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Sofia I. Barron

Iowa State University Library
Conservator
Ames, IA
Websitehttps://parkslibrarypreservation.wordpress.com
Sonya Barron is a conservator for special collections at Iowa State University Library in Ames. She specializes in books and paper and has previously worked at the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA and at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. She started her journey in the conservation profession at the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona in the field of archaeological and ethnographic materials. Sonya is a graduate of the University of Texas graduate program in library and archives conservation. She is a Professional Associate of AIC.
Tuesday, May 30
 

8:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) Welcome and Awards Presentation (Part 1) Regency BallroomPamela Hatchfield

9:00am CDT

(Opening General Session) Revision & Reflection; The Conservation/Restoration project of the Ghent Altarpiece Regency BallroomBart Devolder

9:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) When An Airplane Acts Like a Painting: Applying Established Conservation Methodologies to Ephemeral Aircraft Materials Regency BallroomLauren Horelick • Malcolm Collum

10:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) Award Presentations (Part 2) Regency Ballroom

10:50am CDT

(Opening General Session) Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After Regency BallroomAngela Chang, [PA] • Penley Knipe • Kate Smith

11:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) What Would Anselm Do? Revisiting the treatment of Osiris and Isis Regency BallroomPaula De Cristofaro, [PA]

11:40am CDT

(Opening General Session) Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Regency BallroomKarl Buchberg

12:05pm CDT

(Opening General Session) Award Presentations (Part 3) Regency Ballroom

12:15pm CDT

(Opening General Session) Open Discussion Regency Ballroom

2:00pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Less is More Regency A-BAdam Novak • Daria Keynan

2:30pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Reducing agent tertbutylamine borane complex and its use in stain reduction on paper-based artifacts Regency A-BCrystal Maitland

3:00pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Removing Oil from Paper: A Collaborative Conservation Challenge Regency A-BHolly Herro • Wendy Cowan • Scott Webster Nolley • Kristi Wright

4:00pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Treatment 305: A Love Story Regency A-BKatherine Lechuga

4:30pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Medium Rare: An Innovative Treatment Approach to the Space between Special and General Collections Regency A-BQuinn Morgan Ferris

5:00pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Line up, Back to Back: Restoration of Korean Buddhist Sutra in accordion book format Regency A-BHsin-Chen Tsai • Tanya Uyeda

5:30pm CDT

Pre-Opening Reception Gallery Viewing at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago

6:30pm CDT

Opening Reception at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of ChicagoHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency
 
Wednesday, May 31
 

7:30am CDT

(Book & Paper) Business Meeting with a Light Breakfast Regency A-BWhitney Baker-[PA] • Mary Oey

8:30am CDT

(Sustainability) With Room to Grow: Design and Construction of a new Conservation Facility at the University of Washington Libraries. Plaza BallroomJustin P. Johnson

9:00am CDT

(Photographic Materials) Preservation of Photography in Cuba as a Historic Memory of its Evolution Michigan 1A-BGloria Alvarez Frigola

10:30am CDT

(Book & Paper + Research & Technical Studies) - Revisiting paper pH determination: 40 years of evolving practice in the Library of Congress Preservation Research and Testing Laboratory Regency A-BCindy Connelly Ryan • Eric Breitung • Lynn Brostoff • Michele Youket

2:00pm CDT

Introduction of Sessions by Moderators 2 Hyatt Regency ChicagoMargaret Holben Ellis, [Fellow] • Patricia Silence, [PA] • Suzanne Davis • Corina E. Rogge

2:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Go Big or Go Home: Broader Considerations in the Treatment of Oversize Objects at the Art Institute of Chicago Crystal Ballroom ARachel C. Sabino-[PA]

2:30pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) A Pole with a Story: Innovative Conservation and Documentation of an American Indian Story Pole Regency C-DLesley A. Day • J. Claire Dean • Ellen Pearlstein

2:55pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) In Support of the Bigger Picture: Preventive Conservation as a Recognized Specialty Regency A-BElena Torok • Meg Loew Craft-[Fellow]

3:30pm CDT

004. (Book and Paper) Local cleaning of stained artworks on paper: the new possibilities of rigid gels Riverside West Exhibit HallSophie Barbisan • Catherine I. Maynor • Anne-Laurence Dupont 007. (Book and Paper) A Novel Conservation Treatment Developed for the Restoration of The Psalms of David Relievo Papier-mâché Binding Designed by Owen Jones Riverside West Exhibit HallMalina Belcheva 009. (Book and Paper) Election Cake and Tea Cookies: The Conservation of Historic Cherry Hill’s Receipt Book Collection Riverside West Exhibit HallSamantha Couture, [PA] 011. (Book and Paper) Moth Larvae Infestation of Books and Materials from Syracuse University Libraries Riverside West Exhibit HallMarianne S. Hanley 014. (Book and Paper) 21st Century Loss Compensation for a 19th Century Binding Riverside West Exhibit HallKatherine Lechuga 015. (Book and Paper) An Unconventional Approach to Cover-Binding Reattachment Riverside West Exhibit HallKimberly Kwan 016. (Book and Paper) Measuring the Stiffness of Brittle Paper Riverside West Exhibit HallAndrea KI Hall • Molly McGath • Dr. Patricia McGuiggan • Thomas O'connor 017. (Book and Paper) Acid Transport through Mylar Encapsulation Riverside West Exhibit HallDr. Patricia McGuiggan • Andrea KI Hall • Molly McGath • William Minter 021. (Collection Care) Memory of the World: Opportunities for preservation and promotion of documentary heritage Riverside West Exhibit HallIngrid Frederick 022. (Book and Paper) Captain America Encounters Klucel M® Riverside West Exhibit HallMichiko Adachi 024. (Book and Paper) History, Treatment, and Preparation for Digitization of 14th century Estate Rolls Riverside West Exhibit HallAnnabel Pinkney 025. (Book and Paper) Thoughtful withdrawal of monographs from academic libraries: Knowing the risks to our cultural print heritage Riverside West Exhibit HallJennifer Hain Teper 027. (Collection Care) (I Can’t Get No) Documentation: Preservation Reporting in the Archives Riverside West Exhibit HallMarissa Vassari • Julia Welby 028. (Book and Paper) Necessity is the mother of invention – DIY iron (II) test paper Riverside West Exhibit HallCyntia Karnes-[PA] • Yasmeen Khan • Julie Biggs • Claire Dekle • Susan Peckham-[PA] 029. (Book and Paper) An Enclosure for a 3-D Object in a Scrapbook Riverside West Exhibit HallNoah D. Smutz 034. (Objects) NAGPRA and Conservation: Documenting Repatriation Materials from the Perspective of a Conservation Professional Riverside West Exhibit HallDr. Elyse Canosa • Dr. Nancy Odegaard 037. (Objects) Mending Baskets: Revisiting older approaches with new techniques and inventing better solutions Riverside West Exhibit HallLeah Bright • Betsy Burr • Skyler Jenkins • Dr. Nancy Odegaard • Nicole L Peters • Marilen Pool • Gina Marie Watkinson 041. (Collection Care) The Emergence of the Science of Botany: Preservation of Personal Herbaria Riverside West Exhibit HallOlga Souza Marder • Kelsey Osborn Miller • Catherine Stephens 058. (Book and Paper) TMI? Non-destructive Redacting Options for Archival Collections Riverside West Exhibit HallErin Hammeke 061. (Objects) Corn and Tobacco Residue: Development of Protocol for Sampling and Analysis Riverside West Exhibit HallWendy Lindsey • Dr. Nancy Odegaard 072. (Collection Care) Best Practices, Creative Problem Solving and Balancing Compromises in Conservation Treatments Riverside West Exhibit HallElizabeth Alford Curran

4:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Textiles as Architecture: Raising a Royal Persian Tent Crystal Ballroom ARobin Hanson-[Fellow]

4:30pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) That Poor Cousin of Treatment: Documentation and Possibilities for Simple Innovation Regency A-BCybele Tom

4:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) Flouting Convention: the Integration of Asian Paintings at Taliesin and their Conservation Regency C-DTK McClintock • Lisa Berk • Lorraine Bigrigg-[PA] • Deborah LaCamera-[PA]

6:30pm CDT

(Book and Paper + Research and Technical Studies) Reception Newberry LibrarySan-Jian Art & Conservation • Hollinger Metal Edge Inc. • T and D US, LLC
 
Thursday, June 1
 

10:00am CDT

(Textiles) Deconstructed: Restoring the intent and integrity of a rare Kainai squirrel-lined baby quilt Crystal Ballroom CShirley Ellis

10:30am CDT

(Book & Paper) Sidewalks, Circles and Stars: Reviving the Legacy of Sari Dienes Regency A-BSamantha Sheesley, [PA]

11:00am CDT

(Book & Paper) Ionic fixatives on water-sensitive media for aqueous treatment Regency A-BSoyeon Choi-[PA]

11:30am CDT

(Book & Paper) The Challenge of Scale Revisited: Lessons learned from treatment and mounting an exhibition of 160 illuminated manuscripts Regency A-BAlan Puglia, [PA] • Debora Mayer

12:00pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Wiki Session Regency A-BKatherine Kelly-[PA] • Denise Stockman

2:00pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Re-engineering Broken Book Spines Regency A-BJana Dambrogio, [PA] • Katherine Beattie • Brien Beidler • Emily Hishta Cohen • Ayako Letizia • Mary Uthuppuru

2:30pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group - Unexpectedly Expert: Diversifying your skills to cover all the bases Regency A-BAngela Andres-[PA] • Sofia I. Barron • Anahit Campbell • Deborah Howe • Justin P. Johnson • Janet Lee • Suzanne Morgan • Susan Russick • Ashleigh Schieszer • Elizabeth Stone
 

My Moderator(s) Sessions

Thursday, June 1
 

2:30pm CDT

(Book & Paper) Library Collections Conservation Discussion Group - Unexpectedly Expert: Diversifying your skills to cover all the bases Regency A-BAngela Andres-[PA] • Sofia I. Barron • Anahit Campbell • Deborah Howe • Justin P. Johnson • Janet Lee • Suzanne Morgan • Susan Russick • Ashleigh Schieszer • Elizabeth Stone