Storage
Storage is an important aspect of preservation. Environmentally controlled vaults provide optimum temperature and relative humidity for collections.
 Aside from treatments to collection items, artifacts are stabilized
physically through a variety of techniques. We choose safe acid-free
and neutral pH papers and boxes where appropriate. Archival storage for
undersized manuscript diaries includes wrapping and filling the void of
the folder with ethafoam stitched into place. |
 Panoramic photographs more than 5 feet in length receive a full Tyvek
interleaf and are rolled onto acid-free tubes. Drop tags identify the
item for library staff. |
 Panoramic photographs less than 5 feet are stored in sleeves made from
Tyvek stitched to Melinex and placed in folders. The folders are placed
in Tyvek slings for lateral drawer storage. |
