The costs associated with housing and supplies for archival collections
varies by project and institution.  When I was processing a collection
of congressional papers, I found I could put close to 250 letter size
folders of speeches in a Hollinger transfer box, or as few as 10
folders/box when dealing with large subject files.  Close to $50,000
was spent on just supplies in less than 2 years - boxes, folders, and
mylar to re-house 1027 boxes of material.

Harrison Wick
Archivist
College Misericordia
Dallas, PA

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