WPC News Archive
This archive consolidates all news articles about programs, projects, and staff in the Weissman Preservation Center. For more stories about library preservation work, see the HCL Preservation & Imaging news archive.
The Center
- To preserve and Protect - Innovation at Harvard, Harvard University GazetteOnline, March 2012
- Jan Merrill-Oldham, preservation librarian, dies, Harvard University Gazette Online, October 2011
- Grant to honor Jan Merrill-Oldham, Harvard University Gazette Online, July 2011
- Merrill-Oldham receives lifetime achievement award, Harvard University Gazette Online, March 2011
- The Weissman Center at work, Harvard University Gazette Online, February 2011
- A Tribute to Jan Merrill-Oldham, Harvard University Library Notes, October 2010
- A 10-Year Celebration for the Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2010
- 90 Mt. Auburn's Green Features Earn Gold Certification, Harvard University Library Notes, September 2007
- The Art of the Weissman Center, Harvard University Library Notes, September 2007
- HUL Inaugurates New Multi_Service Facility at 90 Mt. Auburn Street, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2006
- Paul M. and Harriet L. Weissman Center Named, Harvard University Library Notes, June 2000
Collections Care
- Harvard Library offers preservation clinic on April 14, Harvard University Gazette Online, April 2011
- Harvard's AV Collections: Searching for Resources at Risk, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2009
- How to Care for Your Grandfather's Teddy Bear, Harvard Magazine, September-October 2003
- A new resource at preserve.harvard.edu: Caring for Personal Collections, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2003
- Environmental Monitoring: A Gateway to Long-lived Collections, presentation by William P. Lull, Harvard University Library Notes, March 2000
- Preservation Outreach: Educational Materials for Library Staff and Users, Harvard University Library Notes, October 1999
- Libraries Distribute Protective Book Bags, Harvard Crimson, January 1999
- A Good Book is the Best of Friends, the Same Today and Forever, Harvard University Gazette, March 1998
Collections Emergencies
- LCET's Collections Salvage Workshop, Harvard University Library Notes, November 2008
- Harvard Heroes for 2007-2008, Harvard University Library Notes, July 2008
- Rapid Response Saves Rare Library Collections, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2008
- Synchronized effort rescues collection: Drainpipe rupture spurs teams of experts to reclaim Pusey's Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University Gazette Online, March 2008
- Rain Drenches Pusey Stacks, Harvard Crimson, March 2008
- Collections-Salvage Session Trains Staff to Respond to Wet-Book Emergencies, Harvard University Library Notes, November 2006
- A Reminder to Harvard Librarians: Hurricane Season Begins in June, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2006
- Training Harvard Library Staff to Respond to Wet-Book Emergencies, Harvard University Library Notes, January 2004
- HCL and HUL's Weissman Center Launch New Web Pages on Disaster Preparedness,, Harvard University Library Notes, September 2002
- Water, Water Everywhere..., conference presented by Glen Ruzicka and Betty Fiske, Harvard University Library Notes, January 2001
- Library Collections Emergency Team Launches Proactive Program, Harvard University Gazette, January 1999
Collections Reformatting
- Weissman Center Completes Sixth NEH Microfilming Grant, Harvard University Library Notes, September 2004
- NEH Announces New Support for Harvard University Library Preservation Program: $640,996 Grant to Preserve Access to the History of Science, Harvard University Library Notes, July 2004
- NEH Awards Sixth Microfilming Grant to Harvard University Library, Harvard University Library Notes, July 2001
- NEH Grant Supports Preservation of History of Science Collections in the Harvard University Library, Harvard University Library Notes, May/June 1999
- Harvard University Library Receives $1,000,000 from NEH, Harvard University Library Notes, July 1997
Conservation
- Sensibly saving Jane Austen, Harvard University Gazette Online, February 2012
- Tiny Brontes, Harvard Magazine, January 2012
- Saving snapshots of history, Harvard University Gazette Online, February 2011
- Conservation work saves Blackwood films, Harvard University Gazette Online, January 2011
- "Why
Books?" Site Visit Summary: an informal tour of the Weissman Preservation
Center, November 2010
- Water Damage Leads to Revelation, Harvard College Library News, October 2010
- Earthquakes, Jailbreaks, and Sermons: Cataloging Hidden Collections in the Archives, Harvard University Library Notes, July 2010
- Rare Kallitype Discovered in Houghton, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2010
- Digital Daguerreotypes, Harvard University Library Notes, January 2010
- Keeping Up Appearances: Two Harvard centers work to ensure the future of the University's collections, Harvard Crimson, March 20, 2009
- Peabody Preserves Rare Daguerreotypes, Harvard University Gazette Online, March 12, 2009
- Preserving Rare Daguerreotypes, Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology press release, March 2008
- Treasure: Space Invaders, Harvard Magazine, September/October 2007
- Harvard Launches New Conservation Program for Photographs, Harvard University Library Notes, September 2005
- Special Collections Conservators Stabilize 1,500 East Asian Rubbings for Digitization, HCL News, September 2005
- The Library's Healers, Harvard Magazine, May/June 2004
- Baker Library Historical Collections Conservation Initiative, Baker Library's Back Page, April 2002
- Weissman Center Receives Planning Grant for Photographic Preservation, Harvard University Library Notes, March 2002
- Baker Library's Historical Collections Conservation Initiative, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2001
- Symposium Report: Studying Medieval Manuscript Pigments with Cheryl Porter, Harvard University Library Notes, March 2001
- Judaica Division and Weissman Preservation Center Collaborate in Isfahan Ketubah Exhibition, Harvard University Library Notes, May/June 2000
- Noted
Conservator Christopher Clarkson Visits Harvard, Harvard University Library Notes, October 1999
- Workshop on Identification and Deterioration of Photographic Prints, presented by Debra Hess Norris, March 1999
- Baker and Houghton Libraries Support Summer Conservation Internships, Harvard University Library Notes, September 1998
- James Needham Gives $1 Million to Endow Chief Conservatorship for Special Collections, Harvard University Library Notes, March 1998
- Flowers, White, and Pforzheimer gifts fund conservation of rare Mercator globes, Harvard University Library Notes, March 1998
- Preserving Photography's Past: Daguerreotypes at Harvard, Harvard University Art Museums Review, Fall 1997
- Proofs for Joyce's Ulysses get a reprieve from the ravages of time, Harvard University Gazette, March 6, 1997
Staff News
- Interview: Ceilyn Boyd, Harvard University Library Notes, January 2009
- The Paul M. and Harriet L. Weissman Senior Photograph Conservator in the Harvard University Library, Harvard University Library Notes, March 2007
- Interview with Brenda Bernier, Senior Photograph Conservator, Harvard University Library Notes, May 2006
- Interview with Jan Merrill-Oldham, Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian, Harvard University Library Notes, September 2004
- The Weissman Center's Ann Swartzell is HUL's Harvard Hero, Harvard University Library Notes, July 2004
- Library of Congress Features Papers by Cline, Merrill-Oldham in To Preserve and Protect, Harvard University Library Notes, January 2003
- Hellman and Anderson Teach Conservation in Cuba, HCL Net, January 2002
- Interview with Jane Hedberg, Preservation Program Officer, Harvard University Library Notes, March 2001
- Announcing James W. Needham Chief Conservator for Special Collections, Pamela Spitzmueller, Harvard University Library Notes, March 1999
- Stephen Chapman is Appointed Preservation Librarian for Digital Projects, Harvard University Library Notes, January 1997