This might be more about penguins than you care to know, but here is ours.
The other option is asking AAM's technical info service for an example of
two.  Happy Anniversary.  The attachment is in WordPerfect.
(See attached file: Colpol.wpd)




Laura Bajuk <[log in to unmask]> on 10/29/98 01:55:49 AM

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Subject:  History Museum Seeks Collections Policy for its 50th Year...




Hello - I'm a board member of a small history museum in its 50th year -
without a collections policy. [Let alone financial, etc.]
I've looked at my Museum Studies materials, but they are way beyond this
group. Do you have a policy you'd be willing to share?
We need a policy that will function well with one part-time [1 day a week]
curator/registrar who has been in place for over 20 years.
Things need to change, and I have a few supporters if I act quickly and get
a
reasonable policy in place that will suit the curator.
Currently, we could be robbed blind - or find that we're fronting an
antique
dealing business - or worse. There is no distinction between historic
objects
and items donated to sell to benefit the museum in its regular garage
sales.
The newly formed collections committee found three original, signed
Dorothea
Lange photos ca. 1920 lying in a metal - thank the gods - drawer... but
nary a
sheet of acid-free tissue in sight, let alone real conservation materials.
Only been sitting there for 13 years...
Fun, fun, fun. I won't say more, because it will just turn your museum-
professional hair as grey as mine is getting... thank goodness for Clairol.
Those interested in how we dealt with an employee tossing off the entire
board
and replacing them with hand-picked shills should drop me a line... The
best
thing is, I think I might just finish my thesis after all - much more
interesting story than curating a women's history exhibit.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. LB