TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Introduction
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Smithsonian Institution, Office of Risk Management, revised October 1993
Introduction
Staff Evacuation Procedures
Fire
Severe Storms
Hurricane Warning
Tornado Warning
Winter Storm
Utility Failure
Flood
Hazardous Material Accident
Civil Disorder and Demonstrations
Terrorism
Bomb Threat and Checklist
Explosion
Major Transportation Accident
Earthquake
National Archives & Records Administration, Preservation Policy &
Services Division, July 1993
Mold
Cleaning and Drying Flood Damaged Items
Air Drying
Books
Documents
Photographs, Negatives, and Motion Picture Film
Framed Items
Library of Congress, extracts from unpublished revised text, by
Peter Waters, July 1993
How Water Affects Books and Unbound Materials
Estimating Water Absorption
Coated Papers
Archival Box Files
Access
Stabilizing the Environment
Assessment of Damage and Planning for Salvage
The Recovery Team
Primary Considerations for Recovery of Water-Damaged Collections
Preliminary Steps in the Evacuation from Water-Damaged Areas
Removal and Packing of Water-Damaged Materials -- The Work Force
Removal from Water-Damaged Area -- The Catalog and Other Records
Removal and Packing
Disposition of Remaining Materials and Cleaning of Water-Exposed
Areas
Cleaning After a River Flood
Thorough Washing to Remove Heavy Deposits of Mud
Principles of Stabilization by Freezing
Cold Temperature Storage Conditions
Preparation for Freezing
Containers and Methods of Packing for Freezing
Vacuum and Freeze Drying Technologies
Rehabilitation After Drying
Evaluation of Loss
Summary of Emergency Procedures
National Park Service, revised Conserve O Gram Number 3/4, by
Jane Merritt, July 1993
The Microorganisms
Susceptible Materials
Damage
Detection
Prevention
Treatment
Sources