David Ashman

Paper, books and archives (leather, cloth, manuscripts, maps, documents, seals, vellum, parchment); preventive conservation; education

Services Provided

Experience

1972-84 Worked in paper and printing industries, UK and Australia

1988-92 Senior Archives Conservator, Nottinghamshire County Archives Office, UK

1992-2002 Senior Conservator of Books, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Wellington

2000-05 Co-founder, Principal Conservator and Director of Triptych Ltd, Wellington

2005-07 Senior Conservator, State Library of Western Australia, Perth

2007-present Preservation Manager\Book Conservator, Auckland Libraries – Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau

Training

1984-86 Diploma in Book and Archive Conservation & East Anglian Diploma of Design (Conservation), Colchester Institute, UK

1986-88 BTEC Higher National Diploma in Conservation Studies, Lincolnshire College of Art, UK

  • SPECIALISM : Archives and Library Materials, Books, Emergency response and planning, Paper
  • SERVICE TYPE : Advice, Treatment
  • Position/Job : Book and Archives Conservator