1. Local Conservation Laboratories

Detroit Institute of Arts
Conservation Division

Statewide Services
5200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 833-7920

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48121
(313) 271-1976 or (313) 271-1620
http://www.hfmgv.org

2. Regional Conservation Centers

Association of Regional Conservation Centers
(508) 470-1010
http://www.solinet.net

Balboa Art Conservation Center
P.O. Box 3755 San Diego, CA 92163-1755
Phone: (619) 236-9702
Fax: (619) 236-0141
Email: bacc9702@compuserve
Contact: Janet Ruggles
Cooperative Preservation Programs Group
(800) 843-8482

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 545-0613
http://www.ccaha.org
Contact: Ingrid Bogel or Alen Ruzicka

Canadian Conservation Institute
1030 Innes Road
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0M8
(613) 998-3721

Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center
1326 South 32nd Street
Omaha, NE 68105
(402) 595-1171
http://www.nebraskahistory.org
Contact: Julie Reilly

J. Paul Getty Conservation Institute
1200 Getty Center Dr., Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1684
(310) 440-7325
Fax: (310) 404-7702

Intermuseum Conservation Association
Allen Art Building
Oberlin, OH 44074
(216) 774-3431
Contact: Al Albano

New York State Parks, Recreation & Historical Preservation
Peebles Island Resource Center
P.O. Box 219
Waterford, NY 12188
(518) 237-8643 ext., 225, 226
Fax: (518) 235-4248
Contact: John Lovell

Northeast Documents Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810-1428
(508) 470-1010
http://www.nedcc.org
Contact: Ann Russell

Rocky Mountain Regional Conservation Center
University of Denver
2420 South University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208
(303) 733-2712
lmellon@du.edu
Contact: Lori Mellon

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
185 Lyman Street
Waltham, MA 02154
(781) 891-4882 ext. 237
Fax: (781 893-7832
http://www.spnea.org
Contact: Keith Bakker Straus

Center for Conservation
Harvard University Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2392
Fax: (617) 495-0322
Email: lie@fas.harvard.edu
http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu
Contact: Henry Lie

Textile Conservation Center
American Textile History Museum
491 Dutton Street
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 441-1198
Fax: (978) 441-1412
Email:dwindsor@athm.org
Contact: Deirdre Windsor

Textile Conservation Workshop
Main Street South
Salem, NY 10590
(914) 763-5805
Fax: (914) 763-5549

Upper Midwest Conservation Center
2400 3RD Avenue
S. Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 870-3120
Fax: (312) 944-540
http://www.preserveart.org
Contact: Richard Borges

Williamstown Art Conservation Center
225 South Street
Wiliamstown MA 01267
(413) 458-5741
wacc@clark.williams.edu
Contact: Tom Branchick

3. Commercial freezers

Contact your local supermarket

Farmer Jack Supermarket
East Warren at St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 832-6360
Contact: Manager

Midwest Freeze/Dry
7326 North Central Park
Skokie, Illinois 60076
(708) 679-4756
Contact person: Manager

4. Freezer trucks

Melody Farms, Inc.
31111 Industrial
Livonia, MI 48150
(734) 525-4000
Contact person: Manager

5. Suppliers of water-resistant boxes and containers

Global Equipment Corp.
6659 Hemlock Drive
Hempstead, NY 11563
(800) 645-2982

Arrowstar Discount
677 William Street
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(800) 645-2982

Fidelity Business Products
5601 International Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0l55
(800) 328-3034

Consolidated Plastics
1864 Enterprise Parkway
Twinsburg, OH 44087
(800) 362-1000

Industrial Plastics Canada
P. O. Box 93
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada L2A 5M6
(416) 871-0412

CMI MicroClimates
831 Boyle Rd.
Fairfield, PA 17320
(717) 642-6304

Light Impressions
439 Monroe Ave.
PO Box 940
Rochester, NY 14603-0940
(800) 828-6216
Contact person: Rozetta, Manager

6. Suppliers of plastic sheeting

The Boomer Co.
1940 E. Forrest
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 832-5050

7. Fumigation of building and/or materials

All Seasons Pest Control
14350 Eureka Rd., Suite B
Southgate, MI 48195
(734) 285-3200
Contact: Tim Gable
pager/cell (313) 215-3722

Sterling Services
Cumberland Industrial Park
Cumberland, RI 02864
(800) 556-6462

8. Smoke and soot cleaning of buildings and properties other than collections

ServiceMaster Tri-Counties
1130 Coolidge Rd.
Troy, MI 48084
(800) 499-6800 or (248) 435-7220
Fax: (248) 435-7224
Contact: Al Shady

Duraclean
1796 Hollywood
Dearborn, MI 48124
(313) 271-3733
Contact: George Soctis

Re-Oda Chem Engineering Co.
100 Industrial Parkway
P.O. Box 424
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
(216) 247-4131
Contact person: Manager

The Quality Rubber Co.
P.O. Box 71
Sedalia, MO 65302-0071
(800) 597-9947
(816) 826-4641

Clean Tech Inc.
9135 General Court
P.O. Box 25500C
Plymouth, MI 48170
(734) 455-3600
Fax: (734) 455-0556

9. Dehumidification

DryTech, Inc.
1925 Oakcrest Ave.
Roseville, MN 55113
(612) 631-8419

Aggreko Inc.
8119 Park Place
Brighton, MI 48116
(734) 486-4100
Fax: (810) 486-5739
Pager: (313) 714-4169

Moisture Control Services
79 Monroe Rd.
Amesbury, MA 01913
(508) 388-4900

ServiceMaster Tri-Counties (See Section 7 for information.)

Munters Moisture Control Services
5737 12 Mile Rd. N.E.
Rockford, MI 49341-9702
(734) 432-0050
Contact: Mike Fiebig

10. Vacuum thermal drying

Aggreko Inc. (See Section 7 for information.)

Solex Environmental Systems
P.O. Box 460242
Houston, TX 77056
(800) 848-0484 or (713) 963-8600

11. Vacuum freeze-drying

American Freeze-Dry Inc.
411 Whitehorse Pike
Audubon, NJ 08106
(609) 546-0777

Midwest Freeze-Dry Ltd.
7326 N. Center Park
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 679-4756
http://www.midwestfreezedryltd.com

McDonald Aircraft Co.
P.O. Box 516
St. Louis, MO 63166
(314) 232-0232

12. Conservators (by type of material conserved)

The Detroit Institute of Arts
Conservation Division

Statewide Services
General Information (313) 833-7920
Head Conservator Barbara Heller (313) 833-7834
Paper/archives/books/photographs Valerie Baas (313) 833-9772
Paintings, on canvas and panel Alfred Ackerman (313) 833-9770
Decorative Arts, Sculpture, Objects Carol Forsythe (313) 833-9771

Other specialties and referrals call:

Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation
1717K 16th Street N.W. Suite 301
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone (202) 452-9549
Fax (202) 452-9328
infoaic@aol.com

13. Photographic processing center

Colorperfect, Inc.
7450 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 872-5115
Contact: Debbie, Manager

PhotoFast
34665 Woodward Avenue
Birmingham, MI 48009
(248) 644-3713

14. Conservation supplies

Emergency Supplies for Collections

premade or custom kits

P.O. Box 3902

Seattle, WA  98124-3902

(800) 929-6886

(206) 322-4181

fax: (206) 323-4153

Email: more-info@esup.com

www.esup.com 

Light Impressions Corporation
439 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
(716) 461-4447

Hollinger Corporation
P. O. Box 8360
Fredericksburg, VA 22404
(703) 898-7300

University Products
517 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 01041
In MA (800) 336-4847
Elsewhere: (800) 628-1912

Conservation Resources International, Inc.
8000-H Forbes Place
Springfield, VA 22151
(703) 321-7730

The Preservation Emporium
P. O. Box 22630
Dept. C.
Dallas, TX 75222
(214) 331-8902

Talas
213 West 35th Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 736-7744

Conservation Support Systems
Santa Barbara, CA
(800) 482-6299

Demco, Inc.
2120 Fordem Avenue
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 241-1201

Highsmith Co., Inc.
W 5527 Highway 106
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0800
(800) 558-2110

Paper Technologies Inc.
25801 Obrero Drive Mission
Viejo, Ca 92691
(714) 768-7497

Conservation Emporium
100 Standing Rock Circle
Reno, NV 89511
(702) 852-0404
fax: (702) 852-3737

15. Disaster Recovery Experts and Consultants
(Call at request of in-house staff)

Karen Motylewski, Field Services Director
Northeast Documents Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810-1428
(508) 470-1010

Capt. Timothy J. Yungfer
Emergency Management Division
300 South Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 334-7950
fax: (517) 482-7914

16. Pest Control Services

All Seasons Pest Control
14350 Eureka Rd.
Suite 8
Southgate, MI 48195
(313) 838-3090

Archos, Inc.
93 Kirkland St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 732-7378

Rose Exterminator Co.
4862 Greenfield
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 582-1300

17. Computer Reclamation Services

Detroit Institute of Arts
Information Systems
5200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 833-7970
Contact person: Joy Hawkins

The OAS Group
1442 Brush
Detroit, MI 48017
(313) 962-4050

Restoration Technologies, Inc.
1183 N. Elsworth Ave.
Villa Park, IL 60181
(800) 421-9290

18. Computer Data, Video & Audio Tape Recovery Services

Larry Letourneau Data Retrieval Services Inc.
1250 Rogers Street
Clearwater, Fl 34616
(813) 461-5900
Contact person: Manager

Document Reprocessors
2020 Pioneer #4
San Mateo, CA 94403
(415) 362-1290

Randomex Inc.
Data Recovery Division
1100 East Willow St.
Signal Hill, CA 90806
(800) RAN-DOMX or (310) 595-4138

Graham Magnetics, Inc.
4001 Airport Freeway, Suite 400
Bedford, TX 76021
(817) 868-5000

Recovery of Electronic Equipment Restoration Technologies, Inc.
1183 N. Elsworth Ave.
Villa Park, IL 60181
(800) 421-9290

Video & Audio Tape Restoration (Including obsolete formats)

VidiPax

450 West 31st Street - 4th Floor

New York, NY  10001

(800) 653-8434

(212) 563-1999

fax: (212) 563-1994

Email: vidipax@panix.com

www.vidipax.com

19. Rental Trucks, Pallet Movers, Fork Lifts

St. Clair Shores Truck and Trailer
18900 9 Mile Rd.
Eastpointe, MI
(810) 777-7733
Contact: Manager

U-Haul Co.
285 Piquette
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 875-5722
Contact person: Manager

20. Scientific and Monitoring Equipment Suppliers

Abbeon Cal, Inc.
123-233 F Gray Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 966-0810

Fisher Scientific
50 Fadem Road
Springfield, NJ 07081
(201) 467-6400

Science Associates
P. O. Box 230
Princeton, NJ 08542
(800) 247-7234
West Coast office: (800) 824-5873

Cole-Palmer Instrument Co.
7425 North Oak Park Avenue
Chicago, IL 60648
(800) 323-4340

Panametrics
221 Crescent Street
Waltham, MA 02254
(617) 899-2719

Carleton Instruments Ltd.
2414 Holly Lane
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1V 7P1
(613) 731-4703

21. Janitorial and Maintenance Supplies and Services

Coleman-Wolf Sanitary Supply Co.
15201 East Eleven Mile Road
Roseville, MI 48066
(810) 779-5500
Fax: (810) 779-5505
Contact: Doug Hamburger

Michigan Maintenance Supply Co.
22740 Van Dyke
Warren, MI 48089
(810) 544-1560
Contact: Gene Slobin

Ezell Supply Corp.
4325 Delemere
Royal Oak, MI 48073
(248) 549-5990
Pager: (248) 601-4444
Contact: Joe Vultagtgio

State Chemical Man. Co.
3100 Hamilton Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 861-7114

Ojzerkis Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies
P. O. Box 1333
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
(800) 257-8557

22. Portable Generators and Water Pumps

Spina Electric
26801 Grossbeck
Warren, MI 48090
(810) 771-8080
Contact: Tony Northern

Equipment
P. O. Box 1499
Burnsville, MN
55337-0499
(800) 533-5545

23. Unprinted Newsprint and Paper Towels

Michigan Maintenance Supply
22740 Van Dyke
Warren, MI
(810) 756-1440
Contact: Steve

Michigan Blind Supply
44 Victor
Highland Park, MI
(313) 868-9860
Contact: Gene Slobin (sales)

24. Wax Paper, Freezer Paper, Polyethylene Bags

Apac Paper
1800 18th Street
Detroit, MI 48232
(313) 963-6400

25. Tape and Packing Supplies

U-Line Shipping Supply
950 Albrecht Drive
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
(708) 295-5510

BrownCor International
14101 N.W. 4th Street
Sunrise, FL 33325
(800) 327-2278

Quill Corporation
P.O. Box 4700
Lincolnshire, IL 60197-4700
(714) 988-3200

Bommarito Hardware and Lumber
4719 Mt. Elliot at Forrest
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 921-6578

Builders Square and Home Depot
Various locations

26. First Aid Equipment

Bluco Incorporated
28350 Schoolcraft
Livonia, MI 48150
(313) 513-4500

Beacon Pointe Pharmacy & Surgical
15333 E. Jefferson
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
(313) 822-5474

Dot First Aid & Safety
14975 Cleat
Plymouth, MI 48170
(734) 459-6512

Burk-Action Pharmacy
7446 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48221
(313) 861-6000

Safety and First Aid Supplies Lab Safety Supply
P. O. Box 1368
Janesville, WI 53547
(800) 356-0783

Brookstone
5 Vose Farm Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-9541

Masuen First Aid and Safety
490 Fillmore Avenue
Tonawanda, NY 14151
(800) 831-0894

Safety Supply Canada
214 King Street
East Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 1J8
(416) 364-3234

Conney Safety Products
3202 Latham Drive
Madison, WI 53711-0190
(800) 356-9100

27. Materials Handling: Pallets, Flammable Storage Cabinets, Trash Cans, Wet-Dry Vacuums, Hand Trucks, Dollies, Shelf and Platform Trucks

The Boomer Co.
1940 E. Forrest
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 832-5050

Arrowstar Discount
677 William Street
Lynbrook, NY 11563
(800) 645-2982
(additional warehouses in Elmhurst IL and Carson CA)

Global Equipment Corporation
6659 Hemlock Drive
Hempstead, NY 11550
(800) 645-1232
(additional warehouses in Georgia, Illinois and California)

Fred Hill and Son Co.
2101 Hornig Road
Philadelphia, PA 19116
(800) 523-0112

Turnkey Industrial, Office and Institutional Products
500 Fillmore Ave.
Tonawanda, NY 14151
(800) 828-7540

Rand Materials Handling
515 Narragansett Park Drive
Pawtucket, RI 02861
(800) 556-6468

General Caster Services, Inc.
31301 Stephenson Hwy.
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 588-8990

28. Emergency Lighting

Spina Electric
26801 Grossbeck
Warren, MI 48070
(810) 771-8080
Contact: Tony

Oreck Corporation
100 Plantation Road
New Orleans, LA 70123-9989
(800) 535-8810

Brookstone
5 Vose Farm Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-9541

Global Equipment Corp.
6659 Hemlock Drive
Hempstead, NY 11550
(800) 645-1232

Visible Corp.
3626 Stern Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174
(800) 323-0628
(additional warehouses in Lodi CA and Durham NC)

29. Fireproof Safes and File Cabinets

Reliable Corporation
1001 W. Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607
(800) 735-4000

National Business Furniture
222 E. Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(800) 558-1010
(additional warehouses in Atlanta GA and Los Angeles CA)

Fidelity Business Products
5601 International Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0l55
(800) 328-3034

30. Safety Signs, Labeling and Pipe Marking Supplies

Setoff Name Plate Co.
P. O. Box PC4-1331
New Haven, CT 06505
(800) 243-6624

Champion America Co.
8909 Freeway Drive
Macedonia, OH 44056
(800) 521-7000

Spectrum Signs and Designs
25217 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI
(313) 562-4000

Will Heff Marking Products
2929 E. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 873-0620

31. Fire and Intrusion Security Systems

Corporate Protective Services
5211 Renwyck Drive
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 536-7421
Fax: (419) 531-8917
Contact: Kim Klewer

Pyrotronics, Inc.
12842 Farmington Rd.
Livonia, MI 48150
(734) 261-4005
Contact: Patrick O'Sullivan

Fike Fire Suppression Systems
704 South 10th Street
Blue Springs, MO
64015 (816) 229-3405

Technical Building Services
P. O. Box 738
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(518) 877-8704

Michael Barford and Associates
802 East Maple Avenue
Lindenwold, NJ 08021
(609) 625-2975

Chubb Industries
263 Queen Street
East Brampton, Ontario, Canada L6W 2C1
(416) 451-3240

32. Security Consulting Services

Steven R. Keller and Associates, Inc.
1939 Algonquin Avenue
Deltona, FL 32725
(904) 789-6740

Corporate Protection Services
5211 Renwyck Drive
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 536-7421
Fax: (419) 531-8917

33. Collections Care, Salvage and Recovery Information

Abbey Newsletters: Preservation of Library & Archival Materials

Abbey Publications, Inc.

7105 Geneva Dr.

Austin, TX  78723

(512) 929-3992

fax: (512) 929-3995

abbeypub@flesh.net

http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/

American Institute for the Conservation of Artistic and Historic Works
1717 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 452-9328
Fax: (202) 452-9328
Email: InfoAIC@aol.com
http://aic.stanford.edu
Caring for your Treasures: http://aic.stanford.edu/treasure/
Regional Alliance for Preservation supported in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities
(508) 470-1010
http://rap.solinet.net/

Conservation OnLine
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu

Cooperative Preservation Programs Group
(800) 843-8482

Searchable database for disaster mitigation by subject, region etc.
http://disaster.lib.msu.edu/

Federation of Library Associations and Institutions IFLA Regional Center Library of Congress Preservation Directorate LM-G21
Washington, DC 20540
(202) 707-5213
Fax: (202) 707-3434
http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
500 C Street, S. W.
Washington, DC 20472
http://www.fema.gov

Georgia Department of Archives and History
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/default.htm

Heritage Preservation
1730 K Street, N. W. Suite 566
Washington, DC 20006-3836
(202) 634-1422
Fax: (202) 634-1435
Email: sdingilian@heritagepreservation.org
http://www.heritagepreservation.org

Michigan Library Association
http://www.mla.lib.mi.us

Michigan Library Consortium
http://www2.mlc.lib.mi.us/mlcnews/index.php

National Archives and Records Administration Preservation
http://www.nara.gov/nara/preserva/

The National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
http://www.ncptt.nps.gov

National Park Service Preservation Assistance Division
P. O. Box 37127
Washington DC, 20013-7127
(202) 343-9578
http://www.nps.gov

Conserve O Grams
http://www.cr.nps.gov/csd/publications/index.htm

National Trust for Historic Preservation Midwest Office
53 West Jackson Blvd. Suite 1135
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 939-5547
http://www.nthp.org

Life Safety Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org

San Diego/Imperial County Libraries Disaster Response Network
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/sildrn/

Western Association for Art Conservation
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/

34. Property Insurance Issues for Library/Archive/Museums

http://www.lib.msu.edu/drewes/inssources.htm

35. State Preservation Organizations

Working Together: Case Studies in Cooperative Preservation
http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/wktogthr/wktogthr.html

California Preservation Alliance
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/callprsn.html

Colorado Preservation Alliance
http://felix.aclin.org/other/libraries/cpa/disaster/disasterresourcelist.htm

Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium http://www.grinnell.edu/individuals/stuhrr/icpc/icpc.html

Michigan Alliance
/mi-alliance/index.html

Pennsylvania Preservation Consortium
http://www.papres.org/

North Carolina Preservation Consortium
http://www.slis.nccu.edu/ncpc/