California State Archives Preservation Workshop 2024
Beginning in 2024, the California State Archives Preservation Workshop will be held biannually to: Further expand our public outreach and raise awareness of preservation for paper-based documents and bound volumes and to accommodate the high volume of applications. Class size will also expand from 14 to 16 participants.
The *Spring workshop for 2024 will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, in conjunction with Family History Week – April 1st through April 6th, 2024. Applications will be accepted from January 8th through the deadline date of March 22nd, 2024
The *Fall workshop for 2024 will be held on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024, from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, in conjunction with the celebration of October as Archives Month. Applications will be accepted from July 1st through the deadline date of September 20th, 2024
Both Preservation Workshops will be held at the California State Archives Preservation Lab and will begin promptly at 9:00 am through 4:30 pm. There will be a lunch break from 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm. Lunch will not be provided but we will provide a list of nearby eateries. All workstations, tools, materials, and training are provided, completely free of charge. Preservation Workshop staff will provide hands-on instruction on:
- Paper Surface Cleaning
- Paper Flattening
- Preparation of Wheat Paste and Methylcellulose
- Mending Tears
- Paper Edge Reinforcement
- Mending Tears in Book Pages
- Mending Torn Photos
- Encapsulation by Hand
Application Information
All applicants must be employed full-time, part-time, or voluntarily at an archive, library, museum, or other historic/genealogy-related institutions, and in need training for the long term, physical, care of paper-based collections, which is their primary/secondary responsibility at their respective workplace. Space is limited. Not all who apply are guaranteed a spot. Selection is based on need. Please state your case in your application. Often multiple applicants from the same institution apply, but there may be space for only one representative from each institution. *Please specify which workshop (Spring or Fall) you are applying for.
The application form and information about the Preservation Workshops are available on this page. Applications should be typed or clearly printed in black ink. Completed applications may be emailed to Archives.Events@sos.ca.gov or mailed to California State Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. If you have further questions, please contact Juan Ramos via telephone – (916) 695-1118 or by email: jramos@sos.ca.gov.
