Not always. A few years ago, while conducting a conservation
assessment at a historical society in California I put a data
logger inside a fire-proof filing cabinet, and learned that
the %RH was actually higher than in the room.
Jack
>Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:42:45 -0700
>From: "Gabriel Austin" <gabrielaustin@earthlink.net>
>Subject: RE: fireproof safes for rare books
>
>Plus. Safes are dangerous for paper. The paper can quickly dry out.
>Gabriel Austin
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