Paper

• Sheets of paper in folders. Do not try to separate the sheets, but interleave the folders every two inches with freezer paper and pack in boxes for freezing.

• Watercolors, maps, and manuscripts with soluble media. Do not blot the surface. Quickly freeze or air dry.

• Coated papers. Keep wet by packing in boxes lined with garbage bags, then freeze.

• Framed prints and drawings. If time and space permit, remove from frames and pack as for single sheets.

• Maps, plans, oversize prints, and manuscripts. Sponge standing water out of map drawers. Remove the drawers from the cabinet and ship and freeze them stacked, with 1 x 2 inch strips of wood between each pair of drawers. Pack loose, flat maps in bread trays, flat boxes, or plywood sheets covered in polyethylene. Bundle rolled maps very loosely to go in small numbers to the freezer, unless facilities are available for conservators to unroll them.

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