ABOUT NEDCC

history

NEDCC was founded in 1973 in response to growing alarm about the monumental scope of the paper deterioration problem facing collection-holding institutions in New England. Documents and artifacts needed conservation treatment in historical societies, college and university libraries, public libraries, and town and state archives, but there was no facility within the region that could provide appropriate services. A cooperative approach to the problem was seen as the most effective solution.

In the early 1970’s, six state libraries in New England, operating under the Interstate Library Compact, agreed to cooperate to create a shared conservation facility that would meet the needs of all nonprofit groups in New England. NEDCC’s region has since expanded to include New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. It welcomes clients from its own region and beyond.