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Re: candy in collections



I meant to say unopened packs. :)

Andy

Andris Vinovskis
Information Resolution Assistant II
Serials Recording Unit
Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library
320 Hatcher North
University Of Michigan
avinovsk@umich.edu

Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down - Anon.

On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Andris A. Vinovskis wrote:

> Yes, but with a careful slit you can remove the gum and preserve the
> cards. I've run across many cards that were ruined with gum stuck to them
> after being left in open packs for years.  Of course this works best with
> the cellophane enclosed ones that came out in the 80s.  I;m not sure I
> would want try this with "wax packs".
>
> Andy "avid baseball card collector" Vinovskis
>
> Andris Vinovskis
> Information Resolution Assistant II
> Serials Recording Unit
> Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library
> 320 Hatcher North
> University Of Michigan
> avinovsk@umich.edu
>
> Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down - Anon.
>
> On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Patrick Healey wrote:
>
> > Wouldn't an unopened pack of baseball cards have added value even though it
> > has bubble gum in it?
> >
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
> > Behalf Of Kristen Turner
> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 4:31 PM
> > To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> > 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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