The Registrars Committee of the AAM and the American Institute for
Conservation have had a joint committee working on this issue for the last
three years.  There are a number of excellent publications available:
- Terry Segal's chapter in the New Museum Registration Methods
- a two-part pamphlet written by Marianna Munyer, available from the
Illinois Association of Museums (c/o Mary Turner, Old State Capitol,
Springfield IL 62701)
- two workshop handbooks (one from the Midwest Museum Conference prepared by
Terry Segal, the other from the RC-AAM 1997 pre-conference prepared by
Marianna Munyer), both available from RC-AAM Reprints Coordinator Bill
Tompkins ($5 each): 202 357-3125

Additional publications will be forthcoming.


Janice Klein
Registrar, The Field Museum
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At 07:44 PM 7/16/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>This may seem like a pretty mundane question, but everyone I know that I
>have asked has given me a different answer, so I'll try here.  What are your
>various methods of printing catalog numbers on artifacts?  I'm coming into a
>place which has used the "Let's put white out on the artifact and write on
>that" method of labeling, which I don't particularly like, so I'm trying to
>develop a different method.
>
>So--
>
>Do you use pigma pens?  India Ink and fountain pens or quills?  Acrylic ink?
>How do you keep the process reversible?
>Write directly on artifact? or not?
>What about 25% solution of B72 in acetone?  Health hazards?  University
>Products has an opaque version of this solution.  Good?  Bad?
>Any other methods?  Suppliers of stuff would be helpful as well.
>
>TIA
>
>e
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>Emily J. Van
>Anthropology/Archaeology Lab & Collections Manager
>Luther College, Decorah, IA 52101        (319)387-2156
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