Alright I concede my options were not in numerical order...but I had heard
of returning to the donors/heirs at a conference. But someone has mentioned
that after 2 years it is okay? How does that work?
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Marielle Fortier
Museum Registrar
Norwich University Museum
Northfield, Vermont
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>From: "David E. Haberstich" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: documented disposal/deaccessioning
>Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 21:10:44 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 4/6/2006 1:28:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>Isn't it against museum ethics to give deaccession objects to staff
>members?
>I thought you 1. Find donor/heir to give it back to
>2. find another institution that it could be of use
>3. sell it on Ebay/auction or other venue
>4.destroy it as a last resort.
>
>
>
>No, returning an object to the donor is definitely NOT your first choice,
>due to the tax consequences (assuming the donor has taken a tax deduction
>for
>the gift). We've discussed this issue before. Your first option should
>be to
>give it to another institution. But you're right that giving objects to
>staff members is a horrible idea.
>
>David Haberstich
>
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