The allowable temperature and relative humidity range for the safe use and storage of photographic materials

Journal of the Society of Archivists

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-21

  McCormick Goodhart, Mark H ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 21344458930     PISSN: 00379816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00379819609511785     Document Type: Review

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