[NHCOLL-L:1614] Re: Buffalo hide and stuffed pidgeon

[Sally Shelton]

Forwarded from RCAAM. Please post your responses to the original sender, not to just this list or me. 

>>>  J.Robins at ASAHQ.ORG10:14:40 AM Monday, June 03, 2002 >>>
Dear Carrie:

Direct your query to natural history museums.  I believe they have a group -- or perhaps an AAM subgroup -- of their own.  By the by, try to find out the conservation history of those items. I understand that old taxidermy methods sometimes involved hazardous chemicals that can cause health problems for those who handle -- or work around -- those objects.

Judy Robins, C. A.,
Collections Supervisor,
Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
520 N. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL  60068-2573

Tel:  847-825-5586

Fax:  847-825-1692

e-mail:  j.robins at ASAHQ.org 



-----Original Message-----
From: Carrie Stevens [mailto:CStevens at FREEDOMFORUM.ORG] 
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 7:38 AM
To: RCAAM at SIVM.SI.EDU 
Subject: Buffalo hide and stuffed pidgeon


Most of our collection here at the Newseum is paper but we have a few items
outside that realm...namely a buffalo hide and stuffed carrier
pidgeon...that I am seeking advise about how to care for.  Neither are on
exhibit currently and are expected to spend about 3 years in storage, but I
am clueless about the best temperature, humidity, storage method, and/or
whether they may be prone to bugs that could damage them and/or the other
artifacts.  Any and all advise is clearly appreciated.