Jim, late in responding to this – still getting through all the messages that came through at once – but thanks for the very practical advice on the care and preservation of newspapers. And a very interesting site – especially the images and notes on daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and the like.

 

--Kathie

 

Kathie Gow

 

Oral History Producer

http://www.wordspicturesstories.com

 

Curator, Hatfield Historical Museum

http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com

 

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jim Lyons
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 2:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] preserving old letters?

 

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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