Hello Valerie
Couldn't get your email to work so here's the message:
It seems to me what you need is some training material because the
collection policy will state something along the lines of  "items must be
handled according to professional standards."

Gallery Association of New York had a video about 10 years ago.  It's light
hearted and short (20 - 30 minutes) but gets the idea across.  Also, I
"stole" the manual that Denver Art Museum developed to train their
volunteers regarding collections handling when they did a major move. I'd
guess that both of these are still available.

The information on this material is at work and I am - thankfully - on
vacation!

You may call me Thursday or Friday of this week at 307 362 3138 if you want
a copy of the manual and the name of the video.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerie Schafer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 11:51 AM
Subject: Ghost Town Collections Policy


> Hello everyone,
>
> I am new to this list but was hoping for some help in the way of writing a
> very basic collections management policy.  I am working as a student
> curator for Garnet Ghost Town this summer, not of museum caliber in any
> sense, and the policy isn't meant to be as all-encompassing as the other
> museum collections management policies that I've read. Very basic handling
> issues are the most important things to be addressed: pick up one artifact
> or box at a time, be gentle, etc., to be written for employees with no
real
> experience with cultural resources or museum standards.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for an outline, or what kinds of issues
> need to be addressed? Or maybe someone out there has experience writing
> such a policy for another ghost town? Perhaps it would be better to write
> me off-list emails, and if anyone is interested in the results, I will
post
> them when I'm done.
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Valerie Schafer
>
> Garnet Ghost Town
> Bureau of Land Management
> Missoula, Montana
>
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