From: Scott Frank <scott.frank@sharpeengineering.com> Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 08:52:37 -0700 Subject: RE: school ledgers question Message-ID: <8EC3B3C6B780E045836B014D83A30D7668B1C20C@VA3DIAXVS5A1.RED001.local>
I agree with this sentiment, and that is what we are currently trying to im
plement with some of our stuff in our collection.
Scott Frank
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto:localhistory-request@
listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Stadick, Anna M
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 10:05 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: RE: school ledgers question
Personally, I would try to scan them now and then grant only digital access
to them. The more you open them up, the more the ink will fade. Granted, t
he scanner will expose them to a very bright light, but that's a one-time e
xposure. Then it's just a matter of keeping the original cool, dry, and dar
k.
Anna M. Stadick
Head of Archives/Area Research Center and Special Collections UW-Parkside L
ibrary
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000
(262) 595-2077
stadick@uwp.edu
http://www.uwp.edu/departments/library/archives
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto:localhistory-request@
listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Seymour, Janet I
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:30 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: FW: school ledgers question
How does one preserve one room school ledgers from the 1860's on? The ink
written material is still legible, but fading. Carol Anderson,
Harrisburg-Troy Historical Society ---cander@merr.com
From: Carol Anderson [mailto:cander@merr.com]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 10:22 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
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