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help re:flat file cabinets!
8/25/00
Hello to my fellow listservers, including my friends in Ohio and
Pennsylvania!
I have recently started working as an archivist, am in the process of
getting advice on flat file cabinets, and would primarily like answers to
three questions:
--Who is the best manufacturer, ideally for both archival stability
(especially regarding off-gassing) and for durability with regards to
weight-bearing capacity and drawer movement over time?
--Is it correct to assume that there is no risk of off-gassing from certain
types of cabinets after six months or so? [This is with the idea of buying
them, leaving them empty until any such risk has passed and then using
them.]
--Can you recommend an article, criteria/guidelines statement (e.g., from
SAA, National Archives, etc.) which offers what could be considered the
authoritative statement at present on what to look for in a cabinet you're
considering?
Thanks so much!
Josh Silver
Archivist, Masonic Lib. and Museum of Pa.
(215-988-1950)
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