I have come across a large number of simple, standard size wood frames (8.5" x 11" to 18" x 24")with no number or other information with them.  I have been told these frames belong to artwork or prints in our collection,  but which frame belongs to which piece has been lost.  My first instinct is to get rid of them, but I do know some artists made frames for their work and frames can be quite valuable, I don't think these frames fall into this category.  So, I would like to know what other institutions have done with plain run-of-the-mill frames, whether the artwork is still framed in them or not.  Do you keep the works framed, in which the materials are more than likely acidic, or remove the work and dispose of the frames deemed insignificant. 

Thank-you for your responses,

Shannon Lindridge
Registrar
Roberson Museum and Science Center

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