How to preserve newspaper articles?

Could you try lightening the exposure on the copier?

April Mommy to Abby (10-02)

how about a scanner. the light is not as bright and might not pic up the back side. I have had good scanns of newspapers, brochures, and magazine pages with no problems.

cowchipper aka April

I used the spray "preserve it" by 3M (I think) and used it on all my

9-11 articles and at last look they looked just fine. It also stoped the degregation of newspaper articles that had already yellowed back from 1983/4.

HTH Kate

To answer your question, yes, putting black paper behind the article when you photocopy it should help minimize the amount of "clutter" bleeding through. Also, look around for a copier that has a newspaper &/or photo setting. That helps alot, too. Scanners, of course, are even more flexible.

Good luck!

Alicia

Definitely the acid free spray. I like the look of a photo copy with some of the back writing bleeding through. I've made copies of a few things (like box scores of games we've went to) and it looks like I've used the actual newspaper clipping, not a photocopy, because of the slight bleed of the back print coming through. Kathy

I had a recipe somewhere that was gleaned from someone several years in group that did restoration and preservation for a university (?) You used Milk of Magnesia and club soda. The paper was dipped in it, then laid on a flat surface and let dry.

Maybe someone in here knows where or how to find that tip.

Myself, what I have done to preserve and use clippings in my sb albums is this. I take one of those food sealers, cut a acid free sized pouch out of a page protector wih overhang on the paper. (like you put a page in a protector) Then using the food sealer, sealed the edge and VOILA!!! a safe air tight sealed clipping that can be used in your album.

HTH

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OKC Dave

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Would laminating the paper help in preserving it? I am wondering about this myself, as I have some articles I would like to include on a LO. They are small, but I also have some larger ones I would like do do something with. Linda

I've heard that newsprint will still yellow even if laminated.

I just watched a DIY Network Scrapbook show - episode SCB - 209 and they recommended Archival Mist which is a spray. I did a search on Google and got several hits where they sell it. They guarantee it for over 100 years but who knows? Hugs, Bonnie A

Thanks everyone for the great tips. Didn't know about those archival sprays. I'm leaning toward treating the original with Archival Mist or similar spray. Then maybe laminating it will prevent physical decay.

The acid is in the paper itself and laminating it just seals it away from other stuff. It will eventually deteroriate itself. Sandy