Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Journal or Book Title
Archival Issues
Volume
30
Issue
1
First Page
45
Last Page
67
Abstract
Providing proper housing and storage of archival materials is a primary goal undertaken in all archives. Standard containers for manuscripts, documents, photographs, three-dimensional objects, and other archival materials are readily available. However, for nonstandard, unusual, or complex objects that require additional support, developing housing or specialized storage can be problematic. Thinking creatively about housing and storage of archival materials increases the wealth of housing options available to archives even when a conservator is not available. Archivists can incorporate premade and traditional archival supplies in innovative ways to create structures that store and protect, while at the same time, limit handling during use and exhibition. Three basic methods (sink mats, boxes with fillers, and archival sleeves and wrappers) can assist in this process and are illustrated with examples from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections.
Copyright Owner
Tanya Zanish-Belcher and Hilary T. Seo
Copyright Date
2006
Language
English
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Seo, Hilary T. and Zanish-Belcher, Tanya, "Square Pegs, Round Holes: Thinking Creatively about Housing and Storage" (2006). Special Collections Publications and Papers. 2.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/speccoll_pubs/2
Included in
Archival Science Commons, Art and Materials Conservation Commons, Book and Paper Commons
Comments
Published in Archival Issues, 30, no. 1 (2006): 45–67.
Presented as "Square Pegs, Round Holes: Thinking Creatively in Terms of Housing and Storage" at Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting, Bloomington, IN, April 28, 2006.