See Marie Malaro's book on museum law for legal information. An accessions
policy is critical to an organization. Otherwise there are only personal
opinions about what should be accessioned, nothing permanent or impartial to
guide a committee. Open-ended long-term loans are (IMHO)a very bad idea
because you may wind up caring, indefinitely, for another person's
belongings at the expense of your own.

Erica S. Maniez
Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society
425/392-3500
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www.issaquahhistory.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of ann
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: impportance of accessions policy
>
>
> Greetings:
>
> My organization has an accessions policy in place, but when it came to
> approving some revisions, my board balked. Some of the members
> question the
> importance of such a policy, or would like sections of it removed and
> treated separately. In particular the section they find troublesome is our
> long-term loan/repository conditions. They represent member organizations
> that would be affected by this policy.
>
> I am looking for sources or specific experiences that could help
> educate my
> board on this matter. Thanks for any help you can give.
>
> Ann
>

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