Preserving Scrapbooks

Preserving Scrapbooks by Melissa Tedone, Conservator at Iowa State University.

Association for Collections & Technical Services, American Library Association (ALCTS-ALA)

If any of you are responsible for archival collections at your institution, this video may be helpful.  Even though this video is 9 years old now, it's still valid, and was recently recommended to me by a bona-fide archivist.

I recently ran out of one of the supplies we use to reformat old scrapbooks and create new ones, and wanted some direction on what to use now since the item is no longer available.  

Hint: Adhesive dots are NOT recommended, because they are similar to the old self-adhesive magnetic scrapbook albums and can migrate and stain paper and other materials.

This would also be a great introduction for any volunteers you may have doing this manual work for you, because it explains the whys behind what we do for conservation and preservation purposes.   

This is a snippet from the presentation describing the materials and supplies for creating scrapbooks that last vs. supplies to avoid.