[78-L] saving an album

[Thomas Stern]

this discussion raises a general question regarding archival
and collector practice relating to record albums.

Many store the records in archive quality sleeves
on appropriate shelving.  Some have only the records,
having discarded the original albums (this was done at the
Institute of Jazz Studies when housed at Marshall Stearns home,
don't know what is done at the IJS at Rutgers.)

Do you shelve records in album sequence or catalog number sequence?
What do you do with the albums?

I usually keep records with the albums, which are
shelved by label and album number.
As age and deterioration overtake the albums, I have thought
it might be better for the records to remove them and
shelve them with other singles.  
I would then disassemble the album and keep only
the PARTS of the album which contain graphics, photos or notes.

The advantages to that would be to better protect the records,
save a little space and get rid of possible source of contamination
(e.g. the deteriorating, mildewed sleeves and bindings.

The disadvantage is destroying an artifact.

Others musings sought....Thanks.  Thomas.



-----Original Message-----
From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of Robert M.
Bratcher Jr.
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 12:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] saving an album


At 09:00 AM 11/6/2009, you wrote:
>Question #2.
>
>I acquired a reasonably nice set of 78s that had been stored in a
>fellow's garage. So plenty of moldy smell, silver fish and the like
>crawling all over it. I don't think I will do much about the smell or
>the fact that the paper is rather dried out.
>
>Surprisingly, it is in decent enough condition. The pockets look clean.
>I would like to know what I may do to prevent bringing other critters
>into the house, should there be eggs hiding down in the cracks
>somewhere. Perhaps placing it in a plastic baggie and freezing it for a
>few days in the freezer? Some other way of treating it?
>
>joe salerno

I would take each 78 out of it's album, clean it then put it in a new 
(clean) sleeve. After that I'd look carefully through the jackets 
(inside the sleeves too) for anything that doesn't belong there if 
they are album jackets with a picture on the front. If not then I'd 
just throw the jackets away..... 

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