Author Archives: kimtinnell

Society of Florida Archivists Annual Meeting 2011

Posted on June 15, 2011 by kimtinnell

At the beginning of May 2011, Leslee Keys, John Nemmers, Laurie Taylor, and myself presented on various aspects of this project at the Society of Florida Archivists Annual Meeting which, fittingly, was held at Flagler College. The response to the … Continue reading →

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Conservation Treatment-Hotel Ponce de Leon Large Drawing Continued

Posted on January 24, 2011 by kimtinnell

We are continuing work on the very fragile, large drawings of the Hotel Ponce de Leon. As noted in the previous post on these drawings, we have already separated them into three separate sections (as they originally had been), removed … Continue reading →

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Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church

Posted on December 28, 2010 by kimtinnell

We have completed all the conservation work, description, and digitization of the drawings and blueprints of the Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church. Last week I visited St. Augustine and saw the church (and the Hotel Ponce de Leon). Although I had … Continue reading →

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Conservation Treatment-Hotel Ponce de Leon Large Drawing

Posted on December 9, 2010 by kimtinnell

We have begun to work on some of the drawings in the worst condition. Yesterday, we completed the work on one of the largest floor plans for the Hotel Ponce de Leon. There are four drawings similar to this one … Continue reading →

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Conservation Treatment-Encapsulation

Posted on October 27, 2010 by kimtinnell

We have begun encapsulating the blueprints and drawings from the Presbyterian Church. This is the final step in the conservation process. After they are all encapsulated, they will be stored in flat files in the library. While most people will … Continue reading →

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Conservation Treatment-Deacidification

Posted on October 21, 2010 by kimtinnell

We received the Presbyterian Church drawings and blueprints back from the Digital Lab, so we are ready to complete the conservation treatment on these documents. This week we deacidified the original drawings using Bookkeeper Deacidification Spray. Next week we will … Continue reading →

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Conservation Treatment

Posted on September 30, 2010 by kimtinnell

These architectural drawings have come a long way since their discovery in a basement boiler room in 2004 in the historic city of St. Augustine. Currently, they reside in the paper conservation lab at the University of Florida, where we … Continue reading →

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