Hello all,
I have a question about museums that have a costume collection for use  
in Living History and other events.  Obviously these are reproduction  
pieces made as closely as possible to the originals.  My question is  
how do museums keep track of these costumes and their accessories if  
they are going to be used outside of the museums domain meaning events  
like trunk shows or events outside of the museum?  Do you have a sign  
in/sign out sheet so you know who is taking the costume and why and  
when it was returned?  I am just wondering because we unfortunately  
have had some staff take costumes from the costume closet and return  
them dirty or missing pieces like belts and hoops.  These are museum  
property and I want to make sure that the museum gets these assets  
back the way they are supposed to be.
Any input would be great and anyone can reply to me off the list.


Christa McCay
Registrar
Marietta Museum of History
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www.mariettahistory.org

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