Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House Museum
Chapter 2. Evolution of the Historic House Museum
Chapter 3. Principles of Preventive Conservation: An Overview
Chapter 4. Intellectual and Physical Controls
Chapter 5. Interpretation and Preventive Care
Chapter 6. Preventive Conservation and Exhibits in the Historic House
Chapter 7. Preventive Conservation and Storage
Chapter 8. Preventive Conservation and Light
Chapter 9. Preventive Conservation and Environmental Control
Chapter 10. Preventive Conservation and Integrated Pest Management
Chapter 11. Preventive Conservation and the Historic House Landscape
Chapter 12. Preventive Conservation and the Structure
Chapter 13. Preventive Conservation and Emergencies, Safety, and Security
Chapter 14. The Preservation Master Plan

About the Author

Jane Merritt is a textile conservator who has worked at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Park Service Harpers Ferry Center, among numerous other prestigious institutions. Julie A. Reilly is an objects conservator who has worked at the National Museum of American History, Colonial Williamsburg, and the National Park Service. She is currently the head of the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center of the Nebraska State Historical Society.