Sometimes Conservation is a "Piece of Cake"

By Douglas W. DeCroix - January 15, 2011

Recently, Buffalo State College graduate student Emily Hamilton was part of a team which undertook a unique conservation challenge. Their work on a piece of Grover Cleveland’s wedding cake and two associated boxes provides an interesting look into this unsung art.

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