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Re: Display of photographs



How long will the photos be displayed? You might be able to justify a short
time period. Light filters would still be a good idea. Could you argue that
if these photos are worth showing publicly, they merit copying?

Thelma Boeder, archivist
MN Annual Conference, United Methodist Church
-----Original Message-----
From: Divack, Alan <A.DIVACK@FORDFOUND.ORG>
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 10:57 AM
Subject: Display of photographs


>I have been asked to authorize the display of some oversize photographs.
The
>items would be displayed in an area with no direct sunlight, but in which
>florescent lamps are on much of the time.   There is some reluctance to
>spend what would be needed to produce new, high-quality  prints of these
>items for display.  Since we do not have negatives, the costs of making the
>prints would be slighly higher.
>
>>From a preservation standpoint, this strikes me as a very bad idea, but
>unfortunately, I can't find my copy of the SAA photo collections manual to
>justify my hunch (or to correct me if I am wrong). Can anyone help me out?
>
>Thanks
>
>Alan S. Divack
>Archivist, The Ford Foundation
>320 East 43rd St.
>New York, NY 10017
>phone: (212) 573-4851
>fax:      (212) 351-3681
>a.divack@fordfound.org
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