Subject: Cleaning and housing phonograph discs
We have begun to process a large collection of phonodiscs, dating from the '60s. They are filthy and musty, and we would like to clean then before adding them to our collection. (We can't afford a cleaning machine.) The music librarian recommended washing them with distilled water and Ivory liquid, but I'd like to disinfect them, if possible. A query to the Music Library Association list produced several suggestions: 1. Don't use Lysol. 2. Use PhotoFlo, 3. Use bleach, 4. Use alcohol. Would someone with a chemistry background please comment? I also need to find a source for replacement sleeves. These are 12-inch discs, and the cardboard jackets fit so snugly that modern poly-lined paper sleeves wrinkle and split out the elderly jackets. Any recommendations? Normandy Helmer Head, Preservation & Binding Dept. University of Oregon Library Eugene, OR 97405-1299 (503) 346-1864 *** Conservation DistList Instance 7:62 Distributed: Thursday, February 24, 1994 Message Id: cdl-7-62-006 ***Received on Tuesday, 22 February, 1994