Actually, my original question had nothing to do with permission or long
term loans.  We renew this loan every 2 years so as to keep in contact
with the lenders, and I would never try to conserve loaned objects
without contacting the lender first.  I really want to know how people
feel about using a deaccession fund to pay for conservation work on
loaned objects.  I'm uncomfortable with the idea, but my board would
like to do this.
Thanks,
Amy

Amy L. Bischof
Curator
Hershey Museum
170 W. Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: 717-520-5591
Fax: 717-534-8940
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A somewhat related question:  we have four volumes of Matthew Henry's
Commentary (printed in 1793) on long-term loan.  A church group made a
$50
donation, specifically requesting that it be used to purchase archival
boxes
for these volumes.  I've already bought the boxes, but should I have
tried
to contact the descendants of the original lender before doing so?

Susannah West
John Rankin House
Ripley, Ohio

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