Regarding the old 78 rpm recordings,   it is important that they be stored
upright, individually, so that nothing presses on or against them.   These
records warp easily and should never be stacked one on top of the other --
too much weight.

During my days as an ethnomusicology student at Indiana University, we stored
such recordings in paper sleeves -- archival quality (ANSI Standard ....).
I'd check with the
major archives suppliers for record jackets.   Many 78s originally came in
carboard
boxes in which the paper sleeves fit, but of course, those boxes were not
made of the acid neutral materials that are now available.

Probably the best source for finding out state-of-the-art storage information
for 78 rpm
recordings would be the Smithsonian's Sound Recordings Division or the
Folkways
Records Office headed by Dr. Tony Seeger.

pamela sezgin
georgia mountains history museum

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