Here are a few books to get you started on the preservation of photographs: Rempel, Sigfried. "The Care of Photographs." (New York: Lyons & Burford, 1987) ISBN 0-941130-48-7 Keefe, Laurence E. "The Life of a Photograph: Archival Processing, Matting, Framing and Storage." (Stoneham, MA: Butterworth Publishers, 1990) -- 2nd ed. ISBN 0-240-80024-9 Eaton, George T. "Conservation of Photographs." (Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Co., 1985) ISBN 0-87985-352-2 Reilly, James M. "Care and Identification of 19th-Century Photographic Prints." (Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Co., 1986) ISBN 0-87985-365-4 There are plenty of other sources out there, but these have good resource lists and should get you off to a good start. With every good wish, Steven ********************************************************************** Steven R. Smith Art Collection Tel: (617)495-3150 Harvard Law School FAX: (617)495-4449 Cambridge, MA 02138 E-mail: [log in to unmask] **********************************************************************