Dear Kelley,

This excerpt from my book, "Collecting American Newspapers", might be of
some help:

http://www.jimlyons.com/Preservation.html

I would also suggest to anyone that they get hold of a University Products
catalog, free from

http://www.universityproducts.com/

It's practically an education in preservation/conservation by itself.

-Jim




On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Kelley Seay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have about 75 letters that are 50 years old. I'm planning on scanning
> each individually and then preserving them (with their original envelopes).
>
> Just wondering if anyone has any tips regarding scanning and storage?
>
> Please feel free to email me at [log in to unmask]
>
> Thanks!
> Kelley
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