#  Conservation Staff Profiles: Lisa Clark 

 





January 30, 2026

 

 

   ![A woman at a bench working with paper objects.](/sites/g/files/omnuum11066/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-01/20120413_LisaClarkMending.JPG?itok=19sOfFhX) 

 

Lisa Clark is conservation technician working on-site at Baker Library at the Harvard Business School. **What led you to this job/the field?**

After majoring in art history, I wanted a career that was art-related in some way. I happened across the field of conservation and dipped my toe in with a few workshops and short internships. Then I completed the two-year bookbinding program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston.

**What do you do every day?**

I spend the majority of my time repairing and re-housing items in the [Baker Library Special Collections and Archives](https://www.library.hbs.edu/special-collections-and-archives). It's an amazingly broad collection about the history of business, in all its forms.

**What is your favorite project/object/treatment you’ve worked on?**

After the Polaroid Corporation went bankrupt, Baker Library acquired [its extensive collections, which include business records, advertising, and product research.](https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/catalog?f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Baker+Library+Special+Collections+and+Archives%2C+Harvard+Business+School&group=true&q=polaroid+corporation+records&search_field=all_fields) We're working to safely house objects like camera prototypes and polarizing lenses.

**What do you think people should know about the importance of conservation?**

There's so much work that goes on behind the scenes in libraries to make sure that items continue to be accessible into the future. It all requires a lot of staff and resources.

   ![A woman standing in front of an open exhibition case placing an item. ](/sites/g/files/omnuum11066/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-01/20240918_ExhPolaroid03_Clark.jpg?itok=yrCld4vq) 

 



 

 

 



 

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