Resource Organizations
Heritage Emergency National Task Force
www.heritageemergency.org or phone 888-388-6789
Browse general guidelines for salvaging water-damaged books, photographs, textiles, and other heirlooms. Includes the Emergency Response & Salvage Wheel, an easy slide chart that helps protect precious collections and significant records.
American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
http://aic.stanford.edu/library/online/disaster/index.html or phone 202-452-9545
Links to disaster resources. The free AIC Guide to Conservation Services can help you locate conservation professionals in your area.
AMIGOS
www.amigos.org/preservation/leaflets.html or phone 800-843-8482
Balboa Art Conservation Center
Offers salvage advice and information; call 619-236-9702.
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
www.ccaha.org/disaster.php or phone 215-545-0613
Excellent publications, some available on-line, about mold and disaster recovery of photographs, books, and other types of collections.
Georgia Department of Archives and History
Sources for the Recovery of Valuable Personal Belongings.
Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record
Offers salvage advice and information; call 512-471-8290.
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate
http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/emerg/dry.html or phone 202-707-5213
Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections: Concise information that covers air-drying of paper, books, and photographs, and recovery from mold.
Midwest Art Conservation Center
Offers salvage advice and information; call 612-870-3120.
Minnesota Historical Society
www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/emergency.html or phone 800-657-3773
Information on salvaging personal belongings, historic buildings, and records damaged by natural disasters.
National Archives and Records Administration
www.archives.gov/preservation/disaster-response/
Northeast Document Conservation Center
www.nedcc.org/welcome/disaster.htm or phone 978-470-1010
As part of its Field Service, NEDCC offers emergency assistance for institutions and individuals with damaged paper-based collections. NEDCC provides free telephone advice 24 hours a day if a disaster occurs.
Solinet
www.solinet.net/preservation/preservation_templ.cfm?doc_id=71 or phone 800-999-8558