LINGUA FRANCA – Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
Lingua Franca: A Common Language for Conservators of Photographic Materials was created by Library and Archives Canada
(LAC) in collaboration with the Atelier de Restauration et de Conservation des Photographies de la Ville de Paris (ARCP). This
enhanced eBook is the result of contributions from many divisions at LAC: Exhib
itions and Online Content, Collections Management, Society and Culture, Digitization Services, Public Affairs, and Linguistic Services. Special acknowledgement to Tom
Thompson, who spearheaded the project; Tania Passafiume, who provided content; Jill Delaney, Archivist, Photography, who
assisted in the curation and for the ARCP: Anne Cartier-Bresson, Director; Laetitia Couenne, Archivist; Constance Asseman,
Photographer, for their contributions.
Anne Cartier-Bresson
Conservatrice générale du Patrimoine Directrice
Atelier de Restauration et de Conservation des Photographiques de la Ville de Paris
Anne.Cartier-Bresson@Paris.fr
LINGUA FRANCA: A COMMON LANGUAGE FOR CONSERVATORS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS
ISBN:
978-0-660-27088-3
Library and Archives Canada
Our mandate
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) combines the holdings, services and
staff of both the former National Library of Canada and the National Archives
of Canada. As outlined in the Preamble to the Library and Archives of
Canada Act, LAC's mandate is as follows:
- to preserve the documentary heritage of Canada for the benefit of present
and future generations;
- to be a source of enduring knowledge accessible to all, contributing to the
cultural, social and economic advancement of Canada as a free and
democratic society;
- to facilitate in Canada co-operation among communities involved in the
acquisition, preservation and diffusion of knowledge;
- to serve as the continuing memory of the Government of Canada and its
institutions.
As of 2016, Library and Archives Canada has approximately 30 million
photographic items in its collection, including photographic prints and
photographic negatives, as well as more historic items (daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes and autochromes), colour transparencies, slides and, lastly,
some digital photographs.
Atelier de restauration et de conservation de photographies de la ville de Paris (ARCP)
Credit: Estelle Poulalion
Created in 1983 within the Department of Cultural Affairs of the
City of Paris, the Atelier de Restauration et de Conservation des
Photographies de la Ville de Paris (ARCP) implements the
preservation and valorization policy for the City's photographic
heritage, which represents about 13 million photographs,
conserved in its museums, libraries and archives.
The ARCP, managed by Anne Cartier-Bresson, is composed of
five sections - registration, preventive conservation, remedial
conservation-restoration, reproduction and documentation -
providing several services such as condition surveys and
collections care advice, specific conservation treatment of historic or fine art photographs, preparation and protection procedures before
digitalization, reproduction of original negatives and prints, technical assistance during exhibitions, exhibition curating etc.
The ARCP takes also part in advanced research and dissemination of knowledge in the field of photographic preservation and conservation, in
France or abroad, offering specific training, welcoming interns, opening its documentation center to researchers, and publishing reference books
as Le Vocabulaire Technique de la Photographie edited by Anne Cartier-Bresson (Marval/Paris Musées, 2008).