AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION PROCEDURES FOLLOWING A FIRE AT THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY

The following report, written by members of the conservation team who were assembled to deal with the aftermath of an electrical fire at the Huntington Gallery, Pasadena, California, of October 1985, is intended as an account of the actions that were taken for a collection in which every object was affected by residual smoke damage. There was no resident conservation staff other than for the book and paper collections.