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Blotter Mats

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$50

Blotter mats are protective pads placed beneath fragile archival materials while researchers handle or review them. These mats provide a clean, stable, and absorbent surface that helps cushion delicate items, reduce stress on aging paper, and prevent accidental damage from writing instruments, oils, or environmental moisture. Funding for blotter mats ensures that researchers can safely access original documents while allowing us to preserve these materials for future study and exhibition.

Your gift of $50 will fund 4 blotter mats. 

Reader looking at materials on a blotter mat in the Avenir Foundation Reading Room of the Clements Library.