[MassHistPres] donations, gifts; acquisitions and deaccession of historical materials

[Stuart D Brorson]

Stephen,

The Arlington Historical Society has a policy document outlining
accessing and deaccessioning collectable items including gifts.  They
also use a quitclaim which the donor must sign before giving items to
the society.  I believe many or most historical societies have such
paperwork.  I don't know if such paperwork is common with historical
commissions since they (usually) have a different mission.

I will forward your query to our society's director and ask her to
reach out to you.

Best regards,
Stuart Brorson
Arlington, MA


On Saturday 2022-10-01 10:51, STEPHEN NOWAK wrote:

>     The Palmer Historical Commission is in the process of establishing policies and guidelines for acquiring and the
>deselection of historical materials from donations, gifts; purchase and existing inventory.
>     Does any other commission have  similar policies or guidelines that they would share? Of special interest would be a
>quitclaim receipt, signed by the donor, relinquishing all future interest or control of items donated or purchased.
>     Also any de-acquisition , disposal, or the right of refusal of items language would be helpful.
>                Thank you in advance for any assistance.
>
>                 Stephen Nowak
>                 Palmer Historical Commission, Chair
>                 nowak4044 at comcast.net
>                 413-283-9889
>
>