Preservation

  • 1871 Ethiopian Magic Scroll is made of very tightly bound goat skin and handwritten in red and black ink
    From the Archives and Preservation: 1547 Land Deed
    This handwritten land deed from the 16th century came through the Preservation unit to have a new custom box created. The 1547 deed for parcels of land in England was sealed with a seal as big as our Conservator’s hand. Want a closer look?
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  • Closeup on Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln's signatures on a land dead from Special Collections
    Abe Needed Mary's Signature, and the Deed Needed Preservation
    The CU Boulder Archives are part of a larger department, which includes CU's Special Collections and Preservation units. We work very closely with our wonderful colleagues in the other units and, as part of our ode to Preservation Week, will be
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  • A large negative that will be digitized after being cleaned and restored a bit by preservation.
    The Role of Preservation
    Throughout our series, 100 Stories for 100 Years from the CU Boulder Archives, you have seen a lot of photos from our collections, but not all of the photos in our collections are in such great condition. Due to chemical processes and variables
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  • Detail of map
    A Century of Views of Colorado: 1820-1920
    The Friends of the CU Boulder Libraries invite you to their Spring Treasures event, A Century of Views of Colorado: 1820-1920, March 8, 5:30 p.m. in Benson Earth Sciences. You may recognize our guest presenter, Christopher W. Lane, from his regular
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