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2011 Exhibitors

Individual exhibitors will provide information on conservation framing, painting restoration, book and paper restoration, furniture restoration, digitization of audio and video recordings, textile conservation.  Displays and lists of books and websites pertaining to conservation will be prepared by staff of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

 

As of 10-07-2011, the following exhibitors have been confirmed:

Agents of Deterioration

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Conservation
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA  15213
Gretchen Anderson
412-665-2607
andersong@carnegiemnh.org

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Public Programs
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA  15213
Pat Howe
412-622-3254
howep@carnegiemnh.org

 

Art Conservation

Bernicky-Belman Fine Art Conservation Services
Chantal Bernicky and Michael Belman
6605 Ridgeville St.
Pittsburgh, PA  15217
412-421-2518
fineartconserv@gmail.com
(includes object and painting conservation, furniture, outdoor sculpture, art handling and shipping)

 

Audio / Video

Preservation Technologies / The Media Preserve
Robert Strauss
111 Thompson Park Drive
Cranberry Township, PA  16066
724-779-2111
info@ptlp.com
www.ptlp.com

 

Book and Paper Conservation

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Conservation, Preservation and Access Department
Csilla Crisanti
csillacrisanti@gmail.com

Wendy Bennett
Fine Art Paper Conservation
6425 Wilkins Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
wen.bennett@gmail.com
www.fineartpaperconservation.com

Bill Minter
William Minter Bookbinding and Conservation, Inc.
4364 Woodbury Pike
Woodbury PA 16695
814-793-4020
Fax: 814-793-4045

 

Community Preservation Organizations

Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh
Dan Holland, Chief Executive Officer
110 East Eighth Avenue
Homestead, PA 15120
412-205-3385
youngpreservationist@gmail.com

Alliance for Response - Pittsburgh
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/AfR/Pittsburgh/

 

Conservation and Deacidification Services

Preservation Technologies
Robert Strauss
111 Thompson Park Drive
Cranberry Township, PA  16066
724-779-2111
info@ptlp.com
www.ptlp.com

 

Daguerreotypes

Mark S. Johnson, Daguerreotype Consultant
3043 West Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA  15216
412-853-7159
MSJandA@comcast.net

 

Digitization

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Reference Services

 

Disaster Response and Planning

Alliance for Response - Pittsburgh
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/AfR/Pittsburgh/

 

Frames and Framing, Gold Leaf Conservation

Emilie Cohen Studios
Emilie Cohen
3353 Ligonier St.
Pittsburgh, PA  15201
412-605-0281
emiliecohenstudios@gmail.com
http://www.emiliecohenstudios.com

Wendi Miller, Miller Frame

 

Genealogical Societies

Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society
http://www.wpgs.org/

 

Historical Societies

The Senator John Heinz History Center, Library and Archives
Alexis Macklin
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh,  PA  15222
412-454-6305
asmacklin@heinzhistorycenter.org
http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/libraryArchives.aspx

 

Map Preservation

University of Pittsburgh, CONSOL Energy Mine Map Preservation Project
http://www.pitt.edu/~aeb59/

 

Natural History Materials

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Section of Botany
Helen Smith, Meg Burroughs

 

Paper-making

Propel Braddock Hills Elementary School
Alice Mentzer
912 S. Trenton Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA  15221
412-726-4960
ajtmentzer@comcast.net

 

Photographs

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Photographic Library
Marilyn Holt
Pennsylvania Department
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA  15213
412-622-3154
padept@carnegielibrary.org

University of Pittsburgh, CIDDE, Photo Services
Jim Burke
jburke@pitt.edu

University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences
Janet Ceja
essoru@gmail.com
Lindsay Mattock

Carnegie Museum of Art - Teenie Harris Archive

 

Preservation Supplies

Gaylord Bros. Inc.
Kristen Hodge
PO Box 4901
Syracuse, NY  13221
800-595-7265
customerservice@gaylord.com

University Products, The Archival Company
Corporate Headquarters:
University Products Inc.
517 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone Numbers:
Toll-Free Sales: 1.800.628.1912
Sales: 1.413.532. Fax Numbers:
Email: info@universityproducts.com
http://www.universityproducts.com/

Artifex
http://www.artifexequipment.com/
PO Box 2582, Berkeley CA 94702
Phone (800) 618-5857
Fax (800) 685-3016
info@artifexequipment.com

 

Salvage of Water-damaged Materials

University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences, Infinity Student Organization

 

Shell Collections

Maintaining a Shell Collection
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Section of Mollusks

 

Special Collections

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh -William R. Oliver Room, Special Collections

State Library of Pennsylvania

 

Storage and Storage Supports

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Anthropology
Deborah G. Harding
412-665-2608
hardingd@carnegiemnh.org

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Resource Display Unit
http://www.spnhc.org/

 

Textiles

Christine Maurhoff Textile Conservation
Christine Maurhoff
412-848-2701
christine@maurhofftextileconservation.com
www.maurhofftextileconservation.com

Textile Conservation and Restoration Studio
Nancy Boomhower
222 S. Market St.
Girard, OH  44420
330-545-1936
nboomhower@aol.com

 

Vendors

Preservation Technologies / The Media Preserve
111 Thompson Park Drive
Cranberry Township, PA  16066
724-779-2111
info@ptlp.com
www.ptlp.com

The following is a list of vendors who will have materials available at the Preservation Fair, but who will not be exhibitors:

Hollinger Metal Edge Inc.
Abby Shaw
237 Fitzwater St.
Philadelphia, PA  19147
800-634-0491
abbyashaw@me.com

Historic Landscapes, Architecture & Outdoor Sculpture
Teresa S. Duff
Architectural Conservation
Phone:  818-261-6573
tsduff@hotmail.com

University Products
Contact: John A. Dunphy
517 Main St.
Holyoke, MA  01040
800-628-1912, ext. 304
www.niversityproducts.com

 

 

Inclusion in this program does not constitute an endorsement of these individuals or organizations by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History or the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences.
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