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  • 1.  Cat urine on paper

    Posted 05-10-2024 12:38
    Hello, 

    I am a solo archivist in a small university archive. We were gifted a large collection of photocopy art from an artist who had many cats. Unfortunately, some of the paper has cat urine on it. For now, I have separated these items from the others by putting them in glassine envelopes. 

    Does anyone have experience with this type of thing and know if and how it can be cleaned?

    Thanks in advance for any advice you may be able to give!

    Anastasia 

    Anastasia Rousseau, MFA  MLIS
    Project Archivist
    Arcadia University
    Glenside, Pennsylvania