Purpose:
on archival documents/paper materials. e research aims to explain the mechanism
of photochemical degradation and the damaging e ect of light on paper. It
also tells us about the measures to be adopted to control the deteriorating e ects
of light on paper step by step.
e purpose of this paper is to highlight the destructive e ects of light
Design/Methodology/Approach:
divides the whole article into di erent paragraphs i.e. causes, e ects, controlling
measures, and precautions, etc with the signi cance of paper and its conservation
from time to time. e approach is very objective in nature.
e research is descriptive. It methodically
Findings:
important documents, fragile in nature. ey should be properly kept, handled
and preserved according to the rules of archival laws. Photochemical e ects of
light and ultraviolet rays are very dangerous for these documents. Prevention is
better that cure. It is our prime duty to safeguard records. Ignorance is dangerous
but negligence is unpardonable.
e nding of the research indicates that archival papers are very
Conclusion:
understanding about the damaging e ects of light on archival material, preservation
and conservation and how it a ects archival collections. A sound preservation
plan which includes environmental and storage conditions and a disaster
plan will give any collection a solid base on which to survive. Knowing the details
of various conservation treatments should help the archivist make decisions on
how best to deal with damaged items in their collections. In either case, knowledge
is power and with this power the archivist can help make their collections
last for generations to come without the fear of their damage. Both preventive
and curative precautions must be taken to protect archival documents from deterioration
and to bring them back as close as possible to their original strength,
-exibility and legibility. us, we reach to the conclusion that we must protect
archival documents from any sort of damage at any cost
