USNM CURATORS ANNUAL REPORTS -- Department of Birds: Monthly Reports July - November 1881

About the Project

It’s a topic that museum conservators across the globe deal with every day—preservation management. How do we keep our collections safe from everything from mold, to water, to insects? This question was on the minds of staff in the Smithsonian’s Department of Birds in 1881, too, as documented in this set of monthly curator’s reports. Part of the notes document an assessment of the thousands of bird specimen for potential damage (all were found in “excellent condition!”). Learn more about the process, and join in transcribing this unique piece of museum history.

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