A non-technical pamphlet with easy to understand illustrations on how to store and preserve your personal photographs, books and newspaper articles.
 
Written by Pat Hennessy who worked as an archivist at the Oregon State Archives, the Charles Babbage Institute and the Social Welfare History Archives at the University of Minnesota.
Contents include:
bulletProper storage conditions
bulletPreserving your old photographs
bulletPreserving and repairing your old books
bulletPreserving newspaper clippings
bulletConstructing an archival storage container
bulletProper document encapsulation
bulletHow and where to obtain archival supplies
bulletA reference section
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