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Renee Wolcott, Assistant Head of Conservation and Book Conservator at the American Philosophical Society, presented her book with the APS Press, Preserving Useful Knowledge: A History of Collections Care at the APS Library. Wolcott used the APS's minute books, treasurers’ receipts, and librarians’ correspondence to understand the methods and priorities for collections care at the Society. She also discussed the long line of conservators who have cared for APS collections, including Library of Congress manuscript restorer William Berwick, book and manuscript restorer Carol Rugh (later Carolyn Horton), and the Society’s first full-time conservator, Willman Spawn.