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How to Store Old Books

Posted on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by Archival Methods

Most people like having their books on display on bookshelves. But for rare, valuable, or special books you can extend the life of a book…

Cabinet cards, CDVs, and other antique mounted photographs
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How to Store Cabinet Cards, Cartes-de-Visite, and Other Vintage Mounted Photographs

Posted on July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 by Archival Methods

Many family collections include cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, and other types of mounted photos. This post will help you safely store these cabinet card photos and…

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Introducing the New 4 x 6 Budget Kit!

Posted on June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 by Archival Methods

Do you want to sort, organize, and store your photo collection using safe, archival materials? We have many options for that and if you’re just…

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How to Store Old Magazines

Posted on June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 by Archival Methods

This post looks at how to properly store old magazines to preserve them. We offer tips for extending the life of magazines in your collection.…

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Behind the Scenes at Archival Methods: a Virtual Tour

Posted on June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 by Archival Methods

Most of our customers order from afar so here’s a look at who we are and what we do. It’s important to see that there…

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How to Store Old Family Negatives

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 by Archival Methods

This post focuses on storing and preserving individual medium format negatives from the early and mid-20th century roll film cameras. Many family collections have these…

Different negative formats from the 20th century
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How to Store and Preserve Negatives

Posted on June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 by Archival Methods

Negatives are one of the less stable materials in an archive. Two of the once dominant plastic supports used to make negatives (cellulose nitrate and…

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How to Use Acid-Free Backing Boards in Your Archive

Posted on March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 by Archival Methods

Backing board is a useful component in archival storage and presentation supplies. An archival backing board is a piece of acid-free, lignin-free board or card…

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How to Store Newspapers and Clippings

Posted on February 9, 2026February 18, 2026 by Archival Methods

Find out how to properly store newspapers and clippings that you want to save using archival, acid-free, buffered boxes.

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Agents of Deterioration

Posted on February 4, 2026February 9, 2026 by Archival Methods

We take a look at Agents of Deterioration that can threaten collections in home archives and give you some tips on how to fight them.

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