Anyone who is adding newspapers, periodicals or pamphlets to their private library, or books printed from roughly 1870-1950, is going to have to take steps to insure that the high acidity of the paper on which these works are printed does not adversely effect other items in one's library. One of the best ways to decrease the likelihood of damage is to segregate the acidic items from the non-acidic ones, preferably by storing the acidic items in a different, temperature- and humidity-controlled room, or at least storing such items in acid-free boxes:
Storing such works in acid-free boxes has the additional benefit of reducing the damage caused by things like biopredation, light, rapid changes in temperature and/or humidity, and smoke.
These boxes are made in a wide variety of shapes and sizes by a number of different manufacturers. Among those used most frequently by the library community are archival storage solutions from the following companies:
There are, of course, dozens of other such suppliers around the world. A simple Internet search will reveal sources in your local area....
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