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Re: Textile storage conditions
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Diana Zlatanovski <[log in to unmask]>
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Textile Conservators <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:05:42 -0600
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Hello
  I manage a collection of textiles.  The HVAC system in our storage 
areas is programmed to keep the temperature between 60 and 65 degrees.  
Often, it is on the low end of that.  I've always been taught that 
between 68 and 72 degrees is, in general, the ideal temperature for 
collections storage.  Can anyone tell me if the lower range is for any 
reason more appropriate for textiles?  Or if it is detrimental to them?

  Thanks,
  Diana

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Diana Zlatanovski
Assistant Curator

Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
University of Wisconsin
1300 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1575
(608) 262-1162
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