There's a very extensive outline on the Society of
American Archivist website about how to set up a
Museum archive.
The link is:
http://www.archivists.org/catalog/museum-archives.pdf

-Carey Stumm
Collections Asst.
American Museum of the Moving Image

--- Lisa Moellering <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> We are about to embark on a similar task so would be
> interested in responses
> as well.
>
> Lisa Moellering
> Curator of Collections/Registrar
> Holocaust Museum Houston
> 5401 Caroline Street
> Houston, Texas 77004
> 713.942.8000 x110
> 713.942.7953 (fax)
> [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of Cristin Grant
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:13 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: collections policies
>
> Please post responses to this on the list - I'm also
> interested. Thanks!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of PHS Curator
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: collections policies
>
>
> The collections committee for my museum has recently
> decided to create an
> "institutional archives" to actively collect the
> history of our own
> organization, but separate from our permanent
> collection and mission.  That
> means I've been asked to draft guidelines for such a
> collection: what we
> should collect, what we shouldn't collect, how it
> should be organized, etc.
> The museum has always collected such material, but
> not in any formal way.
> (Currently, it is scattered in boxes throughout our
> building.)  The idea is
> to preserve some of the more important documents,
> such as publications,
> newsletters, committee minutes, financial records,
> pamphlets and/or
> photogrpahs from major events, etc., but not
> necceesarily to collect
> evidence from every small event or project that we
> undertake.  Does anyone
> else have an example of such a guideline?  Do any of
> you maintain an
> institutional archives?
>
> Also, I'm hoping to create a policy for an Education
> Collection.  So far, we
> have a few objects that have been designated for use
> in educational programs
> only, but do not have a policy to control what is
> included in that
> collection and what is not.  (I'm trying to avoid
> the tendancy to simply
> give to the Education Collection anything not
> accepted into the permanent
> collection.)  Does anyone have an Education
> Collection Policy they would be
> willing to share?
>
> Thank you all so much for your help!
>
>
> Kate Higgins
> Curator
> Pejepscot Historical Society
> 159 Park Row
> Brunswick, ME 04011
> 207-729-6606
> 207-729-6012 (fax)
>
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