This is a resource page for those doing Historic American Buildings Survey photography and having a hard time finding the archival negative envelopes and slotted print mount cards that are required by HABS, HAER and HALS for transmission to the Library of Congress.
All the specifications for transmittal of archival negatives and prints for the HABS, HAER, HALS collections are available in a downloadable PDF from the NPS at the HDP website by doing a web search for: HABS DOCUMENTATION FOR TRANSMITTAL
But the government won’t tell you what brand to buy or where to get them. You’d think these slotted print mount cards would be ubiquitous but the archival Lignin-free archival photo mount cards for 4×5 and 5×7 prints are nearly impossible to find if you don’t have a link to the tragically out of date website of Conservation Resources: www.ConservationResources.com CLICK on: PHOTO MOUNT CARDS. The three-hole-punched brown heavy cardstock cards are available slotted for fiber contact prints or without slots for cover sheets for the HABS/HAER/HALS reports.
For the 5×7 buffered negative envelopes that are required by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) we go to the far better University Products website: www.UniversityProducts.com
If you are transmitting 4×5” or 5×7” negatives to Heritage Documentation Programs of the National Park Service then you will need the negative sleeves in 5 3⁄8″ x 7 3⁄8” size for both 4×5 and 5×7 negatives.
More updated info about archival supplies can be found at the HABS FAQ BLOG: https://habsphotography.wordpress.com
Good Luck Documenting!
If you’d like more information about HABS/HAER/HALS photography take a look at our website.
www.HABSphoto.com
Stephen Schafer
Architectural Photography
Ventura, California
Ph: 415-857-HAER