Elizabeth,

While you have asked a seemingly innocuous question, it is loaded with legal
and ethical ramifications.

Apparently you are designing a "small museum" (the whole building?
exhibits?) for an entity that evidently does not know a thing about
acquiring, organizing, cataloguing, exhibiting, storing, or maintaining
collections if they don't even have a deed of gift.

Does this "museum" have a mission statement? a collections policy?  It
appears that they are putting the cart before the horse and designing a
museum before they even know who or what they are.

I strongly suggest they hire a consultant before going any further.


Martha Battle Jackson
Registrar/Curator
North Carolina State Historic Sites
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Street Address:  301 North Blount Street, Raleigh, NC  27601
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----- Original Message -----
From: "mepdgrad" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:49 AM
Subject: forms for donating objects


> Hello,
>
> I am searching for a well written and concise (easy on
> the legalize) form used for donatations of objects to
> museums? My firm is designing a small museum and
> people are beginning to offer objects.
>
> If anyone is willing to share, I would appreciate it.
> Thank you so much.
>
> [My question has most likely been asked before but
> searching the archives is a bit time consuming at the
> moment]
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
>
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