[Genealib] Archival Advice

[Nancy Miller]

Thank you.  I have shared this with my customer.  I appreciate you
taking the time to respond.

Nancy

Nancy M. Miller, MSLS
Collection Development Librarian
Virginia Beach Public Library
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452-1767
757-385-0163
757-431-3741 FAX
nmiller at vbgov.com
vbgov.com/libraries

-----Original Message-----
From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Mary K.
Mannix
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 2:59 PM
To: Librarians Serving Genealogists
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Archival Advice

Hi Nancy, These aren't necessarily easy questions, as you know, :)
although they may appear to be. Below are some very brief answers. 
Feel free to have him give me a call in Frederick, MD at 301-694-1368,
although I will be away until Saturday.  Mary

On 5/2/06, Nancy Miller <NMiller at vbgov.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have a customer who is moving his deceased mother's genealogy
collection
> from Virginia to Maryland.  He has asked advice on how to accomplish
this.
> Is anyone on the list able to help with the following questions:
>
>
> >1) We have run across one document which appears to potentially be
the
>
> >original high school diploma of my grandfather. It is in a great
state
>
> >of disrepair (tattered) and needs to be preserved. Would you please
>
> >provide me a recommendation on what local resources I can use to
>
> >preserve this document?

To locate a conservator go directly to the AIC, the American Institute
for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
http://aic.stanford.edu/select/select.html.  You can search by area
and type of item needing conservation, also useful to poke around at
the other information on that site.  Take a special look at
http://aic.stanford.edu/public/select.html --
GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING A CONSERVATOR .

>
> >2) Generically, I have other copies and other non-original
>
> >documentation that I need to temporarily file so that I can take it
to
>
> >Annapolis, MD and sort it. Would you please provide me with a
>
> >recommendation on what would be a good method for doing this? (Some
of
>
> >the documents are ledger sized,
>
> >11"x17".)

I don't really get what he needs here --  just how to transport them??
A major concern -- is not to change mom's original order until truly
understand what is going on with her material.  Real question is what
is goal of all this, continue with her work or what.

>
> >
>
> >3) I would like to take at least one copy of my Mom's obituary which
>
> >was in the Virginian Pilot and preserve it. As you know, news print
is
>
> >not very good for long-term archival, unless it is prepared. Would
you
>
> >please provide me with a recommendation on how I can preserve these
> obituaries?

Simply photocopy on to good acid-free paper.

>
> >
>
> Thanks.
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy M. Miller, MSLS
>
> Collection Development Librarian
>
> Virginia Beach Public Library
>
> 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd.
>
> Virginia Beach, VA 23452-1767
>
> 757-385-0163
>
> 757-431-3741 FAX
>
> nmiller at vbgov.com
>
> vbgov.com/libraries
>
>
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Mary K. Mannix
Maryland Room Manager
C. Burr Artz Public Library
Frederick County Public Libraries
Frederick, MD
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