Cornell University Library Conservation

11/23/2025

Welcome to CUL Conservation, Devon! Devon joined us in October as the Conservator for Special Collections and is responsible for ensuring the longevity of the rare book collections through conservation treatment, preventive conservation, and education and outreach, while prioritizing historic, artifactual, and research value to promote usability and access.

11/01/2024

What to learn more about Conservation? Check out https://www.culturalheritage.org/about-conservation/what-is-conservation to learn more about the conservation of cultural heritage and https://www.culturalheritage.org/about-conservation/caring-for-your-treasures to learn about caring for your own collections.

11/01/2024

11/01/2024

Today is the American Institute for Conservation’s Day when we answer frequently asked questions about how our Cornell University Library Conservation staff cares for our books, documents, and photographs.

03/07/2023

Cornell University Library staff and Cornell students are invited to our Open House Thursday March 16 from 4:15 to 6:00 pm.

02/28/2023

Cornell University Library Conservation held a great session on East Asian Binding for Cornell University Library staff at Albert R. Mann-Library. Participants learned about volumes in CUL's collections and made their own beautiful books with decorative paper covers, Xuan paper text blocks, sewn with paper twists and bound with thread. Thank you to Library Forum for organizing this session and the upcoming April session.

11/11/2022

11/11/2022

Trina Parks (center), rare books conservator, hand-bound the beautiful album & Adam Bryant (3rd from rt), senior technician, created the custom box for the President of Iceland to convey Cornell University Library's deep regard for Icelandic heritage. Exquisite work by Cornell University Library Conservation

11/04/2022

Today is American Institute for Conservation's day. Follow the hashtag on social media to see what questions are being asked and answered around the world. At Cornell University Library Conservation we recently hosted a workshop on East Asian bindings, treated and mounted books, documents, and photographs for several exhibits, contributed to special projects, and continue to care for CUL's collections. Contact us at [email protected] with your questions about how to care for your family collections--we're happy to help!