When it comes to historic
records, archives and library care there are always people who want to help –
either during a disaster or before. Sometimes they just need to know how.
One way to involve the community (and get what you need for your collection) is to have a preservation drive (if you were extremely dorky, which I am, you could call it a ‘can’ drive…) List on the sheet the items you would ideally like (inert archival-friendly items) – and don’t forget things for your disaster kit. If you’d like, you can have it around May Day, Heritage Preservation’s Annual emergency preparedness day; then you can dovetail with their efforts.
One way to involve the community (and get what you need for your collection) is to have a preservation drive (if you were extremely dorky, which I am, you could call it a ‘can’ drive…) List on the sheet the items you would ideally like (inert archival-friendly items) – and don’t forget things for your disaster kit. If you’d like, you can have it around May Day, Heritage Preservation’s Annual emergency preparedness day; then you can dovetail with their efforts.
I have on this wish-list (and
collected from some lovely volunteers, below) Tyvek envelopes, pencils, stamps,
erasers, hand soap (for washing hands), bricks (for making weights), Wet Ones wipes, Vinyl gloves, Quick
Cover Ponchos, Protective mask and flashlights.
But you may want to ask for acid-free/lignin-free paper for making enclosures, book
ends, document boxes, etc. LYRASIS offers a great disaster prevention and
protection checklist which might also give you some ideas too (if its more
buildings/minor structural issues you have and want to collect for).
And yes, it is possible to pose next to a collection box.
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