> I have been given the task of transcribing handwritten letters that
> were written between the late 1890's through the 1930's. The
> letters are correspondence between my maternal grandmother, her
> sisters, boyfriends, friends, etc., while she lived in Wisconsin and
> Oregon. They have been placed in the correct 3-ring binder sheaths,
> however, following some of my research, I don't believe they've been
> handled properly throughout the years (i.e., cotton gloves, etc.).
> I'd like to make copies of the originals but have been told before
> that copying them is not safe. However, my recent internet searches
> have resulted in the contrary with suggestion ranging from scanning,
> photo-copying, and even taking pictures of them with a digital
> camera. Does anyone know of a source (National Historial Society or
> some such venue) that may have the end all information on this?
>
> Kathy <KathyMFisher@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Certainly not the end all of information, but if you decide to scan
them, something I put together as a guide can be found here . . .
http://mazurk.net/ScanningStandards.pdf
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