Caring for your Masonic Treasures: Documents, Photographs and Books

This resource is gifted by the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421 • 781-861-6559 • srmml.org

This booklet will help you get started with preserving your lodge’s or Valley’s historic material. In the pages that follow, we outline various preservation techniques and explain:

• The kinds of materials you might encounter in your collection

• The ideal conditions in which to store your collections

• The types of storage enclosures (boxes, folders, etc.) to use when storing your collections

• How to contact and hire a professional conservator to repair damaged documents and books

The guidelines in this booklet will help you feel confident that you are doing what you can to help insure the long-term preservation of your lodge’s or Valley’s documents, photographs, and books.