Lead dust contamination of paper documents

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The Medical Archives is currently conducting a conference on the Web
about the psychobiological research data of Curt Richter
(1894-1988).

We would like to invite conservators to register and participate in
the conference discussion about the following problems:

    a.  preserving data in original hard copy formats,

    b.  dealing with lead dust contamination of the records.

The URL of the conference site is as follows:

    http://www.med.jhu.edu/confer/pbl/ricabout.htm

Please feel free to browse before you commit to registration. Poster
session #2 Assessing the Physical State of the Research Records is
devoted to conservation and lead abatement issues. On the bottom of
the cover page of this and other poster sessions is a HyperNews link
where you can submit your comments and participate in discussion.

We very much look forward to hearing from conservators. We need your
input in developing a plan to preserve the data in this important
collection. Please feel free to contact me directly if you should
have questions.

Nancy McCall

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