Storing Older Albums

Older albums, with photos, documents and notations that cannot be removed without damage, should be preserved intact. To safely preserve and store such an album, place interleaving sheets between the album pages as a barrier to protect against possible acid migration. The interleaving paper should be slightly smaller than the album page but large enough to cover the photos and inserts. Use buffered sheets for black and white photographs and documents; unbuffered sheets for color photos, diazo prints and cyanotypes. The album should then be stored in a clamshell box, sized to fit so that the album does not slide around in the box. If necessary, a custom clamshell box can be ordered to fit the album  Please note that if the album cover is made of leather, it should be wrapped in unbuffered tissue prior to storage in a buffered archival box.

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