We are in the process of digitizing some old photos so we can use the digital versions and keep the originals stored away.  In the past, the pictures suffered some water damage, so one of our staff members proposed moving the originals to rubbermaid containers.  I recall hearing that some forms of plastic will damage photographs over time, so I wonder is rubbermaid safe?  The pictures will be in acid-free paper sleeves and would otherwise be in archival boxes.  Cost is a concern, and humidity control where the photos are housed for the next few years may not be very good (we are in a very cramped space as a new facility is being built).
Thanks for any advice you can give to this pinch-hitting librarian.

Melissa Martinez
Librarian, Bishop O'Rourke Library
St. John's Catholic Newman Center 
Phone: (217) 255-6610
Email: [log in to unmask]   

A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org.
For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp.

To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask]
      In body of message:  SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname
                    *or*:  UNSUB ARCHIVES
To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask]

Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at
     http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html

Problems?  Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>