We face this a lot for low grade Council records. for items which have punched holes, we just use tying tape through both holes in a loop, tied at the front - this means the item has to be used carefully on a cushion, as if bound. This may not be suitable for something as high profile/likely to attract use as Dennis Potter archive.

Many years ago I looked at nylon pillar posts - again would result in a rigid/bound type structure. According to a helpful lecturer at Coventry Uni, Nylon 66 is very stable, up to temperatures above that of paper combustion.

another alternative would be archival box files/ring binder - either card fro CxD etc, or polypropylene - can't remember the supplier but I know we had some stuff from Australia over the internet a few years ago. This would rely on users lifting and turning the sheets carefully, so in some ways would leave them more vulnerable than pillar post bindings

Jane

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Dear all,

We have recently acquired the Dennis Potter Archive and are currently in the process of cataloguing, repackaging and digitalising it. Many of the manuscripts contain acco fasteners, binder grips, oversized paperclips etc. some of which need to be removed as they are damaging the manuscript itself. Has anyone else faced the problem of sourcing archival fasteners for bulkier manuscripts? If so, would anyone be able to recommend a supplier of these alternatives?

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