Low Cost and No Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives
Title
Low Cost and No Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives
Subject
Personal archives
Description
Family archives are valuable because they tell a story about people and communities, future generations have a record of their history and ancestors, and they can become national treasures. In Low Cost and No Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives, Karen Brown explores the basics of gathering and preserving family mementos, artifacts, books, papers, and photographs. The webinar offers practical advice regarding best practices of storage, handling, and preserving family memories. She emphasizes that in order to preserve family collections, prevention is key: preventing damages in the first place. Prevention is the most effective and inexpensive way of ensuring that collections remain long-lasting.
Creator
Karen E.K. Brown, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
Publisher
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
Date
2014
Contributor
Robert Clarke
Type
Webinar
Bibliographic Citation
Brown, Karen E.K. Low Cost and No Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives. Albany, NY: SUNY. 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v2hAEAAeg8&feature=youtu.be
Files
Collection
Citation
Karen E.K. Brown, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, “Low Cost and No Cost Ways to Preserve Family Archives,” Digital Archiving Resources, accessed April 25, 2024, https://dar.cah.ucf.edu/items/show/286.