Subject: Books wet by window cleaner
Today a librarian brought me several general collection books which had been together in a box when a bottle of Windex was overturned in it. Most of the pages were only wet on the edges, but some were soaked clear through. I immediately interleaved all items and fanned them out to dry. Some of the dyes from cover materials bled to the pages, but text does not seem to have been effected. Is there more I can do for these items? Could the solvent drying on the paper have adverse effects in the future? What about the smell? I have a similar item which smells strongly of gasoline. Any suggestions? Thanks, Karla L. Geerlings Preservation Unit Head University of Missouri--Columbia *** Conservation DistList Instance 10:16 Distributed: Wednesday, August 7, 1996 Message Id: cdl-10-16-020 ***Received on Tuesday, 6 August, 1996