Much (most?) of the office papers are
now pH neutral or thereabouts, because it is cheaper to produce, not because
paper companies have heeded the calls of archivists for an inexpensive “acid-free”
paper. I’ll ramble on about this to anyone who is curious.
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Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006
8:17 AM
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Subject: Re: Archival fasteners
and an addition question...
You can test your copier paper using an
inexpensive pH pen or whatever method you’re used to using to test
pH. Every type of copier paper I’ve tried has tested acid-neutral,
except recycled paper.
Archives/Special Collections Librarian
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nancy Iannucci
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006
6:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Archival fasteners
and an addition question...
Although I dislike plastic clips, I do
find that using acid-free paper as separators is a very expensive
practice. I have a hard enough time keeping my copy machine supplied with
acid-free paper let alone use these sheets as dividers. Personally
speaking, I could go through loads of these sheets just as dividers
alone. So, I do use plastic clips here and there to help keep costs
down.
I also have another question. Is it absolutely
necessary to buy the most expensive line of acid-free paper (which can be found
in our archival supply catalogs) instead of using the paper that our
institution buys in bulk (which are labeled acid-free)??? I have been
meaning to put this question out there for some time...I guess now is as good a
time as any.
Thanks for your thoughts in advance.
Nancy Iannucci
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& Archivists on behalf of Wood, Thomas J
Sent: Wed 8/23/2006 5:52 PM
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Subject: Re: Archival fasteners
Yes,
plastic paper clips are terrible -- they damage the paper and fly
off at the slightest touch. For (recent, not antiquarian) documents of
only a few pages, stainless steel staples are fine. Sheets of acid free
paper folded in half keeps more fragile or valuable documents stored in
a folder together. Longer documents deserve their own folders.
Thomas J. Wood
Archivist
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
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