April 21-27 is Preservation Week, seven days in which libraries, archives, and other institutions are encouraged to “highlight what we can do, individually and together, to preserve our personal and shared collections,” through events, activities, and resources on preservation.
To celebrate, we are reblogging this post from 2017 on preservation methods in the Cambridge Historical Commission archives and library.
We also recommend checking out the official Preservation Week website, especially the “Dear Donia” column from preservation expert Donia Conn. The CHC archivists often use some of these tips and tricks.
Do you have personal collections, like old photographs, documents, scrapbooks, videos, flash drives? What would you like to see about preservation on this blog?
