Dust jackets

From: Deborah Rohan <*county.records.cambridge<-a*> Date: Friday, February 14, 1997 · county.records.cambridge<-a

I have been asked what is the best way to protect paper dust jackets
on a collection of 20th century books. The owner wishes to keep the
dust jackets visible on his shelves, so keeping them separately or
boxing the books would not be satisfactory. It may be possible to
limit the light levels in the room, and RH and temperature, within
limits. He is interested in melinex sleeves; is there a better, more
flexible, but still archival transparent wrapper? Would
polyethylene/polythene be satisfactory? Can either substance be
obtained with a light-filtering element?

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 10:73
                Distributed: Tuesday, February 18, 1997
                       Message Id: cdl-10-73-014
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