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Re: candy in collections



Wouldn't an unopened pack of baseball cards have added value even though it
has bubble gum in it?


Patrick


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Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 4:31 PM
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Subject: Re: candy in collections


I do not see this as a particular hard issue to solve.  I see no reason to
save candy or food in a collection.  We harp about not letting researchers
have food or drink when using our materials, and we strive to keep our
collections in places that are free of pests.  Why then would we want to
knowingly save candy in our collections?  Wrapped up in a box or not, it is
still a matter of placing an organic and potentially decaying material that
could leak or ooze in with papers and archival holdings.  Common sense
would dictate that the candy be removed.  If you found an old candy bar or
a piece of food in a collection of papers would you save it?  You might
want to save the packaging that the candy comes in, but to save the candy
is inviting a whole host of problems.

Kristen Turner
Assistant College Archivist *& Records Manager
Skillman Library
Lafayette College
Easton, PA  18042



>Dear Colleagues,
>
>While processing the papers of H.A. and Margret Rey, creators of the
lovable
>(and lucrative) Curious George, we ran upon a conservation challenge.
Among
>the huge assortment of merchandising products is a box of Curious George
>"fruit" snacks (yuck).  The box contains 6 factory-sealed candy packages.
>Ideally, we would like to preserve the candy as well as the box itself, but
we
>are worried about attracting insects.  Will the sealed packages themselves
be
>adequate to keep out bugs, or should we find a better method of packaging?
>Furthermore, will the inevitable decay of organic matter create larger
>problems
>down the road (although there are probably enough preservatives in the
>stuff to
>turn it to stone in a few years anyway)?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Hans Rasmussen and Cheri Alder
>deGrummond Children's Literature Collection
>University of Southern Mississippi
>Hattiesburg, MS

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