Becky Fifield
ARCS and PACCIN at New Orleans: Collections Stewardship’s Bright Future
Originally published at rebeccafifieldpreservation.com. Lots of folks go to New Orleans for conferences. Within the distinctive streets...
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Becky Fifield
- Aug 29, 2013
- 2 min
Catering to Clients in an 18th Century Philadelphia Shop
I spent July at a Research Fellowship at Winterthur Museum, Library, and Garden. This mainly meant identifying manuscripts and object...
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Becky Fifield
- Aug 1, 2013
- 1 min
Digging in the Archives: Swarthmore College’s Friends Historical Library
My time here at Winterthur is wrapping up. I took yesterday to visit two incredible local institutions, the Friends Historical Library at...
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Becky Fifield
- Jul 22, 2013
- 2 min
Museum Monday – WNYC Municipal Archives Online
Back in May, I gave a lecture on collections emergency preparedness at the New York Archives Conference. It was supposed to be a...
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 4, 2013
- 3 min
Connecting the Dots: Convict Servants in Maryland
Eddie Izzard puns on the Church of England: “Cake or Death?” For people found guilty of committing small crimes in England,...
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 1, 2013
- 4 min
Museum Monday: Maryland State Archives in 2013
The stepped structure of the Maryland State Archives on Rowe Blvd, Annapolis. For a building built in 1984, I think the Maryland State...
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Becky Fifield
- Mar 25, 2013
- 2 min
Museum Monday: Tyvek Pillows for Object Transport
Tyvek pillows with (back to front) Ethafoam crumb, polypropylene bead, and glass sand filling. RL Fifield, 2012. Never use sad, crumpled...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 11, 2013
- 2 min
Museum Monday: Collection Care Isn’t A La Carte – Washington Conservation Guild
Look at all those people who came to hear me! Washington Conservation Guild meeting, February 7, 2013. On Thursday, February 7, I was...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 7, 2013
- 5 min
Museum Monday: Who Makes Collections Care Happen?
Who Makes Collections Care Happen? Easy. Technicians dust artwork. But that’s a little simplistic view of both the work of a valuable,...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 12, 2012
- 2 min
Museum Monday: User Theft of Collections
Yesterday, The Baltimore Sun reported that Jason James Savedoff was sentenced to one year in prison for his supporting role in the theft...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 3, 2012
- 1 min
Hurricane Sandy: Resources for Museums, Libraries, Archives, and other Cultural Institutions
It’s been a busy week. As the Chair of Alliance for Response NYC, I’ve been busy trying to connect affected institutions with helping...
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 5, 2012
- 2 min
What’s on the Menu? at NYPL – Fun and Volunteerism for Foodies
For those of us into food history, the New York Public Library has a fondant of a project: online transcription of their menu collection....
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 5, 2012
- 2 min
What’s on the Menu? at NYPL – Fun and Volunteerism for Foodies
For those of us into food history, the New York Public Library has a fondant of a project: online transcription of their menu collection....
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