We actually have this odd Eastman Kodak antistatic machine... you can pass negs though it and it has an ion stream that anti stats news to 8x10 inches or also has a brush attached to a long wire ... odd device ... Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC > > Here are the responses to my query regarding cleaning negatives and slides: > > 1) Anti-Static cloth: > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=24592&is=REG&addedTroughType=search They can easily > be purchased online and in photography/camera shops. > 2) We have a > photographer on our staff with darkroom experience, and he uses canned air > to > remove dust from negatives, slides and prints. It’s about $60 per case, > and that will go a long way. > > Thank you for your help. > Allegra Gonzalez > Digital Library Cataloger > The Libraries of the Claremont Colleges > > http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu > > > > 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]>