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Access: internet.
Title from title frame.
On June 23, 1972, Corning, New York and the surrounding communities were devastated by a major flood, as a result of the tropical storm Agnes. At The Corning Museum of Glass, hundreds of objects were broken, more than half of the Library's materials were saturated with flood water, and the facility was covered with a thick layer of slime and mud.
"The flood of '72: community, collections, and conservation" chronicles the determination of Museum staff and the community to rebuild, and sheds light on the unique conservation techniques that were used to restore Library materials.
Robert (Bob) Brill, Virginia Wright, Jane Shadel Spillman, Priscilla Price, Nick Williams, Joseph (Joe) Maio, and William (Bill) Warmus, employees at the time of the flood, The Corning Museum of Glass ; John Fox, director, Corning Glass Center ; Stephen (Steve) Koob, current conservator, The Corning Museum of Glass.
Filmed for the 40th anniversary of the Corning flood of 1972 and the Rakow Library's exhibition "The flood of '72: community, collections, and conservation."
Features clips of interviews with former and current staff members who were here at the time of the flood.
Event Notes:
Filmed for the 40th anniversary of the Corning flood of 1972 and the Rakow Library's exhibition "The flood of '72: community, collections, and conservation."
