Subject: Does Deed of Gift entail Accessioning? Scenario: John & Mary Alum sell their home after many years living near their alma mater and move to Florida. John calls the University Museum and arranges for someone to come pick up a number of artworks which they would rather not give to the Salvation Army. A detailed receipt form is executed for the "artworks" at the Alums now empty home, the movers already having carted everything else away. A Deed of Gift form is prepared and sent to the Alums at their new address for signing and return to the Museum Registrar. One assumes that this Deed of Gift form should include everything listed on the Receipt form, so as not to alarm the Alums. The Deed form has the usual language about "... given without restriction or limiting conditions". Does this mean that all of these objects are now accessioned into the collection? The usual practice at the Museum has been to write the accession numbers in red ink next to each object listed on a Deed of Gift form. But in this case, several of the artworks are not of Collection Quality. Really. Can one simply ink accession numbers next to *some* but not all of the objects? Your experience and wisdom is much appreciated! ============================================================ Stephen B. Ringle, Registrar [log in to unmask] University of Maine Museum of Art 5712 Carnegie Hall, Room 109 vox: 207-581-3257 Orono, Maine 04469-5712 fax: 207-581-3083 ============================================================