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Re: flattening oil soaked document?



Dear Roiann,

How old is the oil? Is it completely dry or is it still moist to the touch? Humidifying a document saturated with non-dry oil may make the oil seep more over and into the fibers of the paper. If the oil is completely dry, I will send you detailed directions on constructing a humidity chamber. Please let me know. Thank you.

Steve Hoza, Conservator
Arizona Historical Society Museum
Tempe, Arizona (where it is 72 degrees right now)

>>> Roiann Baird <rmbaird@BENTLEY.UNCO.EDU> 01/03/01 10:21AM >>>
A patron at the city museum at which my husband is the
superintendent was referred to me. She has a 1928 hunting
license which has been stored, rolled in a gun barrel. The oil from
the gun barrel has permeated the document. Can anyone
recommend a way to flatten the document? I'm wondering if
humidifying the document will work at all since it is oil-soaked.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Roiann M. Baird
James A. Michener-Endowed Archivist
James A. Michener Library
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639-0091

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