ABSTRACT
The main problems are the physical condition of a document and, where needed, its repair; its classification and cataloguing; its storage; its use either directly or by means of the copies which should always be made of unusually important deeds; and the provision of transcriptions or translations. Large deeds could be filed flat in the manner in which plans or similar documents are preserved, but these often occur in groups, and are required in that order. The deeds are usually folded when received, and suffer no apparent harm from remaining folded. It is advisable to have the most important deeds copied, so that true copies are available for ordinary use, and will exist if calamity overtakes the original. Literary manuscripts, which are not in roll or folded form, such as the manuscripts of the works of local authors, should be bound strongly and appropriately as books.
