Re: [ARSCLIST] Acetate disc sleeves

["Richard L. Hess" <ArcLists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric,

I am sure there is room for debate, but films are being stored in
ventilated cans these days for a variety of reasons.

You might browse
http://www.stildesign.com/english_site/pages_eg/articles_eg.htm

I think Hollywood Vaults and the National Film Board of Canada are
using this product -- at least for some of the storage.

You might ask over on the AMIA list for this.

Cheers,

Richard

At 09:33 PM 8/2/2005, you wrote:
> What are your preferred sleeves for storing acetate (nitrocellulose) discs?
>
> Here's the debate (per "Preservation and Storage of Sound Recordings",
> Pickett and Lemcoe, 1959):
>
> 1.  The deterioration of nitrocellulose is accelerated by moisture
> 2.  The deterioration of nitrocellulose is accelerated by lack of air
> circulation

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