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FAU restores children's records damaged by Hurricane Sandy

By Angela Rozier, Reporter, arozier@wpbf.com
Published On: Jul 10 2013 03:07:10 PM EDT
Updated On: Jul 10 2013 06:03:32 PM EDT

Florida Atlantic University is busy restoring children's records damaged during Hurricane Sandy last year.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -

Volunteers and staff members at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton are busying trying to restore some of the damage left behind by Hurricane Sandy.

Hundreds of vintage children's records were flooded in October 2012 after the storm.

The records were produced between 1920-1958 and were in a Long Island storage facility owned by Peter Muldavin, the world's leading expert on American vintage children's records, when the storm hit.

Muldavin donated the water-damaged records to FAU's Recorded Sound Archives with hopes that the university will be able to extract sound and digitally restore the images from the damaged records.

The paper covers of many of the records are covered with artwork, story books and paper doll cut-outs that are being discarded because of mildew and mold.

These are being preserved digitally and restored to original condition with the use of Adobe Photoshop.

Some of the records are warped, and many are encrusted with mud and require hand-washing.

FAU has purchased a vinyl record flattener to help with the restoration.

Recorded Sound Archives Director Maxine Schackman said this is the most extensive restoration for the RSA, which has been restoring phonograph recordings for more than a decade.

Everyone involved hopes to have the work completed by the end of the year.

The records will be available on the website at the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

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