Re: archive storage

[P3D Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a message from the photo archivest mailing list that I'm on - 
I thought it contained information (and info leads) which could be of
interest to view collectors, so I'm passing it along here.

--BW

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  11:33 AM Wednesday, August 6, 1997
   keeper of the Photo-3d, Overland-Trails, LDS State
    Research Outline Guides and other stuff
     (currently in Ouray, Colorado)



>From: "Western Office" <jhorton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: archive storage
>Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 10:19:57 -0400
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><Bruce Marcus requested information on sources of information about construction
>materials and methods that would achieve proper archival storage, and about what the proper conditions are for the protection of archival materials, and how to
>achieve them.>
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>Bruce, the archivist in our office recommends that you check out Conservation OnLine (CoOL) at http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/. There is a wealth of information at this site, including links to other mailing lists that you may want to subscribe to.
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>As far as design and construction of storage vaults go, you will first need to determine current and long term storage requirements. Build it as big as funds will allow, with respect for the scale and architecture of the 1820 Cape of course. I once designed a vault for a surveyor that had a four-hour fire rating (the vault, not the surveyor). The walls were 8" reinforced c.m.u. with insulation fill in the cores. The ceiling was a corrugated metal pan with a 4" or 5" concrete slab. The whole thing was built on a 4" slab on grade. The door was a rated metal door with rated weather-stripping. Since the vault was within conditioned space, we did not provide HVAC since we would have had to deal with fire dampers, etc. (We didn't build it big enough, however).
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>The exterior of the vault (if exposed) should be lathed and sided to be compatible with the house. I would build a proper pitched roof over the slab ceiling so that you would not have to worry about a flat roof leaking.
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>Hire an experienced architect and/or engineer to design the vault. After waiting 95 years, you want to do it right. Good luck with your project.
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>John Horton, Restoration Specialist
>NC State Historic Preservation Office
>jhorton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>This opinions expressed in this message may not be those of my agency.
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