One of the many responsibilities of the Emory Libraries Conservation Lab is to rehouse scrapbooks from The African American History Collection at The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. The collection consists of scrapbooks and photo albums from prominent authors, educators, entertainers, and historical figures. The preservation of these items is important to chronicling Black lives through their own lens and supplying a counterpoint to popular historical rhetoric and ideas. Often they are overstuffed with rare photographs, personal memorabilia, or yellowing newspaper articles. The original pages can be acidic, brittle, and collected in a photo album that is degrading.