15-08-2021, 03:04 PM
This brochure was mentioned a while back when it came up on Ebay. I am delighted to be able to tell you that, today, the owner, Adli Halabi (who some of you will remember as the Association Registrar in the early days) has donated the Brochure to the Archive. I cannot begin to tell you how thrilled I am in that we have been able to add this to the collection and cannot thank Adli enough for his incredible generosity.
As a result, some of the funds that I had earmarked for the purchase can now be used to conserve the brochure as some of the linen 'hinge pieces' of each page have suffered what looks like insect damage. I can also get each page interleaved with archive quality tissue paper to protect each photo and get a box constructed to store it in to save any further deterioration.
Thank you , Adli, for this most remarkable donation of something that is almost certainly unique..
I am keen to organise an open day at the Archive in the coming months and, hopefully, the conservation work will be completed by then and the brochure can go on display..
Hugh
As a result, some of the funds that I had earmarked for the purchase can now be used to conserve the brochure as some of the linen 'hinge pieces' of each page have suffered what looks like insect damage. I can also get each page interleaved with archive quality tissue paper to protect each photo and get a box constructed to store it in to save any further deterioration.
Thank you , Adli, for this most remarkable donation of something that is almost certainly unique..
I am keen to organise an open day at the Archive in the coming months and, hopefully, the conservation work will be completed by then and the brochure can go on display..
Hugh