please excuse the cross postings Dear colleagues, I am in the midst of a post-deaccession mess and am seeking advice on proper documentation. The following is a summary of the situation: Museum staff reviewed the collections for objects to deaccession, sorting them into categories (items that needed more research, items to be returned to collections storage and items for review by the deaccession committee.) After the curator left the museum, the categories were consolidated, accession numbers were removed, some items were returned to storage and some items were sold (without review of the committee.) None of these transactions were documented. After coming on staff I completed a full inventory of the collections, created a computerized database, and determined which items were probably sold or disposed of. At this point I would like to put some form of documentation in the accession files for the items that I suspect were "deaccessioned" -- and am wondering how I can best document their removal "after the fact." Thank you in advance for any information/advice that you can forward. Please send your thoughts to [log in to unmask] I look forward to hearing from some of you. Melissa Heyman Museum Curator [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]