This is a re-working of a manual I created as the terminal assignment for a course I took in graduate school: “Basic Materials Repair” offered at Simmons College (Spring, 1999). Prof. Sheila Intner coordinated the class, and Todd Pattison of the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in Andover, MA provided lessons in repairs, resources, tools and a great deal of fun!

I finally “re-discovered” my course materials in 2011 and set about re-creating the text and images electronically, in a format usable by today’s computers. I am also incorporating the suggestions made by Prof. Intner which would have made my ’97’ a full ‘100!’ I hope the formatting updates make this easier to use. It is my intention to take this piece by piece and add photographic images and video.

I am releasing this work under a Creative Commons license. I do so in the hopes that others may add their knowledge, experience and questions to make it a better resource - I am far from being a true expert in conservation! In a nutshell, you may use this work for non-commercial purposes - ie, you can’t make any money from it - as long as you give me credit for what I’ve created and release your new version with the same license. I credit Mr. Pattison for sharing his knowledge and expertise with my fellow students and I; all I ask is that you do the same. Thank you!

Basic Material Repair by Christine Manuel Connors is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.