Protecting Paper and Book Collections During Exhibition
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Basic guidelines from the Northeast Document Conservation Center.
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2.1 Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light, and Air Quality: Basic Guidelines for Preservation
Minnesota Historical Society
Control of temperature and
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When and how to clean paper, as well as proper supplies and resources for supplies, a Northeast Document Conservation Center technical leaflet.
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7.2 Surface Cleaning of Paper
Although it is neither necessary nor desirable to remove all dirt or discoloration from old papers, surface cleaning sometimes
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Care, handling and storage of motion picture film including nitrate, acetate and, safety-based film.
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Care, Handling and Storage of Motion Picture Film (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
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Storage of Motion Picture Film
Film should always be held by its edges to avoid leaving finger prints
on picture and sound areas.
All film is subject to fading,
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Guidelines for the care of photographs: choosing storage enclosures, environment, displaying photographs, handling, housekeeping, disaster preparedness, and common concerns and solutions. From the AIC.
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American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Source: A Public Trust at Risk: The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections © 2005 Heritage Preservation, Inc. More information at
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Use of leather dressing for the treatment of rare leather bound books and library materials.
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Leather Dressing (Preservation Directorate, Library of Congress).
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Leather dressings were at one time thought to be useful in extending
the life of leather bindings. Experience has shown, however, that its
benefit is primarily cosmetic
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