Eric,
I am sure there is room for debate, but films are being stored in
ventilated cans these days for a variety of reasons.
You might browse
http://www.stildesign.com/english_site/pages_eg/articles_eg.htm
I think Hollywood Vaults and the National Film Board of Canada are
using this product -- at least for some of the storage.
You might ask over on the AMIA list for this.
Cheers,
Richard
At 09:33 PM 8/2/2005, you wrote:
>What are your preferred sleeves for storing acetate (nitrocellulose) discs?
>
>Here's the debate (per "Preservation and Storage of Sound Recordings",
>Pickett and Lemcoe, 1959):
>
>1. The deterioration of nitrocellulose is accelerated by moisture
>2. The deterioration of nitrocellulose is accelerated by lack of air
>circulation
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