Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel [chart]

Publication

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2008.013.15

Description

The Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel is a well-respected cultural heritage protection tool that outlines critical stages of disaster response, such as stabilizing the environment and assessing damage. This slide-chart also provides practical salvage tips for nine types of collections: books and paper, electronic records, textiles, furniture, ceramics/stone/metal, organic materials, natural history specimens, framed artworks, and photographs. For quick reference, attach the Wheel to a storage unit or filing cabinet using the magnets on its handle. Use this resource to: protect precious collections and significant records; find reliable information instantly; save damaged objects in the aftermath of an emergency. 1 chart : double-sided, col. ; 29 x 25 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.013.

Source or Donor

Institution of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections Grant

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift in Honor of America's Collections, 2008

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chart

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Emergency management--Charts, diagrams, etc., Cultural property--Conservation and restoration--Charts, diagrams, etc., Library materials--Conservation and restoration--Charts, diagrams, etc., Archival materials--Conservation and restoration--Charts, diagrams, etc., Museum conservation methods--Charts, diagrams, etc.

Publication Details

Publisher

Heritage Preservation

Place Published

Location

Washington, DC

Date Published

2005

Call No.

AM141 .E52 2005

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

NR 301

General Notes

Note

Notes: Sponsored by the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, an initiative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Heritage Preservation. A circular slide chart designed designed to provide staff at cultural institutions with quick access to essential information on protecting and salvaging collections. "Adapted from EHMI's Environmental action wheel, and prepared for Heritage Preservation by the Environmental Hazards Management Institute"--Side 2 Received a second wheel on June 13, 2011, for archivist's participation in online C2C meeting; sent to Russell House.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 19, 2008

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 24, 2023