Its a very sensible edict; food and drink can be spilled, smeared, etc
onto artefacts / documents, causing all manner of short and long term
problems. It may also attract insects. Besides which, a search room is
not an eatery.
Pam
Janet Baker wrote:
> Dear People,
> Re the above, does anybody know where it actually says this is not allowed.
> The closest I've come is the National Preservation Office "Good Handling
> Principles & Practice For Library & Archive Materials" booklet where it
> says " No drinking, eating or smoking should be allowed in collection areas
> at all".
>
> Thank you
> Janet Baker (Teesside Archives)
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