a container for handling , transportation and storage of microscope slides includes a plurality of individual microscope slide - receiving compartments . each compartment includes a plurality of rounded protuberances extending upwardly in each individual compartment for contacting a lower surface of the microscope slide to space the microscope slide upwardly from an inner surface of the compartments and a plurality of rounded protuberances extending downwardly from one or more cover members to restrain vertical slide movement while maintaining longitudinal and lateral spacing of the microscope slides . the container includes one or more plastic cover members having a generally planar surface overlying the plurality of microscope slides when the cover is in a closed position including a plurality of downwardly extending rounded protuberances within each of the slide - receiving compartments for vertical restraint of each microscope slide with minimum contact against the specimen - receiving face of each slide . the container covers are secured to the container by elongated , flexible hinge material to enable the cover member to be rotated or articulated from the closed position to an open , stackable position disposed adjacent an outer , lower surface of the container . each cover member includes a plurality of alignment posts received within indentations within a ledge surface of partition walls forming the container compartments to maintain the cover members in a fixed position .