[Genealib] Preservation of audio tapes

[Susan Scouras]

Per our Audio Visual Archivist:

The tape might be ok if it is not stuck together.  It would not take
much moisture to rust a metal reel over 55 years.

One audio restoration house is The Cutting Corporation, Bethesda, MD.
Phone 301 654-3271  www.cuttingarchives.com

Dick Fauss
West Virginia State Archives

Susan Scouras
Librarian
WV Archives and History Library
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV  25305-0300
(304) 558-0230, Ext. 742
 


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We opened a time capsule from 1952 last week and found an audio tape in
the container.   It was on a metal reel and, as there had apparently
been water seepage into the box, the reel was quite rusty.  Does anyone
know if a 55-year old tape can be played after being exposed to water
and rust?  Who could we contact?  I merely want to get the information
off the tape, if possible, not preserve the tape permanently.
 
Thank you,
 
Karen Weston
University Archivist
 
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