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Re: Old Archival Boxes



Use new boxes, buy new or, refinish old shelves, airing them for six weeks
minimum before any thing is placed on them.

I have replaced all 50 or so boxes as they were themselves becoming acidic
with the contents.  However all the file folders were replaced as well and
the contents are reasonably safe.

Ronnie C.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Pullen, Sharon [SMTP:Sharon.Pullen@CO.SUFFOLK.NY.US]
Sent:   Friday, June 09, 2000 3:57 PM
To:     ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject:        Old Archival  Boxes

Listserv members,
        I have records in dusty,old archival boxes on wooden shelves.  Most
of them are actually adhering to the surface of the shelves and have to be
coaxed out by stages.
        Question:  Would you say these boxes are no longer proper storage
for historical documents?  Can they be retained at all or are they
compromised entirely?
        I pretty much think they should go, but need colleague support,
here
in my yet to be constructed historical documents library (just me, my
computer & empty [limited] space).

thanks,
Sharon (Do I really want to be the first County archivist, ever?)Pullen

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