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Maps that are 9 x 11.75 15
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+Preservation/condition of document pages{+}+\[1\]+ |
- Documents and drawings on tracing paper are brittle and fragile, need special handling, possible conservation or mylar encapsulation
- Documents on newsprint/arithmetic paper are fragile
- Many pages are stapled (part of a whole) and staples may need to be removed
- To preserve the original order of the collection, suggest putting each document in manila folder as it's pulled from the collection for scanning, for ease of managing workflow
1. carbon on white copying paper (thin tissue)
2. typewriter on white copying paper (thin tissue)
3. carbon on yellow onionskin (thin tissue)
4. typewriter on yellow bond
5. typewriter on white bond
6. handwriting blue/black pen on lined paper (bond)
7. colored pencil (multiple colors) on tracing paper (drawings/maps)
8. black ink on tracing paper (drawings/maps 8 1/2 x 11)
9. pencil on newsprint ("arithmetic" paper)
10. mimeograph on bond
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\[1\] Per consultation with Nancy Schrock, phrase as "copy process on support type" and use Rizenthaler, Mary Lynn, _Preserving Archives & Manuscripts_, pages 28-38 as reference. |