Physical Deterioration

CTL-E-0758 · Practice · other · unspecified

Verified evidence grade of this record

Physical deterioration of carriers: mold, water damage, vinegar syndrome, magnetic-tape decay, and fragile newsprint destroying Black cultural materials, concentrated where storage is improvised and conservation staff absent.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-001; source research type(s): risk. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

Emory Libraries, 'Rescuing Moldy Photographs' (Woodruff Libraries blog) — https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/news/rescuing-moldy-photographs (primary source)
National Geographic, 'Warped and Waterlogged, a Damaged Photo Collection Takes on New Life' (2021) — https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/warped-and-waterlogged-a-damaged-photo-collection-takes-on-new-life
NPR/WUOT, 'One Woman's Quest To Preserve The Radio Archives At Historically Black Colleges' (Feb 16, 2020) — https://www.wuot.org/2020-02-16/one-womans-quest-to-preserve-the-radio-archives-at-historically-black-colleges

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