Storage was a huge concern. The deteriorating condition of older
newspaper clippings made it evident that storing the physical
newspaper clippings in filing cabinets was not conducive to
preservation. To address the curling paper, books were used to weight
down the paper for several weeks. This did not entirely fix the issue of
curling paper, but it did help a little in preparing the clippings for a
move to flat storage. After flattening, the files were transferred to acid-free archival folders and placed in clamshell archival storage boxes.
Finally, the clamshell boxes of physical files were relocated to the
library’s humidity controlled Rare Books Room, in order to protect
them from humidity and sunlight