We keep representative samples of such documents, but redact any personal identification numbers before exhibiting them or sharing them with researchers. On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Christa McCay <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > Happy Friday All, > I have a question about personal identification cards. Do you keep them > if the come in a donated collection? For example I was going through the > contents of a donated wallet it contained driver's license, social security > card, medical insurance cards and credit cards. I would like to keep them > but I wasn't sure if there is some kind of federal policy against keeping > such things. The person that they belonged to passed away over a decade > ago. I am curious what every one else is doing. > > Thanks, > > Christa McCay, M.H.P. > Registrar > Marietta Museum of History > 1 Depot Street, Ste. 200 > Marietta, GA 30060 > 770-794-5726 > > ==============================**=========================== > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/** > museum-l-faq/ <http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/> . You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > -- Access to History San José's Research Library is by appointment only. Preferred hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 9 AM to 1 PM. Jim Reed Curator of Archives and Library History San Jose 1650 Senter Road San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 521-5026 fax (408) 287-2291 http://www.historysanjose.org/research/library/ http://www.siliconvalleyhistory.org/ Visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/History-San-Jose/307878765580?ref=ts "Museums cure social amnesia." -- Ralph Appelbaum ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).