Preservation

Recovery Procedures

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General

General Information on Drying the Environment and Wet Materials

Comparison of Drying Techniques

The Efficacy of Various Drying Methods by Hilary Kaplan and Kathy Ludwig

Emergency Salvage of Flood-Damaged Family Papers

Fire Recovery: A Case Study by Susan Page

Nuclear, Radiological or Biological Contamination of Archival Records Resulting from a Dirty Bomb or Explosion

Presentations from the 17th NARA Preservation Conference: Lessons Learned in Emergencies (2002)

Paper (documents, maps, posters, photographic prints, and bound volumes)

Bound Volumes with Cloth or Paper Covers

Bound Volumes with Leather or Vellum Bindings

Bound Volumes with Coated (glossy) Paper