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You want to hang onto anything that might have long term historical
value.  If you haven't been there long and know know a lot of the
institutional history it is important to be very careful about
discarding records.  Some good publications to read before you start is
Museum Archives: An Introduction  by William A. Deiss and Archives &
Manuscripts: Appraisal & Accessioning by Maynard J. Birchford.  These
are both small publications that won't take long to read.  Both are
published by the Society of American Archivists.

Mona Chapin
Cincinnati Art Museum
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Christine Michelle Wilson wrote:

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> Aloha!
> Since I am a newbie, I'm not sure if this topic has been already
> discussed
> at length. If so, please direct me to the ARLIS-L archives site!
> If not, here goes: I am assisting in the creation of our museum
> archives.
> However, since I have no archives coursework or experience I am in the
>
> dark about this. My predecessor arranged that all printed materials
> relating to
> exhibitions (catalogs, invitations) and newsletters be archived. We
> also
> have news clippings, photos, and catalogs of the museum collections in
>
> archives.
> The problem is that we have boxes and boxes of departmental
> files(mostly
> from the Director/Associate Director, Public Relations, Development
> and
> such) which
> are of undetermined status. My boss says that most of this stuff can
> probably be tossed, but I am unsure as to what would fall into the
> archival category. Most of the accounting records have been separated
> from
> the other departments.  Has anyone on the list ever worked on such a
> project?
> Specifically I am looking for a list of selection criteria which would
>
> pertain to museum archives in particular. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Christine Wilson
> Librarian
> Honolulu Academy of Arts