06-06-2022, 07:02 PM
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Michael
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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Originally Posted by steve B
It's probably a very low priority for them. And all I could do would be to narrow it down to a 6 year range, which probably isn't enough for them to make the change.
I've read some of their articles about preservation and the lengths they go to to try to preserve some things before they get too bad to handle. Like making a machine to deacidify books in bulk, which failed.
LOC is more organized than most archives. Most places that might have info about stuff I try to look up have listings like "Bike company X - various correspondence 1920-30 2500 items box 101.235" Same for pictures.
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Good points. Thanks.
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