Thoughts on Newspapers?
Mark:  Sorry not to get back to you earlier, but I thought another person in our office was contacting you.  Yes, we would like to have the newspapers, if you still have them.
 

Linda McAllister, CFRE
Curator of Advancement
Office:  863-644-2431 ext. 142
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark D. Hanson
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:25 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Thoughts on Newspapers?


Good Morning:

I know this subject has been brought up in the past, but I hope I can get some reaffirmation on my thought processes, or direction the thr right path to follow.

We have a collection of in excess of 2,100 sheets of newsprint from a single donor. Some are single sheets, some are entire newspapers, and some are color rotogravures. They range in age from the late 1800s on up. They all contain articles related to aviation.

Most of the sheets are packed flat in boxes, and are in fair condition. However, as expected they are all yellowed and brittle, and "shedding" bits of paper from their edges. A few sheets are in large newpapers binders which are moldy.

My initial thoughts are these: 1) the information is important, not the actual newspapers (with the acception of the rotogravures perhaps), 2) treating them all with deacidification spray is not practical, 3) our climate controls in collection storage are poor, only adding to the problem.

My thoughts on handeling this collection leave two options: 1) scan/photocopy/photograph the relavent articles from each sheet and dispose of the originals, and/or 2) clip pertenenat articles, encapsulate, and dispose of rest.

Am I on the right track here? I would greatly appreciate any technical or ethical input. What about these rotogravures? Should the originals be kept?

Thank you in advance,
________________________
Mark D. Hanson
Curator
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
1011 Pacesetter Drive
Rantoul, Illinois   61866-3672
217-893-1613  *  217-892-5774 (fax)
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