This event is organized by BPL Special Collections.
Conservator Katie Boodle from the Northeast Document Conservation Center will hold a talk about her work conserving newspapers, broadsides, and other documents that spread the news of the formation of the United States Government, as well as provide advice on continuing to preserve similar paper formats that document life today.
Throughout history, humanity has created many ways to share written stories and ideas with one another. Dissemination of information through print mediums such as newspapers and broadsides increased significantly over time thanks to improved literacy, mechanical printing options, and mass production of materials. While this resulted in wider and more rapid information sharing, repeated use and exposure to the elements that were a natural part of sharing these objects has led to damage throughout the course of their lifetime.
In this talk, Senior Conservator Katie Boodle from the Northeast Document Conservation Center will share how conservation treatment and preservation methods help make the newspapers, broadsides, and other documents that spread the news of the formation of the United States Government accessible to the public today. She will also provide advice on how to preserve similar paper formats that may be found in your homes and tell the story of your personal American history.
Katie Boodle is a Senior Conservator at the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in Andover, MA. Throughout her tenure at NEDCC, she has specialized in the treatment of paper- and parchment-based objects from national, state, and personal collections. She earned her M.A. of Art Conservation from the University of the Arts London and has been working in the field of conservation since 2010.
