Guide to Online Resources

Paper and Ephemera

Caring for Your Documents and Works of Art on Paper (PDF, 38KB, link to parent page)
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

Caring for Your Family Archives
National Archives and Records Administration

Environmental Guidelines for the Storage of Paper Records, NISO TR01-1995
(PDF, 1.8MB, link to parent page)
National Information Standards Organization

Holdings Maintenance
National Archives and Records Administration

How To Preserve Acidic Wood Pulp Paper (PDF, 27KB, link to parent page)
National Park Service

Matting and Framing for Art and Artifacts on Paper
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Preserving Newspapers
Library of Congress

Preserving Works on Paper: Manuscripts, Drawings, Prints, Posters, Maps, Documents
Library of Congress

Preventive Care of Graphic Art on Paper (PDF, 26MB, link to parent page)
Cornell University Library

Removal of Damaging Fasteners from Historic Documents
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Repairing Paper Artifacts
Northeast Document Conservation Center

Saving Your Treasures: Newspaper
Nebraska State Historical Society, Gerald Ford Conservation Center

Saving Your Treasures: Paper
Nebraska State Historical Society, Gerald Ford Conservation Center

Storage Solutions for Oversized Paper Artifacts
Northeast Document Conservation Center

The Care and Preservation of Documents and Works of Art on Paper
The Henry Ford

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