Preservation Department, Duke University Libraries
Library
Why pick this one
Preservation Department, Duke University Libraries treats collection materials in a conservation lab and teaches hands-on historical letterlocking workshops.
Best for
- preservation and interpretation of historical manuscript collections
- library staff and undergraduate students seeking hands-on letterlocking education
- researchers examining physical evidence of how historical letters were folded and secured
Specialties
- manuscript collection treatment
- historical letterlocking workshops
- interpretation of historical manuscript collections
What makes them different
- Work takes place in a conservation lab
- Offers hands-on workshops based on historical letters by Emily Dickinson, Phillis Wheatley, and Tomaso di Levrieri
- Libraries Summer Camp programming has been held since 2019
- Uses historical manuscript evidence such as discoloration, tears, perforations, and losses to interpret letterlocking
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Contact & Location
- Address
- Duke University Libraries, 210 Science Dr, Durham, NC 27708
- Phone
- +19196605906
- Website
- http://tinyurl.com/presunderground
Services
- preservation and conservation of collection materials
- educational workshops for library staff and students