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Re: Hanging Files



Yes, Jean, hanging folders can do harm.  The metal hooks can get stuck and tear the papers contained in the folders, and/or those in other folders.  This is particularly likely when the folders are over-filled, when the drawers are over-filled, and when the personnel handling them are impatient.  The metal will also rust, eventually.

And yes, hanging folders made of archival paper stock are available: I buy mine from University Products.

Judy Robins, C. A.,
Collections Supervisor,
Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
520 N. Northwest Highway
Park Ridge, IL  60068-2573

Tel:  847-825-5586

Fax:  847-825-1692

e-mail:  j.robins@ASAHQ.org



-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Reed [mailto:reedj@REX.QUEENS.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 10:57 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Pentaflex Hanging Files


Dear List,
        If we use Pentaflex hanging files in Archives simply to
hold archival folders and their contents, do we do any harm?
Do the hanging files also need to be made of archival-
standard materials?  What do you advise?
        Many thanks in advance.
Jean Reed

Jean Reed
Archives Specialist
Everett Library, Queens College
Charlotte, NC 28274
reedj@rex.queens.edu
fax 704-337-2517



Jean Reed
Archives Specialist
Everett Library, Queens College
Charlotte, NC 28274
reedj@rex.queens.edu
fax 704-337-2517

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