Laurel,

 

                I would steer away from working on their behalf. Now they have asked if you’d be interested in getting referrals which is nice as you may get some new donors but they shouldn’t expect you to collect for them. Your museum should go about collecting as normal, the fact they are not accepting donations is up to them. As a matter of professional courtesy if something comes in that you won’t/aren’t able to collect that they may be interested in you could refer the donor to the other institution. It should be up to the other institution to maintain a list of potential donations if they want for down the road.

 

William Shepherd

Collections Officer

Swift Current Museum

44 Robert Street West

Swift Current, Saskatchewan

S9H 4M9

Phone: 306-778-4815

Fax: 306-778-4818

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laura Rice
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 2:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Donations moratorium

 

Hello Laurel-

 

I guess I’m not clear on why they want to be notified about any “outstanding items”—so they can take them for their own collection? Or simply to know what you have collected in the interim? I would be wary of entering into any such agreement. Your (yours and the board’s) first responsibility is to your own institution, not theirs. Sounds a bit odd to me. I’d steer clear.

 

Laura S. Rice

Chief Curator

The Adirondack Museum

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laurel Fant
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 2:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Donations moratorium

 

We will NOT be providing storage!

Laurel

 

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Anne Lane <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Sounds like you get to do all the work and they get to pick and choose. Yes, a signed agreement by all means, and if they expect you to do paperwork and provide storage - well, some compensation should be involved. 

         Anne

                         Anne T Lane

               COLLECTIONS MANAGER

      MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER

  WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

                   CULLOWHEE NC 28723

 

                                   828-227-7129

 

On Jul 18, 2016, at 6:12 PM, Laurel Fant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 

A neighboring museum has decided to impose a one year moratorium on accepting donations for their museum.  They are asking if we would be willing to be on a list to receive donations during this time as we share similar collecting policies.  We are a county museum and they are a city museum within that county.  They are asking us to notify them if any outstanding items that meet their criteria are offered to us.  We think a signed agreement between our boards is needs.  Have any other museums experienced this request?  What suggestions can you share with us?

 

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Laurel Fant
Curator/Collections Manager
Rock County Historical Society
426 N Jackson St., Janesville, WI 53548

 

 

 

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