Housing of Collection
Handling and Storage of Collection
Original photographs were housed in the appropriate materials based upon their format:
Albumen Prints mounted on board.
These nineteenth century photographs were glued to card or pulp board. The high acidity in the boards caused brittleness, cracks along the edges or broken corners. These matted photographs were placed in acid free envelopes with a piece of low-lignin board, slightly larger than the mount, behind if for support.
Silver Gelatin Prints (B/W).
These photographs were placed directly into paper enclosures (envelopes). The paper is pH neutral and alkaline/buffered.
Other
The cabinet cards, collodian print and modern photo process were also stored in self-locking polyester sleeves.
Very large mounted photographs (>10” x 12”) are placed flat in drop-front storage boxes with interleaving sheets slightly smaller than the prints so that they cover the image but not project beyond the edges.
The rest of the collection was also housed in drop front acid free storage boxes.
Original photographs were housed in the appropriate materials based upon their format:
Albumen Prints mounted on board.
These nineteenth century photographs were glued to card or pulp board. The high acidity in the boards caused brittleness, cracks along the edges or broken corners. These matted photographs were placed in acid free envelopes with a piece of low-lignin board, slightly larger than the mount, behind if for support.
Silver Gelatin Prints (B/W).
These photographs were placed directly into paper enclosures (envelopes). The paper is pH neutral and alkaline/buffered.
Other
The cabinet cards, collodian print and modern photo process were also stored in self-locking polyester sleeves.
Very large mounted photographs (>10” x 12”) are placed flat in drop-front storage boxes with interleaving sheets slightly smaller than the prints so that they cover the image but not project beyond the edges.
The rest of the collection was also housed in drop front acid free storage boxes.