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•  Audio-Visual Materials
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•  Ceramics and Glass
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•  Living Plants
•  Metal
•  Natural Science Specimens
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•  Textiles
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Guide to Online Resources > Care for Collections > Natural Science Specimens

 

Conserve O Gram 11/1 Removing Wet Specimens from Long-Term Storage in Formalin
(PDF, 520KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/10 Radioactive Minerals (PDF, 244KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/11 Health and Safety Issues with Geological Specimens
(PDF, 303KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/2 Storage Concerns for Geological Collections (PDF, 638KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/3 Storage Concerns for Fluid-Preserved Specimens
(PDF, 532KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/4 Storage Containers and Labels for Fluid-Preserved Collections
(PDF, 487KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/6 Labeling Natural History Specimens (PDF, 271KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/7 Vertebrate Skeletons: Preparation and Storage (PDF, 355KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/8 Curation of Insect Specimens (PDF, 667KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 11/9 Handling and Care of Dry Bird and Mammal Specimens
(PDF, 277KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Conserve O Gram 2/18 Safe Storage and Handling of Natural History Specimens Preserved in Fluid (PDF, 29KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

 

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