R.D. Davis wrote Maybe there would be a way to load archival quality ink into an inkjet cartridge and then print the documents on acid-free paper. I purchased 3 non-working HP 1200C printers for $20, included cartridges. They have cartridges for each color ink. I'll bet they might clog if not cleaned correctly. You could also perhaps find pens for a HP or other plotter containing archival quality ink and then plot the documents on acid free paper. I know you can get acid free plotting paper, the land plats I occasionally see are drawn on linen or cotton paper. I've seen 60 year old copies that look great. The modern ones are drawn by a plotter. Hire a team of scribes to read and transcribe the documents on vellum, any illumination would be a plus.:) After some thought and research I have found the following: Pointer to image permanence institute at Rochester Institute of Technology. http://www.rit.edu/~661www1/ Pointer to archival quality inks for inkjet printers. http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/archival_inks/color.html Pointer about lifetimes of inks and papers for inkjets, may be more image oriented than text http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/news/Wilhelm062000.pdf Mike mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu