> Cynthia is more than correct. Speaking as an archivist, more > archivists would never dismantle an album unless it was already in > very, very horrible condition. Something people should always keep > in mind is to never do anything to an original document that is not > reversible and if it something that you truly value get yea to a > conservator so that you can make an intelligent decision about the > treatment of the item based on what is truly possible and what you > can afford. To conveniently locate a conservator in your locale and > learn how what to expect from these very specialized professional go > to > > http://aic.stanford.edu/select/select.html. > > Mary K. Mannix <mm0028@mail.pratt.lib.md.us> > Maryland Room Manager > C. Burr Artz Central Library > Frederick County Public Libraries > Frederick, MD The implication was that the photo album was made of acid paper. So an archivist WOULD be as likely to dismantle the album as any other method. The assumption being that the photos are more important than the album that cannot be preserved. Worse, the album itself would eat up the photos. If the album was not acid, then preserving as is would be fine and in keeping with provenance and etc. --charles <lmno@NOSPAMmindspring.com>