I have some cardboard boxes that can fit sideways on the shelves. The boxes
are standard letter size, are open at the top, and half-open on the side.
They are about 4-5" deep, so would be perfect for your situation. I think I
got them at Ikea. The advantage of these is that you can put loose leaf
letter-sized paper in them, and the box holds them up quite nicely. You can
even put a label on the side to remind you of what's in them.

"1_Patriotic_Guy" wrote in message
nk.net...
It was sitting empty in her apartment, needing some repair. I repaired &
refinished it for her because she said that is what she wanted to store
papers and binders in -- silly me didn't measure 1st. I like your idea of
putting something in sideways -- Now I just have to design something or
come
up with a store that sells something for the application. Why a
manufacturer ever made bookcases this size is beyond me, the bookcase
appears to be made in the 1930s or 1940s per engraving on the back. Nice
bookcase, but not very functional at the moment.
Respectfully,
Andy
P.s. So where do I go to find the text of that song?

"Rex's Mom" wrote in message
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1_Patriotic_Guy wrote:
All ideas and humor welcome.

While this is a serious topic, I could use some humor too.
The good news is I got married. The bad news is my wife is emotionally
attached to a stackable wooden bookcase with glass folding doors for
each
shelf that is an unusual size.

The inside measurement of each shelf is 7 1/2" deep by 11 1/4" tall.
Since a standard sheet of paper is wider than the bookshelf is deep, I
am
perplexed on how to use it to store all her abbundance of papers. I
thoght of removing the back, but since each shelf lifts of as an
individual unit and has one glass door per shelf, removing the back
would
destroy its structural integrity. I can't get rid of it and stay
happily
married. And I am now drowning in her papers. I thought of scanning
some of her many sheets to computer, but she insists on keeping her
"hard
copies" to have for future meetings, etc. I know she could find and
print the document at the time, but she refuses to do that.
Short of using the bookcase for firewood this winter, what are my
options. Am I missing some obvious way to store binders in this
bookshelf and still be able to find the right info when needed in a
reasonable manner?

Desperate and buried in loose papers.
Thanks in advance.
The song from the Broadway show "A chorus Line" comes to mind right now;
it's title "What I did for love"

It occurs to me that letter-sized papers would fit standing up facing
forward, but they couldn't be in much of a binder. Or one could get some
sort of 'holder' that would allow them to be filled as one can in a
vertical file, i.e. facing front.

But...she says...what did your wife use it for previously and why not
continue to use it for the same?

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Rex's Mom