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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.

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.

How To Store And Preserve Your Old Photographs

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.