I've heard tell from photo conservators that for negatives such as you
describe, unbuffered may be the best.

O
Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

On Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:03:04 -0500 Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Help!  We are being given a collection of thousands of old negatives
>dating
>from the late nineteen-thirties to the nineteen-seventies.  They are
>all
>stored in decidedly non-archival paper envelopes inside old, moldy
>corrugated cardboard file boxes.  Until the information written on the
>envelopes is copied or otherwise transcribed, the negs cannot be
>transferred to new ones; however, we will be putting them into new
>boxes.
>My question is:  Buffered or unbuffered?  University Products and
>Gaylord
>both specify unbuffered boxes for negative storage; Hollinger says
>buffered.  Due to budgetary constraints, we would like to use these
>boxes
>for permanent storage of the collection once the negatives are
>transferred
>to archival sleeves and envelopes, but that is probably far down the
>road.
>
>Of course, I need your advice yesterday, since I found out today these
>things are probably going to be picked up next week.  Many thanks for
>any
>suggestions you can offer.
>Anne T. Lane
>Curatorial Assistant
>Museum of York County
>4621 Mount Gallant Road
>Rock Hill, SC 29715
>803-329-2121, ext 104
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