History Seen From the Conservator's Bench: Preserving the Past, One Page at a Time October 11, 2010

Richard Baker, book and paper conservator in St. Louis, discusses his experiences with conserving important historical items. Artifacts he has worked on range from the Orteig Prize won by Charles Lindbergh to Lewis and Clark's journals. Baker describes the range of problems faced by conservators and the methods they employ in solving them.