollybourne Cottage on Jekyll Island in Georgia. It built upon research conducted at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont and focused primarily on the use of heating and dehumidification to control climate within the house. This was an additional source in identifying whether portable de-humidifiers can be a help or a hindrance in controlling climate in a large space. (written by Claire Curran)
Maekawa, S. V. Beltran, and F. Toledo. Testing Alternatives to Conventional Air-Condition in Costal Georgia. Association for Preservation Technology International 38 (2/3): 3-11.
Filter(s): Environmental Management