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Re: Citation re. "Post-it" damage



As opposed to an inhuman area like Honolulu?  ;-) (also a very humid place
year 'round - my student worker and I have an ongoing contest for finding
the grossest paperclip + damage.)

|((|  Ellen Chapman
|))|  Archivist for Congressional Papers
|((|  University of Hawaii at Manoa Library

On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Pope, Barbara wrote:

> My personal pet peeve, after having seen the evidence on old journals and
> books, is paper clips. In a human area like St. Louis, or if they have been
> stored in a damp area such as a basement, the paper clips tend to rust and
> also make an impression on the page.
>
> Barbara M. Pope, MLS
> Reference Librarian
> St. Louis College of Pharmacy
> 4588 Parkview Place
> St. Louis MO 63110
> (314) 367-8700 x. 1001
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Haeberle [mailto:Alan_Haeberle@HATCH.SENATE.GOV]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 2:08 PM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Re: Citation re. "Post-it" damage
>
>
> I think this all points to the conclusion, that sticky notes, along with
> rubber
> bands and magnetic photo album pages, comprise the
>
>         "ARCHIVAL AXIS OF EVIL!!!"
>
> A. H. Haeberle
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Subject:    Re: Citation re. "Post-it" damage
> Author: Joy Kingsolver <jkingsolver@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date:       2/28/02 10:35 AM
>
> I can add an anecdote as well.  A few years ago
> a patron was doing research in our library
> using a periodical from 1911. No one realized
> that the patron was using post-its, and they
> were only discovered after he had been gone for
> several months.  The post-its were stronger than
> the brittle pages of the periodical, and when we
> tried to remove them, entire pages would break.
> They also left a bumpy residue on the pages.
> After this incident, use of this periodical was
> restricted.
>
> Joy Kingsolver
>
> As the clock struck 10:50 AM 2/28/02 -0500, Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
> took quill in hand and wrote:
> >I can give some personal anecdotal information to validate the information
> in the article Ellen quoted to us. Many years ago, before I was an
> archivist, I gained possession of some letters written to and from various
> individuals in my husband's family, dating back to the
> ***************************************
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> Chicago Jewish Archives
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