Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30
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really not so much restored as 1t is put In
good condition for preservation. The dog
cared edges are pieced out square again
and the torn folds reinforced. whenever
possible the paper of the manuscript is ex-
actly matched in patches and additions.
The blank sheets of old letters, otherwise
worthless, are used for this. Water mark
is Joined to water mark so precisely that
when the whole is pressed the work OF
restoration can in many cases be detected
only after careful scrutiny.
When Papers Are Badly Torn.
When manuscript is in many pieces
and the bits very fragile it is pasted be-
tween two sheets of almost transparent
but very strong paper. Dr. Friedenwald
prefers the use of a certain kind of cloth
to the paper, however, and most of the
manuscripts are now repaired with crepe
line. Crepeline is a thin silken fabric very
much like yelling or coarse quality OF
silk muslin, and costs the library eleven
and fourth cents yard wholesale. 1t is
not an eXorbitant price. to be sure, but
so many yards of it are used that this
process of repairing is considered some
both sides of a letter the crepeline can
hardly be seen, and merely gives the paper
the look of the modern modish paper press
ed in imitation of linen. 1t is made IN
France, and it's use was first adopted In
the library of the Vatican.
The collection under DR.. FriedenWald 5
charge is made up for the most part OF
papers relating to colonial and revolution
script of modern interest has been added:
DIR. Friedenwald has personally visited
Porto Rico within the year, and has brought
back mass of papers relating to Spanish
occupancy of the West Indies and to the
Spanish- American war. A collection made
by him of the autographs Of Spanish gov
ernor generals of Porto Rico from 1873 to
1896 has recently been placed on snow IN
Of no iHror nv n
the greater part of the manuscript he sue
ceeded in collecting is still unpacked. The
official record of the Ayunamfento, or coun-
Gill; of the city Of Manila has been added
to the exhibit within the last few months,
as has also the fac smile Of the condi-
tional agreement between Brigadier Gen.
eral Bates and the Sultan of Jolo. most
interesting and unusual document
DR.. Friedenwald says that the valuable
manuscripts to be added to collections like
the one under his charge, hereafter, will
consist almost wholly of typewriter
papers. Most of the letters written today,
he says, cannot be preserved half CEN
fury. The ink will fade and the paper
drop in pieces. In typewriter manuscripts
those which have been press copied vii!
outlast all the rest, as the moistening of
the ink in the copying process seems to
make its color more permanent
A Great Map Collection.
In the map and chart division of the
library, the largest collection of maps in
the country, the process Of restoration is
somewhat different, and the superintendent
of that division. Mr.. P. Lee Phillips, has
solved the problem of arranging maps in
such a way that they can readily be re-
ferred to. Maps have heretofore been a
stumbling block to librarians, and most
collections are practically worthless for
reference purposes. owing to the difficulty
In arranging and handling them. Mr..
Phillips has done away with the roller
system, and of all the sixty thousand maps
still retain the old-fashioned rod.
Perhaps the gem of the map collection is
Bernard Romans map Of Florida. dated