Thank you Tim, your essay was very helpful! Jaime Henderson -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Vitale Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 10:37 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Cold Storage relocation Styrofoam is the recommendation made by Mark McCormick-Goodhart. He would allow any type of cooler. On-the-other-hand letting everything warm up for a few days, which would make for an "EASY" transfer process will do harm very little. Its all in the "time out of storage" calculations; see my cold storage essay at the URLs below Tim Vitale Paper & Photography Conservation Oriental Scrolls & Screens in the Western Manner Digital Facsimiles & Digital Image Restoration Remastering still Film to Digital [distorted too] Archive & Collection Surveys Video & Film Preservation Surveys Preservation & Imaging Consulting Vitale Art Conservation 2407 Telegraph Avenue #312 Oakland, CA 94612 510-594-8277 510-508-4162 cell 510-891-1602 fax [log in to unmask] Website: http://vitaleartconservation.com/ Resume: http://vitaleartconservation.com/vitale_long-resume_v21.pdf Video Preservation: http://videopreservation.conservation-us.org/ (2007) Albumen Photography website: http://albumen.conservation-us.org/ (2001) Brief History of Imaging Tech: http://vitaleartconservation.com/bhit.pdf -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Henderson, Jaime M Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 9:26 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Cold Storage relocation Hello All, Our small photo archive will be relocating to a new building and we will be moving two cold storage refrigerators and their contents (primarily negatives). In years past our consulting photo conservator was very specific about the negatives from cold storage being moved in Styrofoam coolers. For obvious environmental reasons I am opposed to using many Styrofoam coolers. Are plastic coolers (such as Igloos) just as good at the Styrofoam? Also, we are currently in San Francisco and will be relocating to another San Francisco location - does anybody have any recommendation for vendors who are experienced with moving cold storage collections and may supply the materials necessary for the move? Regards, Jaime Henderson To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).