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Subject: Re: Preserving fragile documents
From: Barbara A. Kissell
Date: April 11, 1999

You can also get acid free sheet protectors to preserve your
documents.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kq5v@aol.com 
To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com 
Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: Preserving fragile documents


In a message dated 4/1/99 7:27:05 PM Central Standard Time,
>platypus@gateway.net writes:
>
 Could anyone kindly advise me on preserving them from further
  deterioration?

Debra,
>
>Paper has acid in it which is used in some way in the paper-making
process.
>So all paper has a tendence to rot, or literally eat itself up. The
acid in
>it makes it deteriate. I don't know how you can stop that. What I do
with old
>newspaper clippings is laminate them to keep them from falling apart.
I press
>them in a large book with a weight, or more books sitting on it over
night,
>or for as long as it takes to get all of the wrinkles out. Office
Depot,
>Office Max, large Walmart Stores, and Sams Stores have the lamination
sheets.
>You have to be very careful because if you don't get the old sheet in
the
>right place on the gummy sheet, there is no getting it up to move it.
Once
>you get it on a sheet of the lamination material, it is pretty easy
to lay a
>sheet on the other side. Then you can take a razor blade and a
straight
>edge(ruler) and trim of the excess clear lamination material. Some
printing
>supply shops may laminate the old deteriating sheets for you. Just
ask around
>or look in the yellow pages, or ask at a printing shop. They should
be able
>to direct you.
>If you choose to do it yourself, practice with plain paper until you
get the
>feel and learn hos to do it. The old sheets will be a little more
difficult
>because they are so limp and fragile.
>
>Ray
>
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