Resources

1. Identification

Graphics Atlas:

http://www.graphicsatlas.org/

Northeast Documentation Conservation Centre:

https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/5.-photographs/5.1-a-short-guide-to-film-base-photographic-materials-identification,-care,-and-duplication

Photographic Negatives, Nature and Evolution of Processes:

https://www.rit.edu/ipi/sites/rit.edu.ipi/files/documents/negatives_poster_booklet.pdf

Film based-ID:

https://filmcare.org/filmbaseid

2. Environment

CCI (Canadian Conservation Institute-Photographic Materials):

https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/preventive-conservation/guidelines-collections/photographic-materials.html

IPM:

https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/Preservation%20Leaflets/03_10_IPM_2024_pdf.pdf

Temperature, RH, Light, Air:

https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/02_01_TempRHLightAir_pdf.pdf

3. Storage

Media Storage Quick Reference:

https://www.rit.edu/ipi/sites/rit.edu.ipi/files/documents/msqr.pdf

Storage Enclosures for Photographic Materials:

https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/Preservation%20Leaflets/5_5_photostorage_2018.pdf

Storage Guide for Color Photographic Materials:

https://www.rit.edu/ipi/sites/rit.edu.ipi/files/documents/color_storage_guide.pdf

Storage Guide for Acetate Film:

https://www.rit.edu/ipi/sites/rit.edu.ipi/files/documents/acetate_guide.pdf

Low Temperature Storage for Film:

https://filmcare.org/lowtempstorage

4. Disaster Recovery

https://www.rit.edu/ipi/sites/rit.edu.ipi/files/documents/response_recovery_inkjet_water_emergencies.pdf

https://www.nedcc.org/assets/media/documents/Preservation%20Leaflets/3_7_SalvagePhotos_Print_2020.pdf

5. Display

Framing and Display:

https://www.rit.edu/ipi/sites/rit.edu.ipi/files/documents/framing_guide.pdf

6. Education

University Courses

Northumbria University:

-https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/d3946f0d-7299-051c-8f6f-abb894f93902?academicYearId=2025

UCL:

-https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/working-our-collections/collections-management/care-and-conservation

Internships/Traineeships

-https://simonfleury.studio/

Short Courses/Training

-https://conservephotography.com/

-https://gawainweaver.com/workshops

7. Grants/Funding

Tru Vu Grant Scheme:

https://www.icon.org.uk/resource/tru-vue-conservation-exhibition-grant-scheme.html

https://www.icon.org.uk/resources/grants-and-opportunities.html

8. Resources in other languages

Spanish:

www.fotografiasperdurables.com (Will “open” officially in August 2026) compendium of resources from identification to interviews centered in photographic materials and their conservation.

www.angelfuentes.es/textos.html website hosting the texts of the late photograph conservator Angel Fuentes de Cia

Dutch:

www.sbhk.nl/en/tool/photography identification and tools. Available in English as well.