Dear Archives LIST,
	We VERY MUCH APPRECIATE all the responses to my question and I am 
going to now proceed to all the websites suggested.  Our committee has 
a big job on its hands.  I will write the list with info I discover for 
the others who wanted answers to the same questions.   Again, THANK YOU 
ALL.  Joyce Barr

  On Monday, March 6, 2006, at 09:53 AM, Karen Morgan wrote:

> Joyce, most of us don't keep our stuff in vaults. We try to have space 
> that is secure, with stable temperature and humidity, and reasonable 
> fire protection, and work from there. Have you contacted your state 
> archives:( http://www.mainemuseums.org/index.htm,) or your state 
> archival association for assistance?
> Maine Archives & Museums  (http://www.mainemuseums.org/index.htm)
> Karen Morgan, University Archives, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 
> Dearborn, MI
>
> Eric v.d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S., Curator of Historical Collections wrote:
>
>>>     Our small Historical Soc. needs to build a vault for our 
>>> documents, etc. and for the Town's records.  Could any of you direct 
>>> us to sources for architectural plans?
>>> Any ideas, thoughts, 'definitely don't do's ' , etc. would also be 
>>> helpful.
>>>     We are a small town (approx 800 ) in coastal Maine.  I know that 
>>> we can spend many thousands of $ for such a vault.  Our society 
>>> doesn't have a large budget and no endowments as yet.  We were 
>>> formed in 2000 and so are just beginning.  Our goal has been to 
>>> begin carefully and slowly and do things as correctly as possible 
>>> from the start.
>>>     The possibilities for grants are something we need to explore 
>>> also, if anyone has ideas on that.
>>
>>
>> Joyce, a good vault must be all of the following:
>>
>> 1. Fireproof, i.e., not made of wood.
>> 2. Dark and windowless.
>> 3. On a middle floor.
>> 4. Temperature controlled, always less than 68 degrees F.
>> 5. Humidity controlled, always about 45% RH.
>> 6. Positive-pressured and filtered through a closed system HVAC, to 
>> prevent dust buildup.
>>
>> I hope this helps!
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> Eric v.d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S.
>> Curator of Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library
>> Lecturer, Center for Bioethics and Humanities
>> SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210
>> <http://www.upstate.edu/library/history/> -- 315-464-4585
>> Owner, Gegensatz Press <http://www.gegensatzpress.com/>
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