Storing Oversize Documents

When storing large or oversize documents, maps, posters and prints:

• Select primary enclosures that provide adequate support. Use folders made of a heavier weight 10-20 pt. stock or 4-5mil polyester film. Sheets should be sorted and grouped by size, with no more than 10-12 in a folder.

• For small collections, folders may be stored flat in drop-front storage boxes. Do not stack storage boxes more than two high. Try to keep the boxes as horizontal as possible when moving.

Large collections of oversized maps, posters, architectural drawings, etc. are best stored inside folders in metal flat files. Try to keep like-sized items together. When not in folders, place interleaving sheets between items for added protection and support.

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