2018
2017-2018 Harper-Inglis Post Graduate Conservation Fellow
Emilie Duncan, Book and Paper Conservation
Emilie Duncan
Education:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Library and Archival Materials Conservation, Minor in Paper Conservation, 2017
University of Mary Washington: B.A., Historic Preservation, Minors in Chemistry and Museum Studies, 2012
Previous Experience:
University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville; Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia; Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg
LC Projects:
Researching alternative bleaching agents for darkened lead white conversion treatments; exploring the impact of lead white darkening on select LC collections; treating paper and bound collection materials.
2018 Advanced Conservation Intern
Bailey Kinskey, Book Conservation
Bailey Kinsky
Education:
SUNY Buffalo State College: Master’s Degree in Art Conservation, Specialty in Library and Archives, 2018
University of Minnesota, Morris: Bachelor’s Degree in Art History, with a minor in Philosophy, 2009
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment and housing of books from the Library's Rosenwald Collection, including a rebinding of an 18th century copy of Carl Linnaeus, Systema Naturae.
2018 Advanced Conservation Intern
Claire Valero, Paper Conservation
Claire Valero
Education:
Ecole de La Cambre, Bruxelles, Belgium: B.A. and M.A., Conservation of Fine Art, Works of Art on Paper, 2015
University of French Polynesia (UPF), Tahiti, French Polynesia: B.A., English Literature, 2009
Conservation internships at: L’Ame du Papier, Aubigny La Ronce, France; Museo Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; Graham Bignell Studio, London, UK; National Archives of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation and conservation treatment of works of art on paper, including Japanese woodblock prints by Bertha Lum, lithographs by Honoré Daumier and Odilon Redon.
2018 (Jan-Feb) Conservation Intern
Natalia Maliga, Book Conservation
Natalia Maliga
Education:
West Dean College (West Sussex, UK): M.A., Conservation of Book and Library Materials, 2018
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art: B.A., Fine Arts, 2015
Conservation internships at: National Archives of Poland (Krakow, Poland); Central Archives of Historical Records (Warsaw, Poland)
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment of two volumes from the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Obsequiale sive benedictionale secundum ecclesiam Augustensem (an incunable from the Vollbehr collection) and Costumi della corte pontificia; stabilization and preparation of a disbound 19th c. Persian manuscript for digitization; study and model making of historic binding structures
2017
Summer Preservation Volunteer
Elisse LaBarre, Binding and Collections Care
Elisse LaBarre
Education:
University of California, Santa Cruz: Ph.D., Cultural Musicology, expected 2017
Past Experience:
Santa Clara University: B.A., Music, 2009
California State University, EastBay: M.A., Music History and Literature, 2011
LC Project:
Improve information on total number of items mass deacidified since ca. 2000: Review work, assure correct copy and title, and update the paper record to the ILS (Integrated Library System) item record for treated items.
2017 Junior Fellow
Jana Butman, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Jana Butman
Education:
Brown University: B.S., Chemistry, expected 2018
Rhode Island School of Design: B.F.A., Furniture Design, expected 2018
Past Experience:
Brown University, Undergraduate Research Assistant for Professor Jerome Robinson, 2016-2017
Sloans and Kenyon Auctioneers, Art Department Intern, 2016
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Exhibition Design Intern, 2015
LC Project:
Continuing ongoing research into improving the preservation of early recorded sound carriers: improving the quality of digital transfers of wax cylinders and Edison Diamond Discs, currently limited by the lack of methods to adequately clean the materials prior to digital transfer.
2017 Junior Fellow
Riley Thomas, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Riley Thomas
Education:
University of Delaware: B.A., Art Conservation and B.A. Anthropology, expected 2018
Past Experience:
Louvre: Gallery talks, "Madame Vigée Le Brun et sa fille Jeanne-Lucie, dite Julie," 2016
Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library: Undergraduate Research Program, studying an 18th century Viennese swatch book using XRF and HPLC (with Dr. Jocelyn Alcántara-García), 2016
LC Project:
Molecular weight analysis of cellulose in the Barrow naturally aged paper collection using modern size exclusion chromatography; analyzing this information and updated physical measurements against the data produced by the William J. Barrow Research Labs.
2017 Junior Fellow
Lyric Yu, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Lyric Yu
Education:
University of California, Berkeley: B.A., intended Computer Science, expected 2020
LC Project:
Working with reference materials for the Center for the Library’s Analytical Scientific Samples (CLASS) and Center for the Library’s Analytical Scientific Samples – Digital (CLASS-D) that can be used for testing to support the preservation of all Library materials. Cataloging and entering all data into the Access reference collection database; barcoding new scientific samples and derivatives; working with spectral imaging data to complete a spectral reference database for non-invasive characterization of pigments and colorants found in Library collections.
Summer Preservation Volunteer
Eliza McNair, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Eliza McNair
Education:
Wellesley College, B.A., Computer Science, expected 2018
Past Experience:
Digital and Web Skills Teaching Assistant, Writing 135, Wellesley College Blended Learning Initiative, 2016
Cryptography Teaching Assistant, Duke Talent Identification Program, 2016
Production Editor, The Wellesley Globalist, 2016
LC Project:
Working on the database infrastructure for the Center for the Library's Analytical Scientific Samples – Digital (CLASS-D). Coding the metadata and linking scientific analyses to the original object or sample and advanced cataloging of the collection. Using background computing and visualization experience to assist in coding the graphical user interface (a visualization of linked open data) of the database.
2017 Advanced Conservation Intern
Xiaoping Cai, Book Conservation
Xiaoping Cai
Education:
University of the Arts London: M.A., Conservation, Books and Archival Materials, 2016
Sun Yat-Sen University (Guangzhou, China): Master’s Degree in Library Science, Management and Preservation of Rare Books, 2014
Sun Yat-Sen University: Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science, with Minor in Art and Design, 2012
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment and housing of items from the Library's Rosenwald Collection.
2017 Advanced Conservation Intern
Emily Williams, Paper Conservation
Emily Williams
Education:
University College London: M.A./M.Sc., Conservation , 2016
Courtauld Institute of Art: P.G. Diploma, Art History, 2013
University of the Arts London: B.A., Conservation, 2012
Conservation Projects: British Museum, London. Plowden & Smith Ltd, London. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works of art on paper, including a Japanese woodblock print by Utamaro, drawings and watercolours by Joseph Pennell, a set of World War I posters.
2016
2016 American Chemical Society SEED Fellow
Andrew Almeida, Preservation Research and Testing
Andrew Almeida
Education and Select Past Experience:
Wheaton High School Magnet Program, 2016
Accepted to class of 2020 for B.S. in Architecture, University of Maryland-College Park
Robotics FRC team 5115, President, 2014-2016
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Intern, Summer 2015
LC Project:
Replicate period cylinder wax formulations; physical, chemical, mechanical characterization of period and newly synthesized wax cylinder formulations; identify the causes of condition problems; develop cleaning protocols for cylinders.
2016 American Chemical Society SEED Fellow
Nicolas Mbenga, Preservation Research and Testing
Nicolas Mbenga
Education:
High Point High School, 2018
Honors Chemistry student
LC Project:
Research degradation processes and treatment options for degraded verdigris (copper acetate) pigment.
2016 Summer Volunteer
Meredith Broadway, Preservation Reformatting Division
Meredith Broadway
Education and Select Past Experience:
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC): M.S., Library and Information Science, 2016
Rhodes College: B.A., History, 2014
University of Oxford, 18th-19th c. London Stage, Digitization Fellow (2013-2014)
UIUC Library, Conservation Unit, Graduate Assistant, 2015
LC Project:
Assist with brittle book reformatting; tangible media capture and curation; legacy file curation; and image quality assurance and file curation for ongoing digitization efforts.
2016 Summer Volunteer
Caitlin Mai O’Brien, Collections Care Division
Caitlin Mai O’Brien
Education and Select Past Experience:
North Bennet Street School (Boston): Bookbinding and Repair Program, 2015-2017
St. John’s College: B.A., Liberal Arts: Double Major in History of Mathematics and Science/Philosophy, Minor in Comparative Literature/Classical Studies, 2015
Exhibit: What is a Book? The History of the Book, St. John’s College Gallery, 2014
Mellon Fund recipient, 2014
LC Project:
General collections conservation focusing on production/batch work: text preparation, case lining/repair, recasing.
2016 Junior Fellow
Katherine "Kappy" Mintie, Conservation
Katherine Mintie
Education:
Ph.D. Candidate, History of Art Department, UC Berkeley
Vassar College: B.A., Art History, 2009
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Photography Department, Mellon Curatorial Intern, Spring 2015.
LC Project:
Identify photographic samples in 423 early photographic manuals and periodicals (1844-1944) and create a finding aid in a database or spreadsheet for examining and organizing this collection, with the aims to increase intellectual control over the information contained in the books, and to organize this information to make it useful for staff and researchers interested in 19th and early 20th century photography.
2016 Junior Fellow
Amanda Carter, Preservation Research and Testing
Amanda Carter
Education:
University of Arizona, Tucson: B.A., Biochemistry and B.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology, minor in Library and Information Science, expected 2017
LC Project:
Organizing and compiling scientific research sample metadata and specimens for the Center for Library Analytical Scientific Samples-Digital (CLASS-D ).
2016 Junior Fellow
Akari Goda-Maurezzutt, Preservation Research and Testing
Akari Goda-Maurezzutt
Education and Select Experience:
Mills College: B.A., Chemistry and Art History, 2016
Exhibit: In Focus: Group f/64 and the Bay Area, Mills College Art Museum, 2016
Mills College, science laboratory work with IR, NMR, UV-Vis, HPLC, GC-MS, pH probes, AA, titration techniques, voltammetry, 2012-2016
LC Project:
ASTM Long-Term Natural Paper Aging Study: Conduct pH/alkaline reserve testing of 10 papers from 10 holding institutions collected over four intervals to compare to results from accelerated aging tests.
2016 Junior Fellow
Shelby Hallman, Preservation Research and Testing
Shelby Hallman
Education and Select Experience:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC): M.S., Library and Information Science, expected 2017
Pennsylvania State University: B.A., German; B.A., Comparative Literature; Minor, Engineering Mechanics, 2015
UIUC, Grainger Engineering Library Information Center, Graduate Assistant, 2015-
UIUC Library, Conservation Unit, Paper Intern, 2015-2016
LC Project:
Center for Library Analytical Scientific Samples (CLASS): catalog and enter all data into the reference collection database; barcode samples; organization of the database and samples for better ease of access; further manipulation and re-structuring of the database to accommodate a variety of characteristic and analytic data samples.
2016 Junior Fellow
Kalila Morsink, Preservation Research and Testing
Kalila Morsink
Education and Select Experience:
Columbia University: B.A. expected in Chemistry, 2019
Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Intern (2014) and Volunteer (2015)
LC Project:
ASTM Long-Term Natural Paper Aging Study: Conduct pH/alkaline reserve testing of 10 papers from 10 holding institutions collected over four intervals to compare to results from accelerated aging tests.
Advanced Conservation Summer Intern (May-August 2016)
Geneva Iklé, Photograph Conservation
Geneva Iklé
Education and Select Experience:
Queen’s University Program in Art Conservation: M.A.C., Photographic Materials and Works on Paper, 2016
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Photographic Materials Conservation Intern, 2015
University of North Carolina Wilmington: B.A., Art History and Chemistry, 2013
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of photographs, including: Clarence H. White photographs; gelatin glass plate negative consolidation; humidifying and flattening a large collection of silver gelatin photographs; examination and condition reporting of exhibition items; condition survey of a photograph collection.
2016 Advanced Conservation Intern
Catherine Magee, Book Conservation
Catherine Magee
Education:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation (Library and Archives major, Photographic Materials minor), 2016
Drew University: B.A., Art History, Classical Latin, 2010
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment and/or housing of: items from the Rosenwald Collection; 19th century Malaysian edition of “Sejara Malayu”; first edition Diderot Encyclopédie.
2016 Advanced Conservation Intern
Michiko Adachi, Paper Conservation
Michiko Adachi
Education:
Buffalo State College, State University of New York: M.A. and Advanced Certificate, Art Conservation, 2016
University of Delaware: B.A., Art Conservation, 2009
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works on paper, including: Mary Cassatt prints, James Queen watercolor, and Japanese woodblock prints; improving accessibility of information on Harrison Elliott’s historic paper sample collection.
2016 Conservation Volunteer
Masumi Takeuchi, Paper Conservation
Masumi Takeuchi
Education and Select Past Experience:
Institute for Art and Restoration, "Palazzo Spinelli" (Florence, Italy): Diploma, Paper and Book Restoration, 2004
Institute for Art and Restoration, "L'ambiente" (Tokyo, Japan): Diploma, Paper and Book Conservation, 2003
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan: B.A., Law, 1998
Conservation for Identity Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan: Conservator of paper and books, 2007-2015
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment, housing of: 18th century iron gall ink documents; 18th century American newspapers.
2016 Conservation Volunteer (February - April 2016)
Caetana Britto, Paper Conservation
Caetana Britto
Education and Select Past Experience:
National Service for Industrial Apprenticeship, Theobaldo De Nigris Graphic Arts, Pulp and Paper School (SENAI), São Paulo, Brazil: Certificate in Preventive Conservation and Conservation/Restoration of Paper Collections, 2015
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Professional Internship Program in Preventive Conservation: Wanda Svevo Historical Archives, 2015-2016
University of São Paulo: Literature, 1997
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment of a map of Guangdong, 1815; condition survey of the Peggy Clark Theatrical Collection, 1940–1970; stabilization of a parchment antiphonal.
Preservation Volunteer (October - December 2015)
Edie Semler, Collections Care
Edie Semler
Education:
York University, Toronto, Canada: BFA, Music, 1975
University of Toronto: M.Ed in Art, 1976
LC Projects:
Assessment and collections conservation repair (hinge repair, rebacking, recasing, etc.) of the Library's general and reference collections.
Preservation Volunteer (September - December 2015)
Leah Humenuck, Collections Care
Leah Humenuck
Education:
Sweet Briar College: B.S., Chemistry 2015
LC Projects:
Assessment and collections conservation repair (hinge repair, rebacking, recasing, etc.) of the Library's general and reference collections.
2015
2015 Advanced Conservation Intern (March-September)
Justine Provino, Book Conservation
Justine Provino
Education:
Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris, France: M.A., Conservation of Cultural Property, Graphic Arts and Book Conservation, 2015; B.A., Conservation of Cultural Property, Graphic Arts and Book Conservation, 2013
Paris IV – Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris, France: M.A., Medieval History, 2009
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (Austin, TX); University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada); Atelier Art (Paris, France); Musée de la Musique (Paris, France)
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment and/or housing of: items from the Rosenwald Collection; 18th century printed books for the exhibit First Among Many: the Bay Psalm Book and Early Moments in American Printing; 17th century engraved music scores from the Music Division; 18th century newspaper from the Serial Division.
2014-2015 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Zachary Long, Photograph Conservation
Zachary Long
Education:
Buffalo State, State University of New York: M.A. and Advanced Certificate, Art Conservation, 2015
Rochester Institute of Technology: B.F.A, Photographic Illustration, 2009
Conservation Projects: Gawain Weaver Art Conservation, San Anselmo, CA; Cleveland Museum of Art; Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University Library; The Better Image, Milford, NJ
LC Projects:
The conservation and rehousing of 19th and 20th century photographs, including work on upcoming exhibitions, the paper print film collection, platinum prints, and panoramas.
2014-2015 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Marta Nalaskowska, Paper Conservation
Marta Nalaskowska
Education:
Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland: M.A., Conservation and Restoration of Art -- Specialization: Paper and Leather (2007-2013)
Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland: Cultural Heritage Preservation -- Specialization: Museology (2006-2008)
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of 18th century iron gall ink documents; James Queen and Michael Seymour watercolors; 17th century engravings from the Cesti Engravings Collection.
2015 Catholic University of America Intern
Ruhi Perez, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Ruhi Perez
Education:
University of Maryland - College Park: Physics, 2018
Vitreous State Laboratory, Catholic Univeristy of America
LC Project:
To better understand deterioration of the Library’s Claude Laurent glass flutes: together with 2015 Junior Fellow Nick Kivi, recreate alkali glass following the composition of the flutes and artificially age and characterize the model glass; standardize terminology for deterioration phenomena observed on the flutes.
2015 Knowledge Navigators Intern
Elena Amparo, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Elena Amparo
Education:
College of William and Mary: Prospective Physics Major, 2018
LC Project:
Hyperspectral imaging of Mayan flasks from the Kislak Collection; spectral curve analysis of iron gall ink treatment samples; analysis of heavily redacted historic documents.
2015 Knowledge Navigators Intern
Kennedy Freeman, Binding and Collections Care Division
Kennedy Freeman
Education and Select Past Experience:
College of William and Mary: B.A., Government and Psychology, 2017
Lunenburg County Public Schools, Book binding and collections care, 2009-2012
LC Project:
Develop Library's internal Binding Manual, currently available only as a hard copy, into an electronic version for intranet and Internet distribution: update manual where needed; add images; upload to Library intranet with metatags; develop generic version to be available from the Preservation Directorate's public web site.
2015 Knowledge Navigators Intern
Natalia Kot, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Natalia Kot
Education:
University of Virginia: B.A., Psychology and Biology, 2017
LC Project:
Standardize assessment of paper-based library collections: link survey data for withdrawal of second copies through physical, chemical and optical analyses.
2015 Knowledge Navigators Intern
Isabel M. Steven, Binding and Collections Care Division
Isabel M. Steven
Education and Select Past Experience:
College of William and Mary: B.A., History and Latin, 2017
Feature Editor, Virginia Informer, independent newspaper of William and Mary, January-May 2014
LC Project:
Create bibliographic files in an Access Database for a collection of nearly 2,000 papers, articles, documents, and reports that are unique or hard to find and are relevant to on-going conservation treatment, research, and development within the Preservation Directorate.
2015 Junior Fellow
Olivia Brum, Conservation Division
Olivia Brum
Education and Select Past Experience:
Alfred University, Alfred, NY: B.A., Chemistry and Art & Design with an Honors Thesis on Preventive Conservation, 2015
Philadelphia Art Museum, Objects Conservation Intern
LC Project:
Assist with a comprehensive condition survey of the Library’s Dayton C. Miller collection of Claude Laurent glass flutes.
2015 Junior Fellow
Gwen Ellen de Polo, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Gwen Ellen de Polo
Education and Select Past Experience:
University of Nevada - Reno: B.A., Chemistry and Music
Varganov Research Group, conducting research on rubredoxin; Library Assistant in DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library, University of Nevada
LC Project:
Quantitatively measure the benefits and effects of various conservation treatments -- including ethanol-modified wet treatments -- for stabilizing iron gall ink, in collaboration with Library of Congress conservators and scientists.
2015 Junior Fellow
Erica Gallis, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Erica Gallis
Education and Select Past Experience:
Johns Hopkins University: M.A., Museum Studies
George Mason University: B.A., Anthropology
Chan Chich Archaeological Project; Central American Ceramics Research Project
LC Project:
ASTM Long-Term Natural Paper Aging Study: Conduct pH/alkaline reserve testing of 10 papers from 10 holding institutions collected over four intervals; conversion of data in Master Environmental Records; move papers from original ASTM-ISR accelerated aging research project into cold storage as part of the Center for the Library’s Analytical Scientific Samples (CLASS).
2015 Junior Fellow
James Michael Harrison, Conservation Division
James Michael Harrison
Education:
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD: B.A., Graphic Arts, expected 2018
LC Project:
Design posters, bookmarks, and other Preservation outreach and educational materials for high school students and public libraries.
2015 Junior Fellow
Lucy Jakub, Conservation Division
Lucy Jakub
Education and Select Past Experience:
Columbia University: B.A., Creative Nonfiction, expected 2017
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, 2011-2012
Art and design for Women Walk the Walk, Blue Hill, ME; Layout, editing, and web design for student newspaper, The Procrastinator, Blue Hill, ME
LC Project:
Design posters, bookmarks, and other Preservation outreach and educational materials for elementary school students and research libraries.
2015 Junior Fellow
Nick Kivi, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Nick Kivi
Education and Select Past Experience:
University of Tennessee - Knoxville: Materials Science and Engineering
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear Nonproliferation and National Security Division, radiation detection techniques; characterization of southwest pottery using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
LC Project:
To better understand deterioration of the Library’s Claude Laurent glass flutes: in collaboration with the Vitreous State Laboratory of Catholic University, recreate alkali glass following the composition of the flutes and artificially age and characterize the model glass; standardize terminology for deterioration phenomena observed on the flutes.
2015 Junior Fellow
Aviva Mazurek, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Aviva Mazurek
Education and Select Past Experience:
University of Maryland - College Park: B.A., Chemistry, expected 2016
Eichhorn Research Group, synthesizing iron gall ink crystals in collaboration with the Library of Congress
LC Project:
Quantitatively measure the benefits and effects of various conservation treatments -- including ethanol-modified wet treatments -- for stabilizing iron gall ink, in collaboration with Library of Congress conservators and scientists.
2015 Preservation Digital Technology Intern (June-August)
Kimberly Jackson, Preservation Reformatting Division
Kimberly Jackson
Education and Select Past Experience:
University of Hawai’i: MLISc and Historic Preservation Graduate Certificate, 2015
Society of American Archivists, Digital Archives Certification
Bishop Museum, Hawai’i; Hawai’i State Archives; University of Hawai’i Hamilton Library
LC Project:
Reformatting brittle books and microfilm; forensic data extraction and archiving; investigating and implementing efficiencies for existing database forms and workflows.
2015 Summer Temp
Lesley Genao Romera, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Lesley Genao Romero
Education and Select Past Experience:
Montgomery College: A.S., Chemical Engineering.
Howard University with Dr. Maynard-Smith, study of the enzymatic activity of Calreticulin
LC Project:
Quality Assurance Program: Test samples for adherence to LC Specifications. Polyethylene film research: conduct LC Migration Test on polyethylene films to evaluate potential for use with LC collection items. Digital Optical Media Research: Natural Aging Studies - Evaluate state of deterioration of CD-Audio discs from the Library's Packard Campus by determining change in error rates.
2015 Preservation Science Intern (August 2014-May 2015)
Fatma Zaid, Preservation Research and Testing Division
Fatma Zaid
Education and Selected :
George Washington University: M.A., Museum Studies (Conservation Track) 2015.
Cairo University: B.S., Conservation and Restoration, 2007.
Conservation projects at: Egyptian Museum (Cairo), 2008-2010; Grand Egyptian Museum (Giza), Conservation Center “GEM-CC”, 2010-2013.
LC Projects:
Hyperspectral imaging and analysis of 1513 Ptolemy Geographia maps to assess and characterize the efficacy of verdigris stabilization treatments; Analytical analyses (SEM, FTIR, XRF, UV-Vis, GPC) for papyri; Conservation treatment and housing of works on paper, including two music manuscripts in iron gall ink.
2014
2014 Digital Technology Intern (August-September 2014)
Rachel McPherson, Preservation Reformatting Digital Lab
Rachel McPherson
Education:
Kent State University: MLIS, 2014.
Case Western Reserve University: B.A., Art History, 2009.
Case Western Reserve University: Library Assistant in Archives, Special Collections, and Preservation Departments
Cleveland Museum of Art: Processing Assistant
LC Project:
Analyze and contribute to improvements of the physical and digital reformatting workflows, including: restructuring the policies for digitization specifications and creating and implementing the workflow of the new Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device (F.R.E.D.), which will be used to extract and analyze data from digital media.
2014 IMLS Fellow (June-August 2014)
Ilish DeWitt, Preservation Science
Ilish DeWitt
Education:
Austin College: B.A., Chemistry and Studio Art, 2015.
LC Project:
Magnetic Tape Sticky Shed Research: Continue research into using infrared spectroscopy and microscopy to identify degraded U-Matic and 1/4" magnetic tape without playback.
2014 Preservation Intern (June-August 2014)
Yael Tsitohay, Library Binding Section
Yael Tsitohay
Education:
Montgomery College: Chemical Engineering, 2014.
Smith College: B.S., Biochemistry, expected 2016.
LC Project:
Research the composition and possible causes of stickiness on bookcloth-covered library bindings that were mass deacidified, using microscopy and FTIR.
2014 Preservation Science Intern (May-August 2014)
Joseph Koivisto, Cultural Heritage Information Management
Joseph Koivisto
Education:
Catholic University of America: MLS, Library and Information Science, 2014.
University of Scranton, PA: B.A., English with minors in Writing and Philosophy, 2009.
LC Project:
CLASS-D: Develop a prototype database for storage and dissemination of data from the Preservation Research and Testing Division's analytical science samples.
2014 American Chemical Society Project SEED Scholar (May-August 2014)
Linhchi Nguyen, Preservation Science
Linhchi Nguyen
Education:
Princeton University: B.S.E, Chemical and Biological Engineering, expected 2018.
LC Project:
Investigate an accelerated aging test using paper, instead of traditional metal coupons (the Oddy Test), as a sensor to evaluate whether storage or exhibition materials present any chemical threat to collections. The level of degradation in the paper sensor caused by exposure to the storage or exhibition material is assessed by ion chromatography (IC) with a focus on the identification of paper degradation products using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy.
2013 LC Project (2013 American Chemical Society Project SEED Scholar):
Evaluated degraded and non-degraded magnetic tapes to assess a non-destructive system developed at the Library to identify degraded tapes without playback. Microscopically examined tapes to determine whether observable differences in tape surface could correlate to state of degradation.
2014 Preservation Science Intern (May-August 2014)
Hanqing Wang, Forensic Chemistry
Hanqing Wang
Education:
George Washington University: M.S., Forensic Chemistry, expected 2015.
Sichuan University (Chengdu, China): B.S., Applied Chemistry, 2013.
LC Project:
Hyperspectral Imaging: Image and processing of images to capture hidden original marks on Bartok’s final manuscript.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
Katherine Andrews, Preservation Science
Katherine Andrews
Education:
University of Kansas, BFA, Photomedia Design with minor in Art History, 2014.
LC Project:
Degraded Audio and Video Media Project: use FTIR and microscopy to examine signs of degradation in a variety of audio film formats, including 1/4" open reel, U-Matic 3/4" tape, and 2" Audio Masters.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard, Preservation Web Design
Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Platteville: B.A., Cultural History with minor in International Studies, 2011.
University of Wisconsin-Madison: MLS, Library and Information Studies, 2014.
LC Project:
Design and develop new interactive online presentation format to highlight conservation treatments carried out by senior Library of Congress conservators to appeal to both a lay audience and to other conservation professionals.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
Lucy Finn, Preservation Science
Lucy Finn
Education:
Boston University: B.A., History, expected 2015.
LC Project:
Non-Invasive Analysis for Paper Characterization: Optimize spectroscopic and other characterization techniques for historic paper -- including samples of historic paper with iron gall ink -- and correlate information with gel permeation chromatography and pH data using chemometrics. Objective: to further develop and improve non-invasive analytical methods to evaluate the condition of historic papers without sampling.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
Yara Hernández-Vélez, Preservation Science
Yara Hernández-Vélez
Education:
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras: M.A., Information Science and Technology, expected 2015.
Universidad de Sagrado Corazón: B.A., Journalism, 2008.
LC Project:
ASTM Long-Term Natural Paper Aging Study: fold testing 2013 samples, plot data collected over current four intervals, re-house samples for cold storage.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
Marie Keil, Preservation Science
Marie Keil
Education:
Harvard College: B.A., Chemistry with minor in Archaeology, 2014.
Oxford University, MSc, Archaeological Science, starting Fall 2014.
LC Project:
Non-Invasive Analysis for Paper Characterization: Optimize spectroscopic and other characterization techniques for historic paper -- including samples of historic paper with iron gall ink -- and correlate information with gel permeation chromatography and pH data using chemometrics. Objective: to further develop and improve non-invasive analytical methods to evaluate the condition of historic papers without sampling.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
Dorie Klein, Preservation Science
Dorie Klein
Education:
Smith College: B.A., History with Museum Studies focus, expected 2017.
LC Project:
Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection, collaborative study (Music Division, Preservation Research and Testing Division, and Catholic University of America) of glass flutes: The Library's collection includes eighteen of approximately 40 known glass flutes made by Claude Laurent (1866-1941). Very little is known about the manufacture of these instruments, some of which are showing signs of deterioration. Research technical history of the flutes; identify elements with X-ray fluorescence; monitor storage environment; conduct condition surveys including photography and microscopy to better understand material and manufacture and determine best preservation measures.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
Rachel Korykora, Preservation Science
Rachel Korykora
Education:
Hofstra University: B.S., Forensic Science with minor in Biochemistry, 2013.
George Washington University: M.S., Forensic Chemistry, 2015.
LC Project:
Degrading Plastic Storage Containers for Audio Visual Materials: Analyze and categorize degradation products oozing from plastic AV storage containers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and FTIR; determine optimal storage solutions.
2014 Junior Fellow (May-August 2014)
William Sullivan, Preservation Science
William Sullivan
Education:
Catholic University of America: B.A., Architecture with minor in Sustainability, expected 2016.
LC Project:
Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection, collaborative study (Music Division, Preservation Research and Testing Division, and Catholic University of America) of glass flutes: The Library's collection includes eighteen of approximately 40 known glass flutes made by Claude Laurent (1866-1941). Very little is known about the manufacture of these instruments, some of which are showing signs of deterioration. esearch technical history of the flutes; identify elements with X-ray fluorescence; monitor storage environment; conduct condition surveys including photography and microscopy to better understand material and manufacture and determine best preservation measures.
2014 Preservation Web Intern (January-May 2014)
Lora'el (Elle) Williams, Web Development
Lora'el (Elle) Williams
Education:
Rochester Institute of Technology: B.S., Psychology (Information Processing) with a minor in Web Design and Development, 2014.
LC Projects:
Bring the Library's Preservation website to technical compliance: enhance website access, search, and find by adding Dublin Core metatags; develop content for the Library's Preservation website; improve website organization and structure.
2013-2014 Preservation Volunteer
Brianna Cassidy, Preservation Science
Brianna Cassidy
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of South Carolina: PhD., Analytical Chemistry, 2015.
Murray State University: B.S., Chemistry with minors in Art History and Studio Art, 2011.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina.
Organic Chemistry Tutor, Murry State University.
LC Projects:
Investigating the use of infrared spectroscopy for the triage of degraded audio and video magnetic tape media.
2013-2014 Preservation Intern
Aaron Ullman, Preservation Science
Aaron Ullman
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: M.S., Forensic Chemistry, 2014.
Berycyhurst University: B.S., Forensic Chemistry/Toxicology and Forensic Biology, 2012.
Vice/Narcotics Intern, Arlington County Police Department.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Catholic University of America.
LC Projects:
The assessment and characterization of metal corrosion on Oddy test coupons, utilizing XRD, XRF, and FTIR to determine any possible correlation between the parent test material off-gassing and the metal degradation.
2013-2014 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Eunji Jang, Paper Conservation
Eunji Jang
Education and Selected Past Experience:
YongIn University, KyungGi, South Korea: M.A., Conservation of Cultural Properties, 2005.
DongGuk University, Seoul, South Korea: B.A., Buddhist Studies, 2000.
Conservation Projects at: National Archives of Korea, KyungGi, South Korea (2007–2011); National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea (2003-2006); Jung-Jae Conservation Center, Seoul, South Korea (2000-2003).
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment and housing of works on paper, including: 18th century iron gall ink manuscripts (from the Karp Collection of the Hebraic Division); Korean rare materials; early 19th century Chinese and Armenian oversized printed maps.
2013-2014 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Tessa Gadomski, Book Conservation
Tessa Gadomski
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation, 2014.
University of Delaware: B.A., Honors Degree with Distinction in Art Conservation, 2009.
Conservation Projects: Field Book Project at the Smithsonian Institution Archives; Harvard University Library’s Weissman Preservation Center; Heugh-Edmondson Conservation Services LLC, Kansas City, Missouri.
LC Projects:
Treatment of rare and general collections books: rehousing, board reattachment, rebinding, stabilization, washing. Major projects include treatment of an illuminated Islamic manuscript for exhibit and extensive repair of a 16th century Hebraic book printed in Constantinople.
2013-2014 Preservation Volunteer
Mary Coburn, Collections Stabilization
Mary Coburn
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Indiana University, Bloomington: M.A., Library Science, 2011.
Preservation Assistant, Cornell University Library.
Student Conservation Technician, Indiana University, Bloomington.
LC Projects:
Stabilize and house special collections, including the Motion Picture Copyright Description Records from 1912-1914.
2013-2014 Preservation Science Intern (September 2013-May 2014)
Isabella Black, Preservation Science
Isabella Black
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: M.S., Forensic Chemistry, 2014.
George Washington University: B.S., Chemistry, 2013.
Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory, Intern.
LC Project:
Identify and characterize differences between naturally aged neutral and basic verdigris through Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and UV-Visible spectroscopy to shed light on the natural aging mechanisms of verdigris pigment.
Year 2013
2013 Preservation Science Intern (May-December 2013)
Priyanka Newaskar, Preservation Science
Priyanka Newaskar
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: M.S., Forensic Sciences and Technology, 2014.
Fergusson College, Pune, India: M.S., Biochemistry, 2012 and B.S., Chemistry, 2010.
George Washington University, Chemistry Tutor; Serum Institute of India Ltd. (Pune, India), Intern; Fergusson College (Pune, India); Zoovolution Project.
LC Project:
Identify and characterize modern inks from the Herblock Collection through non-invasive and micro-analytical methods to determine the ink components causing color changes during exhibition and dark storage.
2013 Preservation Science Intern (May-December 2013)
Lou Gwen Pacheco, Preservation Science
Lou Gwen Pacheco
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: M.S., Forensic Chemistry, 2014.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: B.S., Chemistry, 2011.
Catholic University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Chemistry; University of Illinois, Laboratory Assistant.
LC Project:
Determine degradation mechanisms for paper using non-invasive, chemical, and physical tests and comparing accelerated and natural aging.
2013 Preservation Volunteer (July-September 2013)
Allison Brewer, Collections Stabilization
Allison Brewer
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Kansas: B.F.A, Art History, 2013.
Stannard Conservation Laboratory, University of Kansas Libraries: Student Lab Assistant
LC Project:
Treat and house Motion Picture Copyright Description Records from 1912-1914; create custom enclosures for rare Cuban artist books; assist with Environmental Monitoring.
2013 Preservation Science Intern (June-September 2013)
Sarah Gibbons, Preservation Science
Sarah Gibbons
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland, College Park: M.S., Biochemistry, expected 2014.
University of Maryland, College Park: Eichhorn Group.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Undergraduate Research Fellow.
LC Project:
Synthesis and characterization of model iron gallate compounds, by Raman spectroscopy, in collaboration with scientists at University of Maryland.
2013 Preservation Science Intern (May-September 2013)
Kristen Watts, Preservation Science
Kristen Watts
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Villanova University: M.S., Chemistry, expected 2015.
Furman University: B.S., Chemistry, 2013.
ARC-Nucleart (Grenoble, France): Intern; Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Undergraduate Research Fellow.
LC Project:
Test various experimental protocols for the Evaluation of Ethanol-Modified Ink Treatments (EEMIT) project, part of Library's ongoing research on iron gall ink. Develop reference database of near-IR spectra for papers with various properties -- properties that traditionally would be determined through destructive tests.
2013 Preservation Volunteer
Zhenyu Lu, Preservation Science
Zhenyu Lu
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of South Carolina: PhD, Analytical Chemistry, expected 2015.
Nanjing University: B.S., Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2011.
LC Project:
Optimize model to differentiate degraded magnetic tapes from non-degraded magnetic tapes by applying advanced multivariate statistical methods like Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis (PLSDA), and interval PLSDA. Develop method of using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) in degradation studies to better determine playability of magnetic tapes and to parallel results obtained using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS).
2013 Junior Fellow (May-August 2013)
Emma Esperon, Preservation Science
Emma Esperon
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Syracuse University: M.S., Library and Information Science: Cultural Heritage Preservation, 2015.
Pennsylvania State University: B.A., English with a minor in Classical Ancient Mediterranean Studies, 2013.
Pennsylvania State University’s Pattee and Patero Libraries: Digitization & Preservation Department and Special Collections Library, 2012.
LC Project:
ASTM 100 Year Paper Aging Study: Conduct fold testing for samples pulled for the 2013 interval, plot the data collected over the current four intervals, compare natural against accelerated aging of papers, to inform decisions for supply materials used to store and preserve collections and for environmental storage conditions.
2013 Junior Fellow (May-August 2013)
Alessa Gambardella, Preservation Science
Alessa Gambardella
Education and Selected Past Experience:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Ph.D. Candidate, Analytical Chemistry, 2013.
Northwestern University: B.A., Chemistry and the Integrated Science Program, 2008.
LC Project:
Investigation of verdigris pigment alteration mechanisms, working with a multi-disciplinary team of senior conservators, scientists, and curators as part of an in-depth technical study of a hand-colored 1513 Ptolemy Geographia from the Library's Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Rare Book and Special Collections Division).
2013 Junior Fellow (May-August 2013)
Ellen (Elli) Hartig, Preservation Science
Ellen Hartig
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Ithaca College: B.S, Biochemistry; B.A, Art, 2013.
Research in Organic Synthesis, Ithaca College.
LC Project:
Characterization of the fatty acid exudation on the surface of lacquer audio discs to determine a safe and effective cleaning solution to enable preservation and digitization.
2013 Junior Fellow (May-August 2013)
Amy Robinson, Mass Deacidification Project
Amy Robinson
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Harvard College: B.A., English, 2015.
Widener Library (Harvard University Library): Technical Assistant.
LC Project:
Update ILS records for titles deacidified between 2002-2009. Document remaining materials needing treatment, treatment priority, and number of volumes awaiting treatment.
2013 Preservation Volunteer (June-July, 2013)
Jonathan Kirkwood, Mass Deacidification Program
Jonathan Kirkwood
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Western Michigan University: M.A., Public History, 2013 and B.A., Public History, 2009.
Archives Assistant, Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections; Intern, National Archives and Records Administration; Archival Consultant, Kingman Museum.
LC Project:
Update ILS records for titles deacidified between 2002-2009. Document remaining materials needing treatment, treatment priority, and number of volumes awaiting treatment.
2013 Preservation Volunteer (February-June 2013)
Anita Dey, Mass Deacidification
Anita Dey
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland Baltimore County: B.S., Biology, 2012.
University of Delaware: Summer Internship in Preservation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Summer 2012.
LC Project:
Migrate handwritten mass deacidification records to electronic form.
2012-2013 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Greta Glaser, Photograph Conservation
Greta Glaser
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation, 2013.
College of William and Mary: B.A., Art and Art History, 2009.
Conservation Projects at: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Photographs; University of Texas Libraries Preservation Services; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Paintings Laboratory.
LC Projects:
Treatment of 19th and 20th century photographs: cased photographs, mounted albumen prints, Pictorialist photographs, panoramas, and albums; research on platinum photographic enlargements; assist with final image material identification of photographs.
2012-2013 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Carrie McNeal, Book Conservation
Carrie McNeal
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation, 2013.
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois: B.A., Art History, 2009.
Conservation Projects at: Montefiascone Project, Montefiascone, Viterbo, Italy; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland; Richard C. Baker Conservation, St. Louis, Missouri; Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri.
LC Projects:
Treatment of books in the Library of Congress rare and general collections: board reattachment, rebinding, stabilization, washing and deacidifying; research the effects of the Bookkeeper® mass deacidification process on leather bindings.
2012-2013 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Foundation Fellowship
Marianne de Bovis, Paper Conservation
Marianne de Bovis
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Ecole de La Cambre, Bruxelles, Belgium: B.A. and M.A., Conservation of Fine Art, Works of Art on Paper, 2010.
Conservation internships at: Museo Missionnario Etnologico, Musei Vaticani, Rome, Italy; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Archives Générales du Royaume, Bruxelles, Belgium; Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works on paper from the Library of Congress special collections, including: 19th century hand-colored lithographic portraits of American Indian chiefs; iron gall ink documents; European and American fine prints and drawings; 18th century Japanese woodblock prints; 20th century American WWII poster; 17th century Islamic calligraphy sheets. Participate in Conservation Division group projects including: bleaching workshop; iron gall ink symposium; incident disaster recovery; mold removal.
2013 Preservation Volunteer (September 2012-January 2013)
Allison Porambo, Collections Care
Allison Porambo
Education and Selected Past Experience:
American University: B.A., Art History, 2012.
Quarto Conservation: Conservation treatments on books, paper, and posters.
LC Project:
Conservation of books from the General Collections.
Year 2012
2012 Preservation Volunteer (April-December)
Zuzana Hafkova, Preservation Science
Zuzana Hafkova
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovak Republic: Ing. (M.S.), Polymer Materials, 2000 and Ph.D., Macromolecular Chemistry, 2010.
LC Projects:
Comparative study of test methods used to determine the pH and alkaline reserve of paper materials, as part of a review of internal procedures used for the Library's quality assurance evaluation of preservation housing materials and of papers treated for mass deacidification, to further develop or refine written test protocols. Evaluation of current chemical and physical properties of the Preservation Research and Testing Division's laboratory reference papers, housed in the Center for the Library's Analytical Science Samples, and of the Library's collection of 15 papers produced for the ASTM / ISR paper aging studies, stored under different conditions.
2012 Preservation Science Intern (May-December)
Khadijah Balfour-Jeffrey, Preservation Science
Khadijah Balfour-Jeffrey
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: Masters in Forensic Science, 2013.
Northeastern University: B.S., Chemistry, 2011.
LC Project:
Analytical methods for the study of historic iron gall ink.
2012 Digital Technology Intern (Summer)
Valerie Miller, Preservation Reformatting Digital Lab
Valerie Miller
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Boston University: B.A., Philosophy, 2009.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: M.S., Library and Information Science, 2012.
LC Project:
Analyze and contribute to improvements of the physical and digital reformatting workflows.
2012 Preservation Volunteer (Summer)
Kylie Ladd, Collections Care
Kylie Ladd
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Brigham Young University: Art History and Curatorial Studies with a minor in Chemistry, 2013
San Gemini Preservation Studies Paper Restoration: paper conservation
LC Project:
Conservation treatment of books from the Library of Congress general collections.
2012, 2011 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Christopher Bolser, Preservation Science
Christopher Bolser
Education and Selected Past Experience:
West Virginia University: B.S, Forensics and Investigative Sciences with a minor in Computer Science, 2015.
University of Maryland Physics Project.
LC Projects:
(2012 Project) Utilize hyperspectral imaging for image processing to analyze and compare handwriting in Lincoln documents; develop spectral curves for range of colorants on Portolan charts and other historic paper and parchment documents. (2011 Project) Utilize hyperspectral imaging for image processing of obscured and deteriorated text; assess impact of environmental conditions on colorants and substrates present in Library collections with microfadeometer, using reference samples and accelerated aging.
2012 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Julie Flynn, Preservation Science
Julie Flynn
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Boston University: B.A., Archaeology with a minor in Anthropology, 2012.
Archaeology fieldwork in Achill, Ireland, Summer 2011.
LC Projects:
Materials characterization of the substrates and media found on the Jay I. Kislak Collection items; assessment of environmental parameters on the degradation of cultural heritage materials.
2012 Preservation Science Intern (Summer)
Laura Hedden, Preservation Science
Laura Hedden
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: Masters in Forensic Science, 2013.
Clark University: B.S., Chemistry, 2011.
LC Project:
Materials identification of historic hot air balloon cloth fragments in the Tissandier Collection in the Manuscript Division and in the Lowe Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division.
2012 Junior Fellow (Summer)
Kassel Galaty, Preservation Science
Kassel Galaty
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Ohio-Wesleyan University: B.A., Pre-Medicine and History, 2013.
LC Project:
Continuing technical study of the hand-colored 1513 edition of the Ptolemy atlas, "Geographia," from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, to identify and characterize the colorants using non-invasive techniques.
2012 Junior Fellow (Summer)
Sara Butterfass, Preservation Science
Sara Butterfass
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Minnesota, Morris: B.A., English with minors in History and Italian, 2013.
LC Project:
Continuing technical study of the hand-colored 1513 edition of the Ptolemy atlas, "Geographia," from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, to identify and characterize the colorants using non-invasive techniques.
2012 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (Summer)
Juan Rodriguez, Preservation Science
Juan Rodriguez
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Florida International University (2011-2012): Chemistry.
Full Sail University (starting Fall 2012): B.A., Recording Arts and Audio Engineering.
LC Project:
Chemical analysis of degraded and non-degraded magnetic tape.
2012 Multicultural Fellow/Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (Summer)
Marcie Wiggins, Preservation Science
Marcie Wiggins
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland - College Park: B.S., Chemistry and Art History, 2014.
Lab work in the Material Science and Engineering department at the University of Maryland on sterling silver preservation.
LC Projects:
Development of an alternative to the Oddy test -- specifically designed for paper degradation -- using ion chromatography to best determine the least detrimental storage material for paper artifacts.
2012 Preservation Intern (Spring)
Amanda Barrett, Collections Care
Amanda Barrett
Education:
Rhode Island School of Design: B.F.A., Photography, 2008.
Previous internships at the Providence Public Library, Providence, RI; The Paley Center for Media, New York, NY; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.
LC Projects:
Conservation treatment of books from the Library of Congress general collections; assist staff in troubleshooting and revising authoritative treatment manual, to be made available on the Library of Congress website.
2012 Preservation Web Intern (Spring)
Victoria Godfrey
Victoria Godfrey
Education:
Northeastern University: B.A., International Affairs with a minor in History, 2013.
LC Projects:
Perform webmaster activities for the Preservation Directorate: update, improve organization of, and develop content for the Library's preservation website.
Edit video files to produce clips about the Preservation Directorate for the preservation web site.
Compile a history of preservation at the Library for the preservation web site.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Intern
Amy Marquardt, Preservation Science
Amy Marquardt
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland - College Park: Ph.D. candidate, Materials Science and Engineering.
Coe College: B.A., Physics, 2009.
LC Project:
Development of a model to determine the level of sulfide corrosion on sterling silver using colorimetry and x-ray photoelectric spectroscopy (XPS) to validate the correlation between color and corrosion level. This research may have significance for daguerreotypes and other LC collection items subject to corrosion processes.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Intern
Amelia Steinemann, Preservation Science
Amelia Steinemann
Education and Selected Past Experience:
George Washington University: Masters in Forensic Science, 2013.
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: B.S., Biology, 2011.
LC Project:
Analytical methods for the identification of historic yellow dyes and lake pigments.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Volunteer
Olivia Youket, Preservation Science
Olivia Youket
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Rockville High School, International Baccalaureate Program, Junior Year.
Previous research projects at Library of Congress: Assist in experiments to develop a test protocol for evaluating materials used for conservation treatments and preservation housing for collection items including methods to determine cold-storage stability, and adherence to book cloth for LC materials specifications.
LC Projects:
Assist with digital data management of materials testing data and reports for the Quality Assurance Program (QAP): update electronic documents to latest versions, check for conversion errors, create electronic records that can be searched in the QAP database.
2011-2012 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Gwenanne Edwards, Paper Conservation
Gwenanne Edwards
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Buffalo State College, State University of New York: M.A. and Certificate of Advanced Study, Art Conservation, 2012.
University of Delaware: B.A., Art Conservation; B.A., Art History, 2008.
Conservation Projects at: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY; Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works on paper from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including: 18th century Hebraic documents in iron gall ink; Japanese woodblock prints; 19th century French architectural drawings; a varnished mezzotint; German WWII poster; late 20th century American illustration.
2011-2012 Preservation Science Intern
Ha Young Park, Preservation Science
Ha Young Park
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Academy of Fine Arts of Brera (Milan, Italy), Biennio (Graduate degree), Paper Conservation, 2012.
Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, Triennio (Undergraduate degree), Restoration, 2010.
Han Yang Women's College (Seoul, South Korea), Diploma, Industrial Design, 2003.
Establish techniques for use of an imaging system (VSC 6000) for analysis of paper (National Library, Oslo, Norway); wall painting stratigraphy at Villa Giacobazzi in Sassuolo, Italy (Schiavina S.r.l.); conservation and cleaning of an Italian monument in Cantiere Blocco 21 in Auschwitz, Poland (collaboration with Associazione Nazionale Ex-Deportati; Istituto bergamasco per la Storia della Resistenza e dell'Età Contemporanea, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Scuol di Restauo; Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti, Rogers; and Pupino Samonà); conservation and cleaning of a relief by Giacomo Manzù in Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Cappella in Milan, Italy (Studio Restauri Formica S.r.l.)
LC Projects:
Continuing project to establish a protocol for long-term assessment of environmental factors that affect collection items on exhibition and in storage, using the microfader and spectral imaging instrumentation; work with the Herblock Collection.
2011-2012 Preservation Volunteer
Saira Haqqi, Book Conservation
Saira Haqqi
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Carleton College: B.A., Liberal Arts with major in Russian Studies and minor in Gender Studies, magna cum laude, 2007.
Quarto Conservation of Books & Paper, Silver Spring, MD: treatment of currency, maps, and books;
Laurence McKinley Gould Library, Northfield, MN: general collections care.
LC Project:
Stabilization treatments on special collections materials for digitization projects; preparation of samples for Part 1 of the study on Optimization of Conservation Treatment Protocols for Iron-Gall Ink: Phase II – Evaluation of Ethanol-Modified Treatment.
Year 2011
2011 Preservation Volunteer (January-August 2011)
Alexandra Duroc-Danner, Preservation Science
Alexandra Duroc-Danner
Education:
University of Denver: B.A., Anthropology.
LC Projects:
Describe (for cataloging), condition survey, clean, and rehouse of over 1,000 historic titles in the Barrow Books Collection in the Center for the Library’s Analytical Scientific Samples (CLASS). Create a searchable database linking original data from the 1960’s to recent analyses, and catalog (bibliographic) and condition information.
Measurements for rehousing of meso-american ceramics in the Kislak collection.
2010-2011 Preservation Volunteer (October 2010-August 2011)
Delia Titzell, Preservation Science
Delia Titzell
Education:
School Without Walls, Washington, D.C., 2013.
LC Projects:
Describe (for cataloging), condition survey, clean, and rehouse of over 1,000 historic titles in the Barrow Books Collection in the Center for the Library’s Analytical Scientific Samples (CLASS). Create a searchable database linking original data from the 1960’s to recent analyses, and catalog (bibliographic) and condition information.
Prepare hand cleaner samples for a study of the effect of each on different paper types.
Mix verdigris pigments with various concentrations of gum arabic to further ongoing studies of the Ptolemy Atlas.
2010-2011 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Beatriz Centeno-Pineiro, Paper Conservation
Beatriz Centeno-Pineiro
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Buffalo State College, State University of New York: M.A. and Advanced Certificate, Art Conservation, 2011.
Istituto per l'Arte e il Restauro, Florence, Italy: Certificate of training Master in Conservazione e Restauro. Scholarship granted by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, 2003.
Universidad de Puerto Rico, B.A., cum laude, Graphic Arts, 1999.
Conservation Projects at: Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA; Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, and conservation treatment of works on paper from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including: American Abstract Expressionist prints, Japanese woodblock prints, iron gall ink manuscripts, oversized maps, theater designs, 18th century Hebraic documents from Venice, ephemera and Lincolniana from the Rare Book division.
2010-2011 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Alisha Chipman,
Photograph Conservation
Alisha Chipman
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation: M.S., Art Conservation, 2011.
Hunter College: M.A., Art History, 2008.
University of Nevada Las Vegas: B.A., Art History; B.A., Fine Art, 2003.
Community College of Southern Nevada: Associate of Applied Science, Commercial Photography, 1999.
Conservation Projects at: Paul Messier LLC, Boston, MA; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.
LC Projects:
Treatment of 19th and 20th century photographs: cased photographs, lantern slides, mounted albumen prints, Pictorialist photographs, panoramas and albums; assist in the unglided daguerreotype research project; survey and assessment of cellulose acetate and nitrate negative collections.
2010-2011 Advanced Conservation Intern and Recipient of the Harper-Inglis Memorial Trust Fellowship
Evan Knight, Book Conservation
Evan Knight
Education and Selected Past Experience:
The University of Texas at Austin: M.S., Information Studies with Certificate of Advanced Study in Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
Washington University in St Louis: B.S., Business Administration.
Conservation Projects at: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming; Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin; Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin; Von Mises Library, Universidad Fransisco Marroquín, Guatemala.
LC Projects:
Examination, documentation, conservation treatment, and housing of bound materials from the Library of Congress Special Collections, including, an 18th century volume from the Law Division, special collection items from the Music Division, and 20th century materials from the Veterans History Project.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Alice Han, Preservation Science
Alice Han
Education and Selected Past Experience:
St. Mary's College of Maryland: B.S, Chemistry with minor in Biology, 2012.
Identify unknown forensics samples using UV-Vis fluorescence; doctor's assistant at an orthodontics practice.
LC Project:
Determine trace elements in historic papers using x-ray fluorescence.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Jessica Knebel, Preservation Science
Jessica Knebel
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Loyola University: B.A., History with minor in Political Science, 2009.
University of Illinois: MLIS with a certificate in Rare Books and Special Collections, 2011.
Volunteer and part-time work at the University of Illinois Library’s Conservation Laboratory; Intern for Congressman Danny K. Davis.
LC Project:
Work with a multi-disciplinary team of senior conservators, scientists, and curators conducting an in-depth technical study of a rare and valuable, hand-colored 1513 edition of the famous Ptolemy atlas, "Geographia," from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Assist senior scientists with the preparation, aging, and image analysis of reference samples to non-invasively identify and characterize colorants on the atlas.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Megan Massanelli, Preservation Science
Megan Masanelli
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville: B.A in Art History with a minor in Gender studies, 2011.
Assistant to the Supervisor of the Special Collections Reading Room at Mullins Library, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; intern in the Art Department at the Arkansas Studies Institute, Central Arkansas Library System; created a database of the Central Arkansas Library’s art collection and handled art for exhibits and storage.
LC Project:
Improve accessibility of to the Library's Center for Library Analytical Scientific Studies (CLASS-D); develop database of reference materials to optimize long-term preservation; catalog a range of scientific reference materials and link these to past publications with searchable metadata and social media links.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Meaghan Potter, Preservation Science
Meaghan Potter
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Maryland, College Park: B.S., General Biology, 2014.
Lab work at the University of Maryland in both the chemical and biological sciences.
LC Project:
Research on optical media: develop a rapid identification method for CD-R dye and reflector using colorimetry, visual inspection, XRF, and CD-identifier software.
2011 Junior Fellow in Preservation (Summer)
Samantha Skelton, Preservation Science
Samantha Skelton
Educational Background:
University of South Carolina: B.A., Art History, summa cum laude, with minors in Chemistry and Studio Art, 2011.
Examination, cleaning, and structural conservation treatments of oil paintings (Crawford Conservation, Inc.); preserve folk-art sculpture by L.C. Carson (South Carolina State Museum).
LC Project:
Implement Fourier Transform Infrared Reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR) and principle component analysis (PCA) to identify and classify degraded magnetic tape from the Library's audio-visual collection.
2011 Multicultural Fellow (Summer)
Alexandra M. Galindo Estronza, Preservation Science
Alexandra Galindo Estronza
Education and Selected Past Experience:
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: M.S., Biology, 2013.
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: B.S., Biology, summa cum laude, 2010.
Marine Invertebrate Laboratory, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez: taxonomy of ostracods (microcrustaceans) and molecular research related with marine invertebrates.
LC Project:
Analyze paper degradation products with ion chromatography and study the effect of hand sanitizers on paper using accelerated aging.
2011 Wesleyan University Intern (Summer)
Sasha Lamb, Collections Care
Sasha Lamb
Education and Selected Past Experience:
Wesleyan University: B.A., English and Anthropology, 2013.
Wesleyan University Library, Preservation Department, Middletown, CT: repair items from the general and special collections; member and co-leader of the Wesleyan Books Arts Club, a student- led group focused on different methods of sewing and casing books.
LC Project:
Learn production-based collections conservation techniques.
Sasha's funding from the Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant, which supports Wesleyan undergraduates in volunteer summer positions.
