Background
The preservation component began November 2001 focusing on the Susan H.
Douglas collection, the largest collection of Political Americana with
a range of artifacts in many sizes and formats. The storage of this collection precipitously deteriorated over
the years as old packing materials and disorganization took their toll. Fragile
artifacts of different composition, weight and size were stored haphazardly
in a variety of boxes, most over-filled. Many
artifacts were only partially wrapped in thin, degraded tissue, providing
little protection and impeding identification and retrieval. Coupled
with the storage problems, serious condition concerns, including fragility,
composite structures, and physical damage, put the collection at risk
of significant damage at all points of use and handling.
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Copyright
© 2002 Division of Rare & Manuscript
Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853
Phone Number: (607) 255-3530. Fax Number: (607) 255-9524
For
information regarding copyright issues and securing permission to publish
digital reproductions of images from the Cornell University Collection
of Political Americana, please consult our Copyright
& Permissions Page.
For
reference questions, send mail to:
rareref@cornell.edu
For questions or comments about the site, send mail to: webmaster.
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