[SOA] biologicals in an archive

[Dean DeBolt]

I would tend to retain the jar, however I'd put in a silica gel packet to
keep it dry and
dryness does tend to discourage insects.

Dean

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On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 12:50 PM Barb Sedlock via OHIOARCHIVISTS <
ohioarchivists at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> We were offered some dried, experimental seed corn in a screw-top
> plastic jar as part of some donated papers from a now-deceased faculty
> member, the seeds being part of his genetics research.
>
> I need to draw on your collective expertise on the issue of either
> accepting and storing, or, rejecting organic materials in a small
> archives with very limited budget.  I would worry about the corn
> attracting bugs or rodents, even if in a plastic screw-top jar.  So
> I'm inclined to take the papers but reject the corn.  What would you
> do?
> Thanks,
> Barb Sedlock
> bsedlock at defiance.edu
>
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