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THIS and THAT: Why Keep Ticket Stubs?

  I don't know about you but I've always kept my ticket stubs. From all the concerts I've attended, baseball games, football, and especially basketball....

The best way to protect magazines

People often ask us "what's the best poly material for archiving magazines?". In this video we discuss all the different types of materials and...

If you have wet books that need drying out – here’s...

https://www.treehugger.com/green-home/how-save-wet-book.html Book collectors – if your books need some cleaning and repair we have supplies to help with that. We also have some great videos...

Classic Cigarette Propaganda

Cigarette Ads from the 20th century Old Cigarette ads are everyone’s favorite when it comes to a good laugh. The ridiculousness of them makes for...

This is the first I’ve seen these lovely 19th century trade...

https://hyperallergic.com/384332/the-false-advertising-of-sophistically-decorated-19th-century-pharmaceutical-trade-cards/ Paper collectible are best kept stored in sleeves and acid-free boxes to protect them and safeguard their longevity. Use  archival sleeves and boxes for...

Glossary Term: Cabinet Card

More glossary terms When photography was created it was first only used for documentation, a means to an end. The process was solidified with light...

Digitizing the Barnum Museum Gallery After Disaster Hits

With time, all documents, photos and memorabilia fades, ages, disintegrates and loses it's original look. That already is a natural process but add a...

5 tips for historical research: from uncovering local history to plotting...

Collectors in their own right are historians. Whether they realize it or not, no matter what type of collection they are honing it is...

This 41-year-old store is chock full of ephemera of all kinds.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170908/wrigleyville/yesterday-store-hobby-shop-collectors-history-tom-boyle-addison-wrigley-field No matter what kind of paper ephemera you collect – Bags Unlimited has a sleeve for it! https://www.bagsunlimited.com/

This article shows the day of a company archivist.

It’s interesting to see over 100 years of a company’s development so beautifully cared for. Note the archival boxes for photos and documents! https://illumination.duke-energy.com/articles/he-helps-preserve-company-treasures If you...

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Don’t Collect Then Neglect!

It’s easy to get so caught up in the process of accumulating things - after all, that’s the fun part! - that...

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