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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:37:31 -0400
From: HelenJane Armstrong <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Sanborn preservation question <fwd>
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Contrary to the latest message about Sanborn Preservation; not
everyone's are not like those at Milwualkee Public Lib.  Depending on
the source of the maps you can have maps with no paste on information or
that are backed.  The Library of Congress gave their triplicate copies
to a library or historical society in each state.  These have the
copyright registration stamp and number but no paste ons.   As Chris
said these were individual sheets that occassionally were bound in a
volume but not backed with another.
 
Those that came from the commercial firms and local agencies are the
ones that usually had new information pasted on as it was received.
However, I have only seen a few Sunburns that were backed and made into
a mapsheet with two sides.  These were in a different library and were
in bad shape. The Preservationist said it could do great damage to the
maps to try and remove the backing.  If an attempt is to be made it
should be done only by a professional with a great deal of experience.
Unfortunately we never learned of anyone who was capbable of doing it.
 
Sorry I do not have more positive information.
Helen Armstrong
Head, Map & Imagery Library University of Florida
 
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> From:         Johnnie Sutherland[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     mgilmore
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> Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:09:15 -0400 (EDT)
> From: mgilmore <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Sanborn preservation question <fwd>
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> Everybody's Sanborns are like that---they were pasted over.
> I'm not sure anthing _can_ be done.
>
> I thought all of them were on microfilm.
>
> On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
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> > Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 17:22:25 -0500
> > From: Kirsten Thompson <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Sanborn preservation question
> >
> > I have a question!
> >
> > We at the Milwaukee Public Library have Sanborn atlases for
> > the city of Milwaukee.  Ours are bound volumes with
> > double-sided leaves.  We found out from our friend
> > Christopher Baruth at the AGS collection that they were
> > issued as single sided leaves.  Ours have some sort of
> > muslin glued between two sequential sheets to make
> > double-sided leaves.  Our leaves are very badly warped (like
> > when you drop a regular book into water).  My questions:
> > does anyone else have Sanborns in this format?  are they
> > warped like ours?  and what have you done to preserve them?
> >
> > Please respond to the list, and many thanks,
> >
> > Kirsten Thompson
> > Milwaukee Public Library
> >
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> Matthew Gilmore
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