In your message dated Monday 21, August 1995 you wrote :
>
> apparently nobody in the archival world has solved; there is no
> adhesive that lasts longer than 10-15 years, and the self-adhesive labels peel
> off within one or two.

Ordinary starch pastes of the type used by paper conservators have a predicted
lifetime in excess of 500 years when used on acid-free materials.  Labels
affixed in this way may not be as convenient as those using synthetic adhesives,
but why not try?


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