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We located a box with 4 glass based records. Initial investigation shows that they are speeches from the 1940's. I am not familiar with this type of media. 2 - are 78's and have been transferred to cassette in 1988. The glass recordings seem okay at first glance (novice opinion). I did not pull the records out of the sleeves. The cassettes are in questionable condition (dirt w/ possible rust). 2 - are very large 33 1/3, they have not been transferred. One has extreme flaking of the top coating as I looked into the sleeve. The second one, I did not even look at, as I did not want to disturb the recordings more than necessary. All 4 are stored in acid free sleeves, but it a box so large that they slide around. I have closed the box and asked everyone not to touch or move the box. Could anyone recommend what to do next? Our goal would be preserve and transfer the sound track if possible. I would like to know how to store or re-box these items to stabilize their condition right now. I would then work on finding a lab to transfer the recordings to a usable media. Is it even possible to save the two 33 1/3 recordings? Thank you for any assistance you can provide. Linda Linda Reib Electronic Records Archivist History and Archives Division Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records 1700 West Washington, Suite 342 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602.926.3720