Rehousing miniDVs

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

Rehousing LPs

On June 11th, 2008 I rehoused recently returned LPs in archival boxes and integrated them into the collection. All album covers have been stored in polypropylene bags.

Foil-backed labels (5/16″H x 1″W) have been created and applied to the upper right-hand corner of the poly bags.

Labels identify the original item number assigned by the record company (e.g. Caedmon = TC 1396; Library of Congress = PL 25) and were printed using a laserjet printer.

Master LPs have been stored in 12″ poly-lined sleeves, which have themselves been stored in 12″ cardboard jackets. These cardboard jackets have been labeled with the same foil-backed labels as those used to identify the album covers. Labels have been applied to the upper right-hand corner of the cardboard jackets.

Album covers and master LPs have been separated and stored in buffered, metal-edged, tan, barrier board album boxes (13 1/8″ H x 13 1/8″ W x 3″ D). Boxes are acid-free, lignin-free, pH 8.0 – 9.0, 60-pt. barrier board with 3% calcium carbonate buffer.

–cmw