I would love to hear the responses to this question. Our auditor has asked
us to put a value on our collection and we have over 20,000 artifacts. We
don't know where to begin.

Thanks,
Nancy

Nancy Geyer, Interim Executive Director
Boulder History Museum
1206 Euclid Ave.
Boulder, CO 80302
303-449-3464

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Behalf Of Tom Culbertson
Sent:   Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:40 PM
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Subject:        Collections insurance

Dear List,

Would anyone like to weigh in on the question of collections insurance?
Ours is up for renewal and we got quite a boost in the rate.  We haven't
made a claim in years because of a $5,000 deductible. There is also a
request from the insurance company of a schedule of collections with values.
We have about 17,000 objects in our collections plus 1,000,000+ manuscripts
and 75,000+ library volumes.  We could print out a list of objects but there
are no values assigned.  In the past we have declared a lump sum value and
hoped for the best.  In today's economic climate we are trying to make a
rational decision.  What has anyone else experienced?

Thomas J. Culbertson
Director of History and Education
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Spiegel Grove
Fremont, OH 43420
(419) 332-2081 phone
(419) 332-4952 fax
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