Lesson 3 Summary Key points to remember about preservation: The decisions you will make are based on a careful examination of the materials.   It's critical that you remove containers and supplies that are unsafe for the storage of historic materials.     Different materials require different preservation procedures and materials. Now that we've covered the handling of your materials, we'll move on to the documentation of your collection in the next lesson--writing descriptions and finding aids. Before we do that, take a quick quiz designed to test your understanding of the material we've covered in this lesson.

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