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• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Photographic Preservation

  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.

  • An Ounce of Preservation: A Guide to the Care of Papers and Photographs

    A book by Craig A. Tuttle.

  • Conservation of Photographs (Kodak Publications, No F-40)

    A book by George Eaton.

  • Photographic Preservation and the Research Library

    A book by Bernard Friley.

  • Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Organize, Present, and Restore Your Precious Family Images

    A book by Maureen Taylor.

  • The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides, and Motion Pictures

    A book by Henry Wilhelm.

  • Windows on the Past: Identifying & Preserving Photographs

    A book by Diane Van Skiver Gagel.

• Archival Management: A Guide for Organizing, Cataloging, and Preserving Collections of Papers, Photographs, and Other Records

  This informal guide is a compilation of information from readily-available sources in online and printed formats. It is an introduction to a complex and difficult subject that is intended to help you organize and preserve collections of papers and other possessions and to make them available for use. As a short introduction by an interested amateur, it does not pretend to be an authoritative reference tool and should not be taken as one.

• Archival Methods - Archival and Photo Preservation Supplies

• Archival Studio

  Archival Studio offers a way to preserve irreplaceable items like family photo albums and scrapbooks in superior digital form. We make photographic duplicates of existing books and albums for you to share with loved ones via our meticulous process which ensures your valued artifacts are handled like the works of art we consider them to be.

• Caring for Your Books, Papers, and Photographs at Home

  By Shelly Smith, Head of Conservation Treatment, Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Division, New York Public Library.

• Challenging Imaging

  Family photo archiving. We preserve your families history of photos and documents. We digitize with distinction, right here in Ithaca, New York. We offer competitive pricing and have been archiving materials for cultural, academic, government, and private institutions.

• Gaylord Archival - Personal Resources

  These resources are intended to help you with personal preservation projects, such as family history and genealogy, collectibles and photo/art preservation.

• How to Preserve Family Papers and Photographs

  From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

  • Digitizing Family Papers and Photographs

  • Displaying Family Papers and Photographs

  • Handling Family Papers and Photographs

  • More About Caring for Family Papers and Photographs

  • Repairing Damage to Family Papers and Photographs

  • Storing Family Papers and Photographs

  • What to Do About Moldy or Insect-infested Family Papers and Photographs

• How To Store And Preserve Your Old Photographs

• Legacy QuickGuide: Organizing and Digitizing Family Photos $

  The Organizing and Digitizing Family Photos Legacy QuickGuide

• Life in Western Pennsylvania Preservation

  Basic preservation information for family & small business collections. Includes a timeline of photographic techniques, identification & preservation techniques for albumen, ambrotype, daguerreotype, gelatin-silver, and other photographic types.

• The Practical Archivist

  Archiving tips and geeky tidbits for genealogists, history buffs, and keepers of the family photo album. Written by an archivist who never met an antique photograph she didn't like.

• Whitt's Image Works

  Preserving treasured photos and home movies since 2000, in Columbus, Georgia.