Specyfika pracy i problemy konserwatorskie na przykładzie archiwaliów na podłożu papierowym pochodzących z Archiwum Państwowego w Katowicach
The Specificity of the Art Conservation Work and Conservation Process Problems on the Basis of the Conservation of Archival Paper Materials

Summary/Abstract: Gathered in the archive over the centuries materials were exposed to the impact of various harmful external and internal factors. The most common damages are mechanical, biological, microbiological and chemical ones and those caused by man. If the extent of the damage is serious and it is impossible to use the materials by researchers, it is necessary to undertake the restoration activities. The State Archives in Katowice has a special conservation workshops where in different ways all the tasks related to the protection of the collections are undertaken. The most valuable and the oldest objects that require a lot of experience, skills and knowledge of the conservator are made in the individual conservation workshops. Objects made of paper or parchment undergo a special conservation process which sometimes lasts for several months and include: cleaning, bathing, patching, ironing. In the Laboratory of Mass De-Acidification of Paper, which was established in 2007 as part of the long-term government program called “Kwaśny Papier” (Eng. Acid Paper), deals only with loose papers from the nineteenth and early twentieth century that require de-acidification. During the process, which takes place in an aqueous environment the alkaline reserve is put into the paper which stops the degradation of documents.

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