Whitney, et. al.:  There is a very good site on the web, for the Northern
States Conservation Center in Minneapolis, that has both information about
safe materials for exhibit (among many things), as well as tons of links to
other information on the web.  You should all have it bookmarked.

For materials, see this specifically
http://www.collectioncare.org/cci/cciexe.html

In answer to your specific question, you could probably use just about any
type of wood, as along as it was adequately sealed on the case interior, to
prevent nasty off-gassing.

Claudia Nicholson
Curator
Museum Collections Department
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd. W.
St. Paul, MN  55102-1906
  e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
  Phone:  651-297-7442
  FAX:  651-297-2967

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).