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From: "Bob Gaudio <" <>
Subject: Re: Preserving large document
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 11:00:36 GMT
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You may get ideas from someone, such as an archivist, at your nearest
public library, university library, or state library. Or, if you have
access to a Kinko's, someone there may have some suggestions. Another
thought is to make contact with a business that produces blueprints,
etc., that may have the resources to help you.


On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 06:59:01 GMT, (Carole
Allen) wrote:

>My nephew has a large item that he wishes to preserve. When his
>grandfather was in late stage cancer and could not sleep at night he
>would go to the kitchen and write words expressing his love for his
>wife. He appears to have used parchment paper (probably the kind you
>use for baking purposes, as it would have been handy in the kitchen).
>With age it has become more fragile, almost approaching tissue paper.
>It is large, at least 18 x 24 inches. For awhile after he died it was
>hung on a wall with tape, but more recently has been kept in a tube.
>
>We intend to try some photographs with my digital this weekend. (I
>have a sony P100.) We have Photoshop and my sister has access to a
>high end output machine in the print shop where she works. So we are
>confident we can preserve images of it, manipulate the image size and
>clarity, etc. We will likely reduce and frame one copy for his
>grandmother to have so she can hang it.
>
>My nephew's larger concern is preserving the actual item. I was
>thinking if we could get archival acid-free paper in large enough
>sheets, that the item could be "blanketed" in such sheets on both
>sides, then rolled and inserted into an archival tube. I see
>unbuffered tubes on the net for sale, but don't see the paper in large
>sheets.
>
>My nephew wanted to laminate the thing, as he has access to a large
>size cold press laminator at his college, but the item is so fragile I
>would be concerned that it would wrinkle or even tear in the rollers
>of the laminator. Also, I don't think lamination is a very good
>medium for preservation long-term. So for now he is holding off on
>that idea.
>
>Suggestions?

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