Holdings Maintenance
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Holdings maintenance is the term used by the National Archives to describe a range of basic preservation procedures designed to prolong the life of archival records by providing a stable storage environment. The guidelines provide information on storage containers, techniques for marking enclosures, methods for storing loose and bound records and oversize materials, techniques for removing fasteners, and preservation supplies. The National Archives is committed to improving the conditions under which archival records are stored and handled, both to meet long-term preservation goals for the safekeeping of permanently valuable records and to defer the need for expensive laboratory treatment.
