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University of Connecticut Libraries Preservation - Creating and Caring for Time Capsules

Creating and Caring for Time Capsules

Below we have provided links to websites concerned with creating and caring for time capsules. Please feel free to contact us if the information you need cannot be found in the following:

What is a Time Capsule?
http://www.si.edu/scmre/educationoutreach/tcread.htm

So you want to do a time capsule?
http://web.grinnell.edu/individuals/stuhrr/icpc/timecapsules.html

Making Time Capsules:
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/preservation/conservation/time/

Suggestions on How to Make a Time Capsule (Smithsonian):
http://www.si.edu/scmre/takingcare/timecaps.htm

Eight Tips on How to Organize a Time Capsule
http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/crypt_of_civilization/time_capsule_tips.asp

Time Capsule Preservation Hints and Tips
http://www.timecapsule2k.com/preservation_hints.htm

Opening a Time Capsule/Constructing a Time Capsule
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/whats-new/timecapsules_e.shtml

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Fred Rick in Preservation. Our telephone number is 860.486.2597

(Last updated 03/17/05)