Re: arsclist Storage of phonograph records

[Richard Warren <rwarren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Gaylord sells non-acidic envelopes, boxes, etc. for storing phonograph records,
and other library suppliers may also have such materials. 

For comments on handling and storage of sound recordings you might want to
consult the articles on these subjects in the ARSC Journal: storage in Vol. 24,
no. 2 (Fall, 1993) and handling in Vol. 25, no. 2 (Fall, 1994), articles based
on work done during the ARSC Rigler-Deutsch Index project.

Richard Warren

At 09:54 AM 10/15/01 -0400, you wrote: 

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> Hi folks,
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> I am new to this list, so please forgive me if this question has been asked
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> I am the new Archivist in an institution that has approximately 2500 linear
> feet (More? Less? Who knows?) of completely unprocessed archival material,
> piled all over the various buildings. These materials include perhaps 300
> phonograph records from the 1930s-1950s, mostly stored in some kind of
> phonograph binders; kind of like a photo album, except with record sleeves
> rather than pages for photos. I am working on a preliminary budget for
> urgently needed supplies, and one thing I would like to do a.s.a.p. is
> re-house these phonographs. I have very little experience with recorded sound
> preservation, so my question for you is: how do I store these records? My
> first instinct is to store the phonographs in acid-free paper phonograph
> sleeves in acid-free boxes, and store the binders/notebooks in boxes
> separately, somehow maintaining the intellectual link between which records
> were originally stored in which binder. Does this sound plausible? Are there
> standards easily available for phonograph storage? Any help is greatly
> appreciated!
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> Thanks,
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> Katy Rawdon-Faucett
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> Katy Rawdon-Faucett
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> Archivist
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> The Barnes Foundation
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> 300 North Latch's Lane
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> Merion, PA  19066-1759
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> Ph:  (610) 667-0290 ext. 1048
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> Fax: (610) 664-4026
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> <mailto:krawdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>krawdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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