I did some registration work several years ago for a state arts council.
They didn't have funds to staff a full-time conservator so contracted for
the equivalent of half-time wages and allowed her to do private work in the
lab.  She was successful at keeping her private supplies separate from the
state supplies, and it worked out very well for the conservator, the arts
council and the
community.

Jerrie

Jerrie Clarke
Curator of Collections
Valdez Museum
http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html


>From: Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: In-house, Out-house Conservator
>Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 11:48:00 -0800
>
>Greetings, O knowledgeable ones -
>
>One of the thoughts being bandied about our institution right now is the
>concept of establishing a dual-duty conservation lab as part of a proposed
>new storage facility in a renovated school building. The proposal is to
>hire a staff conservator who, in addition to caring for our own stuff,
>would take on private commissions using the same facility. Has anyone tried
>this arrangement, and would you be willing to share whether it worked or
>didn't work and why? I also wouldn't mind hearing from anyone who has
>thought of or rejected the idea, and why. I would also like to hear some
>ideas about the amount of space we would need to set aside for this, and
>any advice about contracts and record-keeping. Or anything else I haven't
>mentioned but should have.
>TIA,
>Anne
>
>Anne T. Lane, Collections Manager
>York County Culture & Heritage Commisssion
>4621 Mount Gallant Road
>Rock Hill, SC 29732
>803-329-2121, ext. 104
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