Our Museum's collection consists of many pieces of "war booty" covering many
eras. Our "booty" ranges from  Confederate to Spanish to German (both World
Wars), Japanese, North Korean, North Vietnamese and Iraqi. If acquired
though the proper means "war booty" can be an integral part of a collection.
Without it only half of the story of a conflict would be represented. We are
currently working with active military personal in Iraq to acquire captured
Iraqi military artifacts for our collection. If these items were not being
sent to a museum they would just be destroyed. The question should be how
well does captured Iraqi artifact work into your museum's statement. If it
fits then it can be a good addition to your collection.

Josh Fox
Soldiers and Sailors Museum
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Stewart" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:17 AM
Subject: Iraq donations


> I am the Curator of Collections at a general museum in Tennessee.
> Our "sister" town has an Army base for the 101st airborne division.
>
> With the recent return of many soldiers and civilians from the Middle
East,
> we are thinking that we are going to be confornted with the possibiblity
of
> donations of "war booty".  We are very concerned that there might be a
fine
> line of whether we should accept dontations or not of this sort.  We are
> sure that similar institutions around the country will be facing the same
> issuses.
>
> Is anyone out there developing a policy on this?  Does the AAM or any
other
> similar professional oraganization have a developed standard on this type
> of thing?  The tide may never come in, but we want to be prepared with a
> structured policy and procedure to handle this type of thing if it
happens.
>
> Looking for some guidance in this "touchy" area...
>
> Steven Stewart
> Curator of Collections
> Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
>
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