5.1 Do not mark photographic prints with ball point or felt tip pens. If it is necessary to mark a photograph that is printed on paper, write lightly with a soft pencil on the reverse of the image. It is difficult to write in pencil on the back of modern photographic paper; in such cases, make a photocopy of the photograph and write notes on the photocopy.
5.2 Remove all potentially damaging materials such as paper clips and poor-quality albums and enclosures.
5.3 Keep photographs in envelopes or slip-in albums. Avoid using photograph albums with adhesive sheets, and do not glue or tape photographs to sheets of paper or cardboard. If it is necessary to attach photographs to paper sheets, use photograph corners so that the photographs are removable.
5.4 Large photographs that do not fit into albums should be put into envelopes. To prevent an envelope from being folded or bent, insert a piece of cardboard into the envelope together with the photograph and write ‘Photograph — do not bend or fold’ on the envelope.
5.5 If possible, store photographic materials in a dark, cool, dry and well-ventilated storage environment (ideally, at a temperature of about 20°C [68°F] and relative humidity in the range of 30 to 40%).
5.6 Consider taking black-and-white photographs from time to time. Black-and-white photographs, if properly processed, seem to have a longer life than colour photographs (especially those developed prior to the 1980s).
6.1 To keep objects free of dust, store them in containers. Smaller objects can be put into envelopes, larger ones into plastic bags or boxes.
6.2 If convenient, keep several objects relating to a particular person or event in the same container. If this is not feasible because the objects may damage each other, put the objects into separate containers and put these containers into a larger bag or box.
6.3 Put items that are easily damaged into padded envelopes, or wrap them with bubble wrap or corrugated cardboard and put them into boxes filled with polystyrene packing beads or balled-up paper to avoid shifting within the box. Mark the container ‘FRAGILE’. Arrange to transfer such items to the Archives Programme.
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