Health hazards in archives collections

An institution in Washington DC has archival records from the 1950's
and 1960's that are giving people rashes which are itchy and look a
bit like insect bites.  There are no indications that these records
were previously treated with an insecticide, fumigant or fungicide.
Any thoughts?

Lisa Goldberg

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 12:36
                 Distributed: Tuesday, October 13, 1998
                       Message Id: cdl-12-36-013
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