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Re: Box labels



We don't use labels for various reasons - the most obvious being
that they do fall off. Instead, we use 4B pencil.

Date sent:              Thu, 29 Jun 2000 09:23:40 -0400
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From:                   Jeffrey Makala <jmakala@MAIL.WESLEYAN.EDU>
Subject:                Box labels
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> I'm looking into a number of sources for archives box labels and
> wanted to solicit comments based on others' experience. I want to go
> with custom-printed preglued labels instead of having to deal with a
> pot of PVA and a brush every time. My previous experience with
> pregummed labels is usually that the glue is thin and/or poor and will
> ultimately allow the label to peel or fall off in a few years. And I
> don't know (but somehow don't have much faith in) peel-and-stick
> labels from the usual archival sources.
>
> Are there some decent pregummed or peel-and-stick box labels available
> with a proper archival glue on them that will last?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeffrey Makala
>
>
>
>
> Jeffrey Makala
> Processing Archivist/Reference Librarian
> Special Collections & Archives
> Olin Library, Wesleyan University                       860.685.3863
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> jmakala@wesleyan.edu
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