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Map preservation



Dear Colleagues:

This morning I had a call from a little lady out in the hinterlands of Texas, who wanted to do something to preserve the maps in her museum.  After some conversation, I realized the maps she has are 4 feet by 9 feet!   They are on linen and are rolled in mahogany tubes in a special desk.  People still use them.  We talked about photocopying them and microfilming them.  Encapsulation seems out of the question.  The museum doesn't have much money for doing much of anything.  Any ideas?

Michelle M. Mears
Librarian/Archivist
Texas Historical Commission

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Michelle M. Mears  
Texas Historical Commission Library
tel. (512) 463-5753;  fax. (512) 463-3571
e-mail: <michelle.mears@thc.state.tx.us>
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