John,

try the website <http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/feesstud.htm>.  It is based on
the results of a NPS survey of archaeological curation fees across the
U.S., as of 1997, I think.  That should be enough to get you started.  --
Pam




Dear listers,

Our newly formed collections committee is working on acceptance guidelines
for collections.  As part of this process, we will be developing a per-box
fee structure for the acceptance of archaeological materials (both historic
and prehistoric).  As part of this work, I need to learn what in-house
costs other museums have for taking in such materials.  For example,
per-box costs for:

staff time for processing/accessioning the materials
storage or facility overhead (infrastructure costs)
and any other misc. costs per box

Feel free to comment off-list and all information will remain confidential.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Sincerely,
John Parker

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