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• Introduction
• What Cold Storage Is and Why We Need It
• What Materials Benefit
• Resources
• Film-Based Photographic Materials
• Preliminary Preparation
• Cold Storage Packaging
• Cold Storage in Upright Freezers
• Cold Storage in Vaults
• Monitoring and Accessing Collections in Cold Storage
• Conclusion

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Introduction

What Collections Benefit

Film-based collection materials that should be considered for cold storage:

• Negatives (all types – sheet and roll film)
• Slides (or any type of transparency)
• Motion picture film
• Microfilm and microfiche
• X-ray film
• Aerial film

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