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Re: time capsule



We are just now organizing a time capsule for 2050.  It will be in
specially prepared niche inside the building, with a brass plaque (so we
hope it won't go missing in the next 50 years.)  Our preservation officer
recommended appropriate archival containers/folders for each item;
putting all into an archival box; then putting that box into a
slightly larger archival box.  She told us NOT to shrink wrap it - since
it will be in a relatively stable, climate controlled area.  She strongly
recommended putting the final box on top of an inert platform - in case
moisture gathers on the floor of the niche.  Periodic checking is a good
idea too.

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     Ellen L. Chapman
     Archivist for Congressional Papers            voice:  (808) 944-7656
     University of Hawaii at Manoa Library         fax:    (808) 956-5968
     2550 The Mall                                 email: ellen@hawaii.edu
     Honolulu, HI 96822  USA
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Elizabeth Happy wrote:

> I am starting a new job as archivist at Regis University, a Jesuit university
> in Denver, CO. One of my first questions is from a volunteer group who want
> to create a time "caplet", a small container about the size of a shoe box,
> that they want to store seperately yet open at the same time a larger time
> capsule is going to be opened in 2050. The question is what type of container
> would preserve the paper items for the caplet for 50 years? Would a simple
> archival box shrink - wrapped do the job? How airtight do you think this
> needs to be?  Any suggestions would be appreciated. Please reply to me at
> zabehappy@aol.com.
> Thank you.
> Elizabeth Happy
>
>
>

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