Resources for Preservation

Library of Congress: informational pages on preserving family treasures and details on how the LoC preserves their collections

http://www.loc.gov/preservation/family/

http://www.loc.gov/preservation/care/index.html

http://www.archives.gov/preservation/internal/index.html

National Archives: Holdings maintenance, storage requirements, procedures and supplies

http://www.archives.gov/preservation/holdings-maintenance/table-of-contents.html

http://www.archives.gov/preservation/family-archives/

American Conservation Institute: guides for caring for multiple types of item; also find a conservator for any job, object or paper

http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=497&parentID=472

Northeast Document Conservation Center: preservation 101 online course, pamphlets on many preservation topics

http://www.nedcc.org/resources/introduction.php

Amigos Library Services FAQ on preservation

http://www.amigos.org/node/79

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