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Is there anyone on the list who could advise me about the possible value of religious sheet music? I'm working in a Unitarian Church archives.  Our Special Collections include a great deal of music that was used at the Church, from images on glass plate slides to hymnbooks from the 1800s.
 
There is also a great big pile of acidic 20th century sheetmusic for various choir parts. It is this sheet music that is my current concern.
 
What would be the possible value of these materials for our special collections? They are in pretty bad shape and my first instinct is to recommend tossing them. Moreover, if these materials have any value, there is probably a better place for them. I'm asking you, the list, for advice or resources in order to make a well rounded and informed decision.  Incidentally, we do know from the Orders of Service (that exist for a good part of the 20th century) what music was used from one Sunday to the next. There is no index to this sheet music and it is about ten cubic feet in volume.  If you want to reply directly to me, please do so at kobiko@excite.com.
 
Thanks,       
K.H. Kobi
Archivist, First Church in Salem
978-744-1551