Thanks, but I wasn't the one looking for help. . . . The archives that
I'm working on are on a VERY limited budget - and the objects that I
have to work with that are falling apart are some textiles.

Sleep well. . .to eat little, work hard, and have many concerns on our
mind and then refuse to let our body sleep is to try to get a great deal
of work out of a poor, emaciated horse without letting him graze. - de
Sales


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Behalf Of Tom Bennett
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:11 PM
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Subject: Re: Paper conservators, I need some advice!

Sarah:
Something you might try, including Mr. Harrington's excellent advice,
would
be to use a 2 ply "buffered" rag board behind the pages.  The buffering
agent, calcium carbonate, if I remember correctly, will tend to
neutralize
the acids present.  You would do well to contact a conservation house
for
their advice first, such as Upper Midwest Conservation Association
(http://www.preserveart.org/.  Their website may even have some
information
pertaining to this.

Best of luck on your project!
Tom Bennett




> I'm actually working on setting up an archives program for my sorority
> and I've discussed the issue (highly acidic paper) with my professors.
> Basically, the only thing that you can really do is to photocopy the
> pages so you don't completely lose them.  Another thing you might look
> into (depending on what kind of budget you are looking at) is putting
a
> piece of acid free paper between each page and also look into
> deacidification (sp?) sprays and solutions.  That can get EXTREMELY
> expensive, though.
>
> Sarah Krans
> Eastern Michigan University
> Historic Preservation graduate student

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