Ware, I am a bit confused by your advice.  Even if stored in the right kind 
of box, would the newspapers still prove to be such a threat?  I would agree 
to copy them onto acid-free paper, but totally getting rid of them doesn't 
seem logical to me.  If an object in a museum was a danger to the other 
collections wouldn't isolation seem more fitting?  As a registrar I try to 
not throw out much.  I learned from my mentors to always keep your "paper 
trail" so others can follow it.  How do others feel about this?

Marielle



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Marielle Fortier
Museum Registrar
Vermont
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>From: Ware Petznick <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: newspapers?
>Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:25:43 -0500
>
>Dear Nancy
>
>Whilst the content of the newspapers is golden, the newspapers
>themselves are a severe threat to your archives or collections storage.
>Their acidity will offgas and threaten the integrity of anything it
>touches over time.
>
>My best advice is to try to scan or photocopy on acid-free paper the
>important parts and then get rid of them!
>
>Good luck!
>Ware
>
>
>L.W.S. Petznick, Ph.D.
>McFaddin-Ward House
>Curator of Collections
>725 Third St.
>Beaumont, TX 77701
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Nancy Reddy
>Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:33 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: newspapers?
>
>A donation of newspapers from the city closest to our town was dropped
>off at our small history museum. Most of them are badly yellowed and
>crumbling but a few are in good condition. Many deal with WWII or
>Kennedy's assassination; some date as far back as the '30. I can see
>that
>I might use a couple of them in future exhibits but the bulk of them I
>have no need for and no space to store. I will check, but I am almost
>sure the donor will not want them back.
>
>Are these of any value? Should I bother calling around to find them a
>new
>home? And, for the few that I plan to keep, how should they be stored?
>Are there containers/tissues specifically designed for newsprint?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Nancy Reddy
>Berkshire History Museum
>
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