Lydia Egunnike, State Library of Queensland
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Lydia Egunnike, Senior Conservator, Conservation Unit - Collection Preservation, State Library of Queensland presented at the M&GSQ State Conference 2011 on "A conservator's response to the South-East Queensland Flood".
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Lydia Egunnike, State Library of Queensland
- 1. Plenary: Dealing with Disasters Hall A, MECC Chair: Christine Ianna Lydia Egunnike Senior Conservator, Conservation Unit - Collection Preservation, State Library of Queensland A conservator's response to the South-East Queensland Flood
- 2. A conservator’s response to the South-East Queensland Flood Lydia Egunnike Senior Conservator State Library of Queensland M&GSQ Annual Conference 11 August 2011
- 4. View from my house. 10 January 2011.
- 6. Alison McCrindle and Don Rossister soaking the paper sleeves off the sodden glass plates. Glass plates before salvage Ipswich (Images: L.Egunnike)
- 7. Air drying. Brilliant drying racks made by Noel Williamson. John Rossiter meticulously wrapping each dried plate. After treatment (Images: L. Egunnike)
- 10. SLQ (Images from SLQ Corporate Image Library) BRISBANE -
Editor's Notes
- Flooding historical event, inevitable This talk will cover Two perspectives: member of AICCM overseeing the salvage of a private collection Senior Conservator at SLQ, role in disaster response, outreach future planning
- Saturday 15 th – through the flood ravaged Brisbane Valley – Ipswich . Mayhem, hysterical, difficult owner Challenge to assert some control over retrieval process EVERYTHING was high priority Offsite salvage centres Volunteers. MUD
- Process for glass plate negs (Dags and ambros)
- Doug Spowart, students and local photographic buffs (Doug) Lecturer in Photoimaging Predominately acetate and glass
- The remaining acetate, paper arranged to go into Doboy cold storage. Logistical challenge – huge phone bill
- Been planning for this since been in position Vault design Implementation of disaster plan on Monday/Tuesday: Vaults, Quarantine Wool blankets a pain to secure Successful– no collections harmed except one roll of film
- Good test of disaster kits/store In the excitement of clean-up, prob some health and safety aspects not followed. Staff worked very hard in unpleasant conditions. Morale needed boosting etc.
- Importance of providing correct advice, as opposed to ill informed advice given by some radio personalities. Ensure people aware of resources and help availble
- Confirmed reference points on basement level to give far more accurate projection on the level and subsequent impact flooding on SLQ (4.46m river level, now know where it will come up to in basement.