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Conservation of the Dred Scott Papers

blotting

After washing the documents, we lightly pressed them by hand between pieces of clean, dry blotter to remove some of the water.

layingonfelts

We then laid the documents between layers of wool felts, placing sheets of spun polyester between the felts and the document to prevent the paper from sticking to the felts as it dried. A light piece of Plexiglass on top kept the materials flat as they dried overnight.

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