On June 11th, 2008 I rehoused the majority of our miniDV collection in archival-quality boxes.
miniDVs continue to be stored in their original containers with their original liner notes. I applied foil-backed labels (5/16″H x 1″W) to the lower right-hand corner of the spine of each container.
Labels identify the catalog number assigned by Poets House (e.g. V188, V301) and were printed using a laserjet printer. In cases where an event was recorded using more then one miniDV, I applied labels with the same catalog number to each item.
I stored these miniDVs in deep lid, unbuffered, metal-edged, tan, barrier board boxes originally intended for slide collections ( Inside dimensions: 6 1/2″ W x 11 1/4″ L x 2 1/2″ D). The boxes are made of unbuffered acid-free, lignin-free, pH 8.0 – 9.0, 40-pt. barrier board.
Clear labels with collection details have been applied to the outside of each box.
–cmw
