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Archiving advice for your home collections

Here are some suggestions for what you can do to preserve documents, films, sound recordings and photographs at home.

Preservation Information complied by conservation staff at AIATSIS

• Storage Strategies illustrates affordable products you can use to safely store your family papers.
• First Aid for your Family Archive - provides a quick list of Do's and Don'ts when working with your family papers.
• Preserving your Family Archive - steps to take to prolong the life of your family papers.
• Preserving your Photographs at Home - steps to take to prolong the life of your family photographs.
• Archival Supplies and websites providing useful preservation information.
• Keeping Your History Alive workshop and handbook. Learn about the appropriate care and handling of your sound, film, video and photographs.