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  I am forwarding this posting from the Archives list as the
intended project involves microfilming maps.  Please respond
directly to Mike McCormick as he is not on this list.  I will
post any summary he creates.  Thanks.
 
Bill Barrow, Cartographic Specialist
Western Reserve Historical Society Library
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    :    Wed, 7 Jun 1995 07:16:40 -0400
    :    Michael McCormick <[log in to unmask]>
       : Color Microform
 
A query: who out there in archivy has had occasion to use
Ilfochrome color microfilm in preservation projects?
 
I'm aware of the Columbia University map project; indeed, if anyone
associated with that project is reading this, I'd appreciate hearing
from you.  Still, I'd like to contact other curators, archivists,
and librarians who have done or are doing such filming.
 
We are currently appraising the scope and condition of our C.C. Baldwin
map collection.  We have already identified subject areas, such as
Civil War military maps, where holdings are unique to our collection.
We are interested in the possibility of film as a desemination vehicle,
as well as for security and preservation.
 
I already have general knowledge to the technical requirements for
Ilfochrome, and have samples.  It's great stuff.  Fabulous resolution,
and excellent color.  But, of course, the sales literature doesn't
cover the idiosyncracies that emerge when the camera's running.  Given
the cost of the film, compared to B&W, I want ALL the information I
can get before we trip the first shutter.
 
I'll digest any private replies for the list.
 
Michael McCormick
Western Reserve Historical Society
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