[Milsurplus] Saving Paper from Mold

[J. Forster]

I talked to a friend about this issue a year or two ago. She is an
archival librarian at a major university in Boston. She said they put the
documents in a freezer for a month or so and that kills the mold.

FWIW,
-John

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> The roof leaked.  Some irreplaceable books and papers got wet, then
> molded.
> I've dried them completely and brushed away all the mold a fine brush can
> remove.
> While some pages were lost beyond recovery, most are still readable.
> I'm scanning the recoverable materials into digital form so they won't be
> lost.
> The dry originals I intend to seal in plastic, moisture-proof bags.
> This is only delaying the inevitable; without some kind of treatment,
> even in a dry environment, the mold will eventually destroy them.
> Is there anything -dry- I can put in the bags that will either kill the
> residual mold,
> or prevent it from further growth?  Barring that- anyone know someone
> with a little Co-balt  60 who can irradiate them ;-) ?
> Thanks.
> Dave S.
>
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