1991
Documentation and Conditions Survey Report
Conducted by the University of Pennsylvania's Architectural Conservation
Laboratory more than 10 years prior to the treatment in 2001-3, this
report provides an excellent review of the evolution of
the Great Hall and its ceiling as well as its materials, construction and conditions assessment. The report
was
produced prior to the advantages of digital technology available
in 2001 providing a unique contrast to the work carried out
in
2001-3.
2003 Conditions Assessment and Treatment
Report
Produced
as a requirement for the completion of the Advanced Certificate in
Conservation, this report was the product of more than 12 months of
investigation, analysis and treatment. The report covers the full
process incuding initial investigation; the unique use of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) for anaysis; laboratory analysis and final
process of treatment. Included is a review of all
prior treatments and investigations.
2003 A GIS Assessment of the Great Hall Ceiling at Drayton Hall, Charleston
APT Bulletin
2003
Summary Report
This report provides
a general overview of the 2003 documentation and treatment project.
2006 Performance of Injection Adhesives for the Great Hall Ceiling at Drayton Hall, Charleston APT Bulletin
2008
Graduate Student Thesis (Betsy Kleinfelder)
The Effects of
Climate Contol on the Visitor Experience in Charleston House Museums
1995
Gradue Student Thesis (Robert Fitzgerald)
An Alternative Theory
of the Design and Construction of Drayton Hall
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