An open question to my fellow APUGers: Do you store your slides/negatives/prints with posterity in mind? That is, do you keep these materials in any sort of climate-controlled environment?
The reason I ask? After the death of my grandfather and, more recently, my father, I was designated caretaker of the family archives; implicit, is the assumption that said archive will eventually be passed on to the next generation when my "best before" date comes.
I have already gone the PrintFile route with all the negatives and prints that I received ( the same practice I have followed since day one with all my own negatives); my Dad's slide collection is currently stored in a huge collection of 80 and 140 slide Kodak Carousals (my own are divided between Logan storage boxes and Archival Methods boxes).
So now I come to the next step. The Pacific Northwest is, by any reasonable estimation, a humid environment, one which, I would think, would require a bit of extra care with photographic materials. Suggestions? My thinking was a humidifier to start with, with possibly dark blinds for my office/study, but I am wondering if this is sufficient. Kodak and Fuji both recommend mid30s-mid50s (F) temperatures with low relative humidity. A designated refrigerator with humidity controls would seem the most likely solution.
NB: My parents were originally from Deadmonton, where humidity is virtually nonexistent, so my current concerns were never an issue earlier.
The reason I ask? After the death of my grandfather and, more recently, my father, I was designated caretaker of the family archives; implicit, is the assumption that said archive will eventually be passed on to the next generation when my "best before" date comes.
I have already gone the PrintFile route with all the negatives and prints that I received ( the same practice I have followed since day one with all my own negatives); my Dad's slide collection is currently stored in a huge collection of 80 and 140 slide Kodak Carousals (my own are divided between Logan storage boxes and Archival Methods boxes).
So now I come to the next step. The Pacific Northwest is, by any reasonable estimation, a humid environment, one which, I would think, would require a bit of extra care with photographic materials. Suggestions? My thinking was a humidifier to start with, with possibly dark blinds for my office/study, but I am wondering if this is sufficient. Kodak and Fuji both recommend mid30s-mid50s (F) temperatures with low relative humidity. A designated refrigerator with humidity controls would seem the most likely solution.
NB: My parents were originally from Deadmonton, where humidity is virtually nonexistent, so my current concerns were never an issue earlier.
