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What is the best type of lighting for archives?

Incandescent is the best lighting for archival material, although filter sleeves are available for fluorescent lights, called UV. Sunlight is the worst lighting for materials.

For more information, please see the following article from the Northeast Document Conservation Center.

Source: Northeast Document Conservation Center
Date: October 1, 2002
Subject: Missouri and Ozarks
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