Who has tracing paper?
Many institutions house collections of architectural and engineering drawings on tracing paper. Tracing paper, or transparent paper as it is also called, has been used for a wide variety of designs in archives, museums and libraries. Historically, tracing paper was used for work plans by engineers, architects, and builders. Artists were also drawn to tracing paper because of its translucency and relatively low cost. the condition of most nineteenth-century translucent paper ranges from dry and brittle to fractured into tiny splinters. Some tracings have been repaired with various mending tapes. Others contain a wide array of adhesives. Most are too fragile to handle or serve without support.
