Loans or donations to museums

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

Really like those acrylic holders for the tickets. Just the right size and they don't detract from the tickets.

Thank you. The guy that made these really did a super job on them.
Ironically, he went blind in both eyes shortly after making these for me and was never able to make any more of them.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Thank you. The guy that made these really did a super job on them.
Ironically, he went blind in both eyes shortly after making these for me and was never able to make any more of them.

Wow. That's terrible.

[bigfanNY]

About 4 years ago I was cataloging my collection and came across a photo of the Clemson baseball Team from 1903. I did a little research and found the John Heisman was the coach that year and was in the photo. I contacted the library and was told that they did not have an original photo of the team just a recent copy and they would be very interested in obtaining the photo. after a few emails I donated the photo to the Clemson Library in memory of my Dog who had passed away asking that when the photo was displayed that I be notified (so I could visit) and that my Dog always be mentioned as Donner of the photo. I was told that they would be happy to comply with both requests.
What I learned was that once they take possession of the item all bets are off they can do or not do whatever they want with the item. Sad in a way but I do not regret the donation. I tried to do a nice thing and what they do is completely on them.
Jonathan .

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

About 4 years ago I was cataloging my collection and came across a photo of the Clemson baseball Team from 1903. I did a little research and found the John Heisman was the coach that year and was in the photo. I contacted the library and was told that they did not have an original photo of the team just a recent copy and they would be very interested in obtaining the photo. after a few emails I donated the photo to the Clemson Library in memory of my Dog who had passed away asking that when the photo was displayed that I be notified (so I could visit) and that my Dog always be mentioned as Donner of the photo. I was told that they would be happy to comply with both requests.
What I learned was that once they take possession of the item all bets are off they can do or not do whatever they want with the item. Sad in a way but I do not regret the donation. I tried to do a nice thing and what they do is completely on them.
Jonathan .

Is it on display now or ever and if so was it labeled as being donated by your dog(I really like this being a dog person)?

[bigfanNY]

I have no idea I have not heard a word from them aside from a one paragraph email saying that they received my photo. I have inquired a couple of times with no response... Those are the breaks but I still feel the photo is where it is meant to be.

[drcy]

Something like 10% of a museum's holdings are on a display at a time, so, unless you have a Van Gogh or George Washington's military uniform, expecting something to be on permanent display usually is a bit much.

However, you can donate to a museum that catalogs their items and has them available online. Numerous museums have good online catalogs of their holdings. Example

[mrozie21]

Thanks for the great insights on dealing with loans/donations to museums.

I'm just in my initial talks with a particular museum and am weighing my options.

Please keep the responses coming on this topic as I think it's a great discussion for our hobby!