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[msmemory_archive]

Swiffer bedroom and upstairs hall
Vacuum living room rug
Mop (damp swiffer) upstairs bath and kitchen
Hang up shower curtain
Break down boxes, bundle for trash or give away
Mom archival boxes to attic (wedding dress, christening gown, etc)
Return borrowed boxes to office
Make list of utilities to shut off or reconcile (oil tank) for Closing of old house
Pick up last small load from Storage 1
Do something about H and R pickup of furniture (rent vehicle, split cost?)
Return deposit bottles to supermarket
More gas for snowblower?
Dad movies/slides/snapshots -- put SOMEwhere climate proof
Figure out how to scan photos into Generations family tree software

Nothing like one's inlaws suggesting a visit next weekend to light a fire under one's backside. It's almost as good as the housewarming party as a motivator.

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[msmemory.livejournal.com]

You'll be amused to know that some of the home movies are stored in old ammo boxes, with Navy shipping codes stencilled on them. And some have just been tossed into shoe boxes and I'll eventually have to decide whether it's worth the trouble to have a professional camera shop unstick the clumped negatives.

Do you know offhand whether the standard blue Rubbermaid totes are bad for fabric?

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Not offhand. The biggest no-no is garbage bags -- John had some seriously discolored fabric due to outgassing or whatever from garbage bags.

I'll hunt it down. I'm sure there have been discussions on the historic costume list.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/Fashion/index.cgi?s=plastic+storage&l=ALL

The first group of notes are useful -- the problem with tubs that seal are that there is likely trapped moisture.

I was sure that there was a discussion of type of plastic -- the sort like "Recycle number N is ok for fabrics, but avoid recycle number A, B, and C." but I can't find that.

Here's some multi-area advice which looks reliable, but you probably found on Google yourself...
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/diy/preservation_check.html
http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/history/preservation/#Textiles