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Re: Old Archival Boxes



Sharon,
You could get an archival test pen and see how acid they are.  Seems to me if
they are the standard brown cardboard boxes and they are sticking to the shelves
it's time for some acid free boxes from someone like metal edge.  Dick King,
University of Arizona.

"Pullen, Sharon" wrote:

> 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 for historical documents?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 in my yet to be constructed historical documents library (just me, my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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