Andrew Robb
@anosro.bsky.social
Conservator: Photographs, Collection Emergencies, & Preservation Supplies. @conservators Fellow. Fan: Baseball, Fútbol, Hockey, & Oxford Comma. Dad, Husband, Brother, & Uncle. he/his
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Onions have layers, photos have layers... Come to Thompson Library tomorrow and learn about the care and conservation treatment of photographs in the OSU Libraries collection!
I'm presenting "Preserving OSU Libraries Photographic Collections" during #PreservationWeek! Stop by OSU Thompson Library 165 on April 30th at 3 pm to learn what I do at work and why.
library.osu.edu/events/prese...
library.osu.edu/events/prese...
Preserving OSU Libraries Photographic Collections
library.osu.edu
April 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Onions have layers, photos have layers... Come to Thompson Library tomorrow and learn about the care and conservation treatment of photographs in the OSU Libraries collection!
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I'm presenting "Preserving OSU Libraries Photographic Collections" during #PreservationWeek! Stop by OSU Thompson Library 165 on April 30th at 3 pm to learn what I do at work and why.
library.osu.edu/events/prese...
library.osu.edu/events/prese...
Preserving OSU Libraries Photographic Collections
library.osu.edu
April 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I'm presenting "Preserving OSU Libraries Photographic Collections" during #PreservationWeek! Stop by OSU Thompson Library 165 on April 30th at 3 pm to learn what I do at work and why.
library.osu.edu/events/prese...
library.osu.edu/events/prese...
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Just received a nice email from a former undergrad, reporting that she has achieved her dream of admission to a PhD program in Classics and thanking me for helping her get from zero Gk/Latin, via postbac and MA, to the Ivy League.
We *must* keep fighting for a world where such dreams are possible.
We *must* keep fighting for a world where such dreams are possible.
March 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Just received a nice email from a former undergrad, reporting that she has achieved her dream of admission to a PhD program in Classics and thanking me for helping her get from zero Gk/Latin, via postbac and MA, to the Ivy League.
We *must* keep fighting for a world where such dreams are possible.
We *must* keep fighting for a world where such dreams are possible.
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Syracuse’s annual Brodsky Lecture is on the preservation of scrapbooks in libraries and archives. An evergreen topic!
library.syracuse.edu/news/jennife...
library.syracuse.edu/news/jennife...
Jennifer Hain Teper Presenting at the 2025 Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation
Jennifer Hain Teper, Velde Professor and Preservation Librarian at the University of Illinois Libraries, will present at Syracuse University Libraries’ annual Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Lib...
library.syracuse.edu
March 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Syracuse’s annual Brodsky Lecture is on the preservation of scrapbooks in libraries and archives. An evergreen topic!
library.syracuse.edu/news/jennife...
library.syracuse.edu/news/jennife...
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Super excited to share that my book on network analysis and visualization as a method for book history will be out soon!! It's basically a how-to-start guide for book historians interested in networks 😃 www.arc-humanities.org/978180270268...
#dh #bookhistory #firstbook #medievalsky
#dh #bookhistory #firstbook #medievalsky
March 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Super excited to share that my book on network analysis and visualization as a method for book history will be out soon!! It's basically a how-to-start guide for book historians interested in networks 😃 www.arc-humanities.org/978180270268...
#dh #bookhistory #firstbook #medievalsky
#dh #bookhistory #firstbook #medievalsky
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“The requirement for ‘dual-loaded corridors’ and double stairwells, which was born out of early 20th century planning concerns, has since become a hindrance to creating larger units with greater natural light and ventilation and buildings with enhanced green space.”
Behold LA’s single-stair motion!
Behold LA’s single-stair motion!
March 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“The requirement for ‘dual-loaded corridors’ and double stairwells, which was born out of early 20th century planning concerns, has since become a hindrance to creating larger units with greater natural light and ventilation and buildings with enhanced green space.”
Behold LA’s single-stair motion!
Behold LA’s single-stair motion!
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Cultural heritage…
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Cultural heritage…
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Yesterday was the 325th anniversary of the last magnitude 9 earthquake to hit Cascadia. In honor of this event, I’m not doing #MisconceptionMonday, and will instead talk about some steps you can take to be prepared for earthquakes.
January 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Yesterday was the 325th anniversary of the last magnitude 9 earthquake to hit Cascadia. In honor of this event, I’m not doing #MisconceptionMonday, and will instead talk about some steps you can take to be prepared for earthquakes.
This is good news for artists affected by #LAfires
see emergency grant application here: www.cciarts.org
It is a start.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
see emergency grant application here: www.cciarts.org
It is a start.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
L.A. museums launch $12-million emergency fund for artists hit by the fires
The Getty, LACMA, MOCA and Hammer museums have partnered with George Lucas' and Steven Spielberg's foundations and other groups to create the L.A. Arts Fire Relief Fund.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This is good news for artists affected by #LAfires
see emergency grant application here: www.cciarts.org
It is a start.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
see emergency grant application here: www.cciarts.org
It is a start.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
There is so much need in LA right now - this initiative to restore Altadena is worth your attention. Every big thing starts with a small step.
gofund.me/75ea14d8
gofund.me/75ea14d8
Donate to Restore Altadena: Seeds for Healing, organized by Nina Raj
Some of you may know that most of my free time over the last few years has gone to two pr… Nina Raj needs your support for Restore Altadena: Seeds for Healing
gofund.me
January 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
There is so much need in LA right now - this initiative to restore Altadena is worth your attention. Every big thing starts with a small step.
gofund.me/75ea14d8
gofund.me/75ea14d8
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Folks in LA who need N95 masks —
January 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Folks in LA who need N95 masks —
Sadly now news concerning loss of artist's studios and collections. We are
likely to hear more about these losses as people begin to return to their homes and studios.
likely to hear more about these losses as people begin to return to their homes and studios.
I reported on the continuing devastation of the fires in Los Angeles on galleries, art professionals, as well as the homes, studios, and archives of several artists: www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Fires in Los Angeles Continue to Destroy Artists’ Homes and Shutter Galleries
Many artists lost their homes, studios, and archives, while multiple museums and galleries like David Zwirner remain closed.
www.artnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Sadly now news concerning loss of artist's studios and collections. We are
likely to hear more about these losses as people begin to return to their homes and studios.
likely to hear more about these losses as people begin to return to their homes and studios.
A small glimmer of #LAfires good news: most LAUSD schools are open today Monday 1/13, but several districts remain closed. How long those stay closed is a measure of how severe this has been.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Nearly all of LAUSD will reopen on Monday. Several Eaton fire-area districts remain closed
LAUSD schools will open other than in Palisades and mountain areas. Schools in Pasadena Unified, La Cañada Unified and in Malibu will remain closed on Monday.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A small glimmer of #LAfires good news: most LAUSD schools are open today Monday 1/13, but several districts remain closed. How long those stay closed is a measure of how severe this has been.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Los Angeles friends, a trustworthy friend of mine passed along this list of resources for sharing — here’s hoping it gets you help you need.
mutualaidla.org
mutualaidla.org
Mutual Aid LA Network
Mutual Aid LA Network is a connector and information hub for mutual aid efforts across Los Angeles.
mutualaidla.org
January 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Los Angeles friends, a trustworthy friend of mine passed along this list of resources for sharing — here’s hoping it gets you help you need.
mutualaidla.org
mutualaidla.org
Yes! These are urban fires *not wildfires*
Planning / resource allocation has not accounted for ember transmission of the fire by high winds
This hard truth has been known for decades - unfortunately we have not addressed reducing that risk in a meaningful way.
We can do better - will we?
Planning / resource allocation has not accounted for ember transmission of the fire by high winds
This hard truth has been known for decades - unfortunately we have not addressed reducing that risk in a meaningful way.
We can do better - will we?
In Maui, in L.A., in Boulder, it was not the grass or the trees that set houses on fire. It was the neighbor’s house.
Or more precisely, high winds blew embers + flames from your neighbor’s house & landscaping onto your house.
How do we move forward? By being good neighbors & hardening all homes.
Or more precisely, high winds blew embers + flames from your neighbor’s house & landscaping onto your house.
How do we move forward? By being good neighbors & hardening all homes.
“The bottom line is the winds far outweigh the fuel in terms of fire spread,” said Jon Keeley, USGS fire ecologist “When you have these winds it makes fuels less relevant. And the fuels are definitely not relevant once it gets into the urban environment, because the primary fuels are the homes.”
January 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Yes! These are urban fires *not wildfires*
Planning / resource allocation has not accounted for ember transmission of the fire by high winds
This hard truth has been known for decades - unfortunately we have not addressed reducing that risk in a meaningful way.
We can do better - will we?
Planning / resource allocation has not accounted for ember transmission of the fire by high winds
This hard truth has been known for decades - unfortunately we have not addressed reducing that risk in a meaningful way.
We can do better - will we?
Disasters get summarized by casualties, buildings lost, and damage cost. Lives & Infrastructure are always first priorities
Even before #LAfires have ended losses (~$150M US) rival all the losses of (~$140M US) from 2024
www.munichre.com/en/company/m...
So obviously incredibly devastating
1/
Even before #LAfires have ended losses (~$150M US) rival all the losses of (~$140M US) from 2024
www.munichre.com/en/company/m...
So obviously incredibly devastating
1/
Climate change is showing its claws: The world is getting hotter, resulting in severe hurricanes, thunderstorms and floods | Munich Re
Worldwide, natural disasters caused losses of US$ 320bn in 2024 (2023, adjusted for inflation: US$ 268bn), of which around US$ 140bn (US$ 106bn) were insured. The overall losses and, even more so, the...
www.munichre.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Disasters get summarized by casualties, buildings lost, and damage cost. Lives & Infrastructure are always first priorities
Even before #LAfires have ended losses (~$150M US) rival all the losses of (~$140M US) from 2024
www.munichre.com/en/company/m...
So obviously incredibly devastating
1/
Even before #LAfires have ended losses (~$150M US) rival all the losses of (~$140M US) from 2024
www.munichre.com/en/company/m...
So obviously incredibly devastating
1/
Very thankful for friends in Culver City taking in my son and his roommates from UCLA. LA is an amazing place and people are helping each other - the way people actually respond in disasters
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@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social writes about this in A Paradise Built in Hell
bookshop.org/p/books/a-pa...
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@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social writes about this in A Paradise Built in Hell
bookshop.org/p/books/a-pa...
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster a book by Rebecca Solnit
A New York Times Notable Book Chosen as a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune "A landmark book tha...
bookshop.org
January 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Very thankful for friends in Culver City taking in my son and his roommates from UCLA. LA is an amazing place and people are helping each other - the way people actually respond in disasters
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@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social writes about this in A Paradise Built in Hell
bookshop.org/p/books/a-pa...
Re:
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social writes about this in A Paradise Built in Hell
bookshop.org/p/books/a-pa...
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Art and culture make us human, and the impact of climate change on these facets of society do not garner enough attention.
Artists’ entire collections of work up in flames, antique books lost to a flood, sled dog races canceled for lack of snow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/u...
Artists’ entire collections of work up in flames, antique books lost to a flood, sled dog races canceled for lack of snow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/u...
Los Angeles Artists Mourn as Their Studios and Artworks Go Up in Smoke
Artists who lived and worked in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades are worrying about irreplaceable losses, and their livelihoods.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Art and culture make us human, and the impact of climate change on these facets of society do not garner enough attention.
Artists’ entire collections of work up in flames, antique books lost to a flood, sled dog races canceled for lack of snow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/u...
Artists’ entire collections of work up in flames, antique books lost to a flood, sled dog races canceled for lack of snow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/u...
Eames House, arboretum and other L.A. cultural gems threatened by fire: status updates
January 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Eames House, arboretum and other L.A. cultural gems threatened by fire: status updates
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I could really use your help. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/tracking-d...
Tracking Down a Lost Photograph of Robert Gould Shaw
I am in the process of finalizing the images that I will use for my forthcoming biography of Robert Gould Shaw, which will be published by the University of North Carolina Press in early 2026.
kevinmlevin.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I could really use your help. 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/tracking-d...
Disaster Declaration Thread for California including information related to recovery of cultural resources
January 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Disaster Declaration Thread for California including information related to recovery of cultural resources
Highly recommend Watch Duty to get real information and noticiations about wildfires.
www.watchduty.org
www.watchduty.org
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.
www.watchduty.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Highly recommend Watch Duty to get real information and noticiations about wildfires.
www.watchduty.org
www.watchduty.org
Agree and in the same situation. And to compound the fire issue - winter fires have been unusual - this is now a new normal.
A morning of finding updates from friends and family impacted by the LA fires. The horror that fires bring is one of speed and destruction. Such a different pain than the long-drawn out damage of water events.
January 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Agree and in the same situation. And to compound the fire issue - winter fires have been unusual - this is now a new normal.
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A morning of finding updates from friends and family impacted by the LA fires. The horror that fires bring is one of speed and destruction. Such a different pain than the long-drawn out damage of water events.
January 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A morning of finding updates from friends and family impacted by the LA fires. The horror that fires bring is one of speed and destruction. Such a different pain than the long-drawn out damage of water events.