Behind Closed Doors: New Cabinetry for the Herbarium at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (PH)

闭门之后：费城自然科学院植物标本室的新橱柜（PH）

• 批准号: 0138639
• 负责人: Lucinda McDade
• 金额: $ 46.2万
• 依托单位: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-04-01 至 2005-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0138639&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Behind; Closed; Doors; New; Cabinetry

This project will bring the storage conditions for the plant collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences (PH) up to archival standards. These specimens, representing many of the earliest and historically most significant plant collections of the United States, are currently threatened by environmental instability and pest incursions that result from current storage conditions. The mobile shelving systems installed more than 20 years ago were one of the first such installations and were thus something of a testing ground for several design features. Although designed with the best of intentions, the system has proven to be fundamentally flawed on several counts including absence of doors, storage spaces (cubbies) that are the wrong size for herbarium specimens, and construction materials that are not archival quality. The cabinet system is made of bulky yet permeable wood-composite materials that outgas volatile compounds. In addition to these flaws in the compactor system, the surrounding storage area is not adequately sealed from adjacent areas and has poor control of temperature and humidity. These conditions will be ameliorated by acquisition of new metal herbarium cabinets to be installed on existing, refurbished compactor carriages and by installation of a new HVAC system to control temperature and humidity. Metal cabinets with tightly closing, gasketed doors, will solve several problems including elimination of exposure of specimens to non-archival quality construction materials, correction of cubby dimensions, and buffering of local environmental conditions. Together with climate control, this will permit control of insect infestations and prevent pest movement between cabinets. The Herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia is home to unique resources of scientific and historical importance. Notably, it houses upwards of 44,000 type specimens and half again as many specimens of special historical significance. The collection totals more than 1.3 million specimens, including many of the most historically significant collections of the North American flora. Notable collections from the 18th and 19th centuries include those of B. S. Barton (1766-1815), H. Muhlenberg (1753-1815), T. Nuttall (1786-1859), and nearly all of the surviving specimens collected by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during their historic exploration of the western U.S. (1804-06). This project will preserve the current collection and allow for expansion of approximately 10-15%, sufficient to handle anticipated growth over the next 10-15 years. The new cabinets and HVAC system will have the immediate and long-term impact of saving the specimens at PH from further damage and protecting them for the future. Due to the many type specimens and wealth of historical material, these upgrades will benefit the national and international community of botanical and historical scholars, while

该项目将使自然科学院(PH)植物收藏品的储存条件达到档案标准。这些标本代表了许多美国最早和历史上最重要的植物标本，目前正受到环境不稳定和虫害入侵的威胁，这些入侵是由于目前的储存条件造成的。20多年前安装的移动货架系统是最早的此类安装之一，因此在某种程度上是几个设计特点的试验场。尽管该系统的设计初衷是好的，但事实证明，该系统在几个方面存在根本缺陷，包括没有门、存放标本的空间(隔间)大小不合适，以及建筑材料不符合档案质量。橱柜系统是由体积大但透气的木质复合材料制成的，这些材料会释放出挥发性化合物。除了压路机系统的这些缺陷外，周围的存储区域与邻近区域没有充分密封，对温度和湿度的控制也很差。这些情况将通过购买新的金属标本柜安装在现有的、翻新的压路机车厢上，以及安装新的暖通空调系统来控制温度和湿度而得到改善。紧闭的金属橱柜，衬垫门，将解决几个问题，包括避免标本暴露在非档案质量的建筑材料中，修正小尺寸，以及缓冲当地的环境条件。与气候控制一起，这将允许控制虫害并防止虫子在柜子之间移动。费城自然科学院植物标本馆是具有重要科学和历史意义的独特资源的所在地。值得注意的是，它收藏了44,000多个模式标本，还有一半的具有特殊历史意义的标本。这些标本总数超过130万个，其中包括许多最具历史意义的北美植物区系标本。18世纪和19世纪值得注意的收藏品包括B.S.巴顿(1766-1815)、H.Muhlenberg(1753-1815)、T.Nutall(1786-1859)，以及梅里韦瑟·刘易斯和威廉·克拉克在他们对美国西部的历史探索期间(1804-06年)收集的几乎所有幸存的标本。该项目将保留目前的收藏，并允许扩展约10%-15%，足以应对未来10-15年的预期增长。新的橱柜和暖通空调系统将产生立竿见影的长期影响，使PH处的标本免受进一步破坏，并为未来保护它们。由于有许多模式标本和丰富的历史材料，这些升级将使国内和国际植物学和历史学者群体受益，而