CHICAGO AREA DISASTER RESPONSE RESOURCE FILE Compiled at the Newberry Library 2009 (Updated 2016) CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. 3 MUSEUM/ LIBRARY CONTACTS. 4 HUMAN RESOURCES. 5 SERVICES . 13 EQUIPMENT . 22 SUPPLIES . 32 INDEX . 43 ONLINE CONSERVATION & COLLECTIONS CARE RESOURCE . .44 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY. 46 2 INTRODUCTION The history of the Chicago Area Disaster Response Resource File is outlined in the original introduction written over 20 years ago and reprinted in full below. The usefulness of this resource seems more relevant than eve, however, as we enter a millennium when global warming and its effects – extreme weather - have become common. The original document, intended to assist in the planning and implementation of disaster response and recovery, remains a practical tool in the preparation of Chicago area disaster response manuals for institutions large and small. It has been updated to include new members of DRAT and also includes websites and email addresses of individuals and companies as appropriate. The document includes listings for Human Resources, Suppliers, Services, and Equipment, and is available through the Newberry Library as a pdf with active links to listings. For more information or to obtain a copy, please contact me at [email protected] Barbara Korbel Collections Conservator(Retired) The Newberry Library February 2009 The idea for this resource file evolved from two independent projects begun by two different groups of professionals. Both projects, however, were inspired by the same event. In the late afternoon of July 11, 196, an exposed water main behind the Chicago Historical Society broke and began shooting water into the air. Before it could be shut off the water had filled a large foundation pit which had been excavated as part of the CHS building project. The water made its way underneath the foundation of the existing building and burst through the basement floor, flooding the basement to a level of 5 feet in some places. The response of the CHS staff who witnessed the event was immediate. By 10:00a.m. the following morning a crew of staff and friends had already formed a “bucket brigade” to evacuate the bound news-papers that had gotten wet. Carol Turchan, CHS Conservator and Larry Viskachil, the Curator of Prints and Photographs had assembled about a dozen conservation specialists to assist them in salvaging the paintings, architectural drawings frames, sculpture, and other materials that had been affected. As one group of conservators and recovery assistance concentrated on carefully peeling apart soggy architectural drawing, someone suggested that the Chicago Area Conservations Group (CACG), an organization of conservation professionals compile a list of its members who could be contacted in an emergency situation to assist in the recovery of cultural artifacts. The list would include home phone number and a member’s specialty so that a museum or library could efficiently identify the appropriate people and contact them immediately. This conversation, which took place in the dimly lit, silty basement of CHS the day following the flood, was the beginning of DRAT-the Disaster Recovery Action Team. Many of the people listed in the Human Resources section of this file are also DRAT participants 3 Another group of professional was inspired to act as a result of the CHS flood. The Chicago Museum Security Group placed on its agenda the possibility of exchanging resources such as personnel, storage space, and equipment should one of their members require emergency assistance. This group of security directors from Chicago area museums began to identify what each museum might need to respond to an emergency and what each could offer other museums struck by disaster. As Richard West, then the Chief Security Officer of the Newberry Library and, I exchanged information about these activities and discussed disaster planning and recovery from both our perspectives, we realized that many of the resources that any museum or library would require to respond quickly and efficiently to an emergency are the same. Furthermore, not all museums and libraries have access to the security and/or conservation expertise to assistance in their disaster preparedness planning or their response. We concluded that if a list of resources could be compiled with the assistance of security and conservation professional, it could them be made available to any library and museum in the Chicago area. This would eliminated museum of the duplicated effort occurring as each institution prepares the resources section of their comprehensive disaster preparedness plan and it would benefit institutions who are unable to dedicate the staff time to compile an extensive list of resources. A proposal to create a computer resource file, which could be shared with other cultural institutions, was submitted to the Chicago Community Trust for funding consideration. The Chicago Community Trust awarded the Newberry Library a Technical Assistance grant to support the first phase of the project. The resources in this file were identified with the assistance of individuals from a core group of Chicago area institutions. The information was entered into a database at the Newberry Library so that is could be indexed and easily updated. The result is the Chicago Area Disaster Response Resource Files. We intend to continue this project by regularly updating the information contained in the resource file, and making it available to any individual or institution at cost. I wish to thank all of the people in the core group who contributed information for the Resource File. Special thanks to Richard West for his ideas and help in preparing the grant proposal and securing the cooperation of the Chicago Museum Security Group. Thanks also to the DRAT members who agreed to be a part of this publication. Above all, the Chicago Community Trust deserves recognition for making this project possible. Bonnie Jo Cullison Preservation Officer The Newberry Library July, 1988 4 MUSEUM/LIBRARY CONTACTS Adler Planetarium Museum of Contemporary Art 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60605 Chicago, IL 60611 312-922-7827 312-397-4010 www.adlerplanetarium.org www.mcachicago.org Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Science and Industry 111 S. Michigan Avenue 57 th Street & Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60603 Chicago, IL 60637 312-443-0849 773-684-1414 www.artic.edu www.msichicago.org The Center for Research Libraries Newberry Library 6050 S. Kenwood Avenue 60 W. Walton Street Chicago, IL 60637-2804 Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: 800-621-6044 or 773-955-4545 312-255- www.crl.edu www.newberry.org Chicago History Museum Northwestern University Library 1601 N. Clark Street 1970 Campus Drive Chicago, IL 60614 Evanston, IL 60208 312-642-4600 847-491-8306 www.chicagohistory.org www.library.northwestern.edu Harold Washington Library Center Oriental Institute 400 S. State Street 1155 E. 58 th Street Chicago, IL 60605 Chicago, IL 60637 www.chipublib.org/branch/details/library/harold-washington www.oi.uchicago.edu Chicago Symphony Orchestra Spertus Museum of Jewish Studies 220 S. Michigan Avenue 610 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60604 Chicago, IL 60605 312-294-3000 312-322-1700 www.cso.org www.spertus.edu DuSable Museum of African American History University of Chicago, Regenstein Library 740 E. 56 th Place 1100 E. 57 th Street Chicago, IL 60637 Chicago, IL 60637 773-947-0600 773-702-8740 www.dusablemuseum.org www.lib.uchicago.edu Field Museum of Natural History 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 312-922-9410 www.fieldmuseum.org John G. Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 312-939-2438 www.sheddaquarium.org 5 HUMAN RESOURCES Human resources are divided into three categories: conservators (subdivided by specialty), technical assistants(with their technical specialty noted), and recovery assistants. Conservators are professionals with knowledge of the appropriate salvage techniques for specific types of materials. These materials may include: books, objects, paintings, photographs, textiles, and works of art on paper. The conservators listed are available to advise on the recovery of materials in their field of expertise. Technical Assistants are professionals with science backgrounds who have volunteered to provide technical assistance in the salvage of cultural materials. Their fields of expertise are varied and include: chemical analysis, microscopy, spectroscopy, freeze-drying, plasma treatment. Recovery Assistants are individuals who work as artists, conservation technicians, and curators who have volunteered to perform manual labor during a disaster recovery under the direction of an appropriate professional. CONSERVATOR, BOOKS Lesa Dowd Director of Conservation Services Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street Chicago, IL 60610 312-255-3549 [email protected] Christine Fabian The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603 312-443-7264 [email protected] Jane Gammon University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1408 West Gregory Conservation Unit Oak Street Library Fac.MC-527 Urbana, IL 31801 217-333-1269 [email protected] Lauren Calcote The Newberry Library 60 W. Walton Chicago, IL 60610 312-255-3667 [email protected] 6 Susan Russick Susan Russick Conservation 3751 W. Giddings Street Chicago, IL 60625 773-331-7499 Email: [email protected] CONSERVATOR, ETHNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS Laura D’Alessandro Oriental Institute 1155 East 58 th Street Chicago, IL 60637 773-702-9519 Holly Lundberg Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614 312-799-2069 [email protected] Carol Turchan Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614 312-799-2073 [email protected] CONSERVATOR, FRAMES Maria Paras 2209 West Eastwood Avenue, #35 Chicago, IL 60625 773-506-2616 Email: [email protected] CONSERVATOR, METAL Annie Hall 418 W. Bloomingdale Avenue Apartment 103 Chicago, IL 60647 773-738-9315 Email: [email protected] CONSERVATOR, OBJECTS Laura D’Alessandro Oriental Institute 1155 East 58 th Street Chicago, IL 60637 773-702-9519 Robin DeGroot Restoration, Ltd.