Tracy Wilcockson

Conservator @britishlibrary, Associate Lecturer @UniOfYork. YCCC committee member. Own views except RTs.

[ARA UK+I Conference @ARAconf]

Who else attended the Anne Lister conservation talk last year at #ARA2019 by @tswilc & @ArchConservator?? Take a peep below to see where the project is up too today...👇🏻

WOW @wyorksarchives don't they just look beautiful!! Congrats 😍

[Tracy Wilcockson @tswilc]

Going to be a great 5 days! For those not able to join us in Warsaw check out the preprint https://t.co/bZRmpprvEj

[Emily Watts @EmilyPrevCons]

@tswilc and I have made it to the @polinmuseum for @IADA_info #IADA2019

[Sharon Robinson @robinsoncalver]

Hazards in Collections - it’s here Museum people! The long awaited eTool and your guide to the hazardous things in your collections! It’s all free, please share! #hazardouscollections https://t.co/fEV3SeJeSs

[New Professionals @ARAnewprofs]

Want to have a go at codebreaking transcribing the Anne Lister diaries? @wyorksarchives has a growing network of volunteers who are doing just that - check out how to get involved here: https://t.co/oWmSE52fX9 #AnneListerCodeBreaker #ARA2019

[ARA UK+I Conference @ARAconf]

Thanks to @townsweb Anne's diaries are now digitised & available on @wyorksarchives website where you can also have a go at transcribing a page too! Drop the archive an email to find out more info #ARA2019

[Katie Proctor @ArchConservator]

Myself and @tswilc talking all things Anne Lister today at #ARA2019 #GentlemanJack

[Tracy Wilcockson @tswilc]

We are happy to have you.

[Tracy Wilcockson @tswilc]

@EmilyPrevCons Totally agree

[BL Collection Care @BL_CollCare]

@easternwoodfire A bit delayed, but here is a short video of remoistenable tissue being used on a newspaper tear repair. It is 3% gelatine on 4gsm Kozo tissue paper

[Conservation Diaries @ConsDiaries]

Thank you @ConsDiaries for allowing me to tweet this week from @ARAConsTraining Chemistry Week. I hope you've all enjoyed seeing what we've been up to. A special thank you to @tswilc for helping me tweet this week! For more info on the training scheme: https://t.co/4x0mNYp55m

[Conservation Diaries @ConsDiaries]

Good morning from day 3 of Chemistry Week! Today we'll be learning all about polymers, adhesives and acidity in paper. Here's Tracy from @britishlibrary and Jane from @BerksArchives concentrating in the lab. @ARAConsTraining #chemistryforconservators #paperconservation

[Conservation Diaries @ConsDiaries]

Here's Julian from @NLWales heating up some Sodium Bromide. What will remove it from the spatula once cooled? Using their learning of chemical bonding our student will figure it out. This afternoon we'll be using Teas charts to help with the solubility of inks! @ARAConsTraining

[Jodie Hodgson @ConservatorJH]

https://t.co/kfjNQW3Gnp #WeLoveEndpapers

[Conservation Diaries @ConsDiaries]

Burn baby burn! This morning @TaniaPassafiume and I used a blow torch and a copper wire to perform the Beilsteim Test on some photo enclosures. The green flame means there's chlorine in the plastic and it shouldn't be used for collections materials. #ConservationDiaries

[Conservation Diaries @ConsDiaries]

Finally got in to my computer! Now I'm filling out the mould remediation survey being circulated by @FlemingCollege conservation student Samuel Johnson. You should do it too! https://t.co/DomWo9SjUX #ConservationDiaries

[The C Word @thecwordpodcast]

Today the European Conservation-Restoration Week encourages us to imagine what a world without #conservators would be like: there'd be less cake in the staff kitchen for one. #EUConservatorRestorers #SOSHeritage #EUDayConservationRestoration #EUCulturalHeritageAwareness@ecco_eu

[Conservation Diaries @ConsDiaries]

Some of our glass plate negative repair stands were used at the @agotoronto Conservation of Photographs on Glass workshop. Today I'm setting them back up and thinking about what tweaks I'd like to make to our method. Maybe a different epoxy? #ConservationDiaries

[Conservation Diaries @ConsDiaries]

One of the best things about being back at work is being in @LibraryArchives Preservation Centre. I work on top of a huge concrete block in glass aircraft hanger. That's the photo lab right at the top. We share an open plan space with prints & drawings. #ConservationDiaries

[Tracy Wilcockson @tswilc]

Great post @horsfallconserv

[Elspeth Jordan @PhotoCons]

I'm excited to take over the @ConsDiaries account this week! Check me out there or follow #ConservationDiaries for a week in the life of a photo conservator.