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MOVING FORWARD: Planning and Implementing a Collection Move Lauren Fuka, U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology Kelsey Wiggins, U-M Museum of Natural History Erica Travis, Sloan Museum Julie Cook, Historic Ford Estates Julie Cook

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MOVING FORWARD:

Planning and Implementing a Collection Move Lauren Fuka, U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology Kelsey Wiggins, U-M Museum of Natural History Erica Travis, Sloan Museum Julie Cook, Historic Ford Estates

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Julie Cook

Collections Coordinator Historic Ford Estates

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Two Estates = Twice the Need

  • 11,000+ objects combined
  • Standard historic house museum problems
  • Unique issues with the restoration project

Basement Storage at EEFH

Objects needing to be relocated for restoration work at FL Architectural elements original to FL but not the period restoration efforts are aimed at

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The Solution...

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Planning

  • Comprehensive inventory
  • f the collections
  • Storage Planning
  • Supply Inventory
  • Summer Intern Assistance
  • Cleaning up records and

locations

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Thank you

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Erica Travis, Collections Manager Sloan Museum, Flint

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Collection & Move Overview

▶ Collecting Scope:

Life, Work, Governance, the Built Environment, Individuals and Ideas in Flint/Genesee County

▶ 3 storage locations at start of move; 4 presently ▶ 45,000+ records in Objects Catalog ▶ Two Full Time, One Part time Collections Staff ▶ $115K Move Budget ▶ May 2019 Deadline

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Collections Storage

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Challenges

▶ Resources:

▶ Short staff and staff turnover ▶ Tight budget ▶ Limited equipment/supplies

▶ Logistical concerns:

▶ Frequently shifting timeline ▶ Campus construction

▶ Moving during silent phases of renovation planning

and new exhibition content development

▶ Non-ideal recordkeeping

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Solutions

▶ Staffing:

▶ Volunteers ▶ Staff members from other departments ▶ Part time, temporary staff

▶ Offsite storage: an unconventional option ▶ Supplies/Equipment:

▶ Standardize as much as possible ▶ Mix archival and non-archival materials thoughtfully ▶ Splurge when absolutely necessary

▶ Recordkeeping: let your CMS do the heavy lifting

and set yourself up for future success

▶ Collecting and outgoing loan moratorium, limiting

research hours

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Packing and Recordkeeping

Box arrangement and strapping Unit Lists

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Materials and Modifications

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Storing and Loading

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Large Object Moves

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Where we are now…

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Lauren Fuka, Collection Manager

U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology

  • UMMAA:
  • Estimated 3 million artifacts (sensitive, fragile, high monetary value, heavy)
  • Stored in more than 300 cabinets/shelving units, in 10 different rooms, in 2 different buildings
  • Goal- reunite collections that had long been separated in different buildings across campus

Ceramic vessel, Peru (200 BC–AD 600) Birchbark basket, Michigan (late 19th-early 20th c.) Projectile points, Illinois (2100–1100 BC)

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Research Museums Center (RMC)

Photo by Richard Rabeler

2014- During Renovations Present Day

Photo by Lauren Fuka

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UMMAA’s Old Collection Storage

  • Wooden cabinets and wooden

drawers

  • Cabinets/drawers warp over time
  • Sensitive to temperature and

humidity fluctuations

  • Difficult to open
  • Drawers can fall onto level below
  • Severe Overcrowding
  • Difficult to inventory
  • Artifacts can be easily damaged
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Inventory

  • A move is a great opportunity to

inventory collections- if you have the time and people

  • Utilized student assistants
  • Three levels of accountability
  • Corrigan- Verify number of

carts/boxes/pallets arrive at RMC

  • MovePlan- Verify correct

number of items in drawer arrive at RMC

  • UMMAA- Item-level (or box-

level) inventory before AND

  • AFTER. Update database with

new storage locations

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Research Museums Center (RMC)

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New Cabinets

A-1 A-23 A-2a & A-2b

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Space Planning and Mapping

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Space Planning and Mapping

  • The “invisible drawer”
  • A template constructed in the

size/dimension of an A-1 drawer

  • Lay artifacts out on table

within the “invisible drawer” to determine how many A-1 drawers would be needed for a drawer at Ruthven

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Space Planning and Mapping

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Space Planning and Mapping

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Space Planning and Mapping

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Space Planning and Mapping

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University of Michigan, Museum of Natural History

  • Kelsey Wiggins – Associate

Registrar

  • 75-80% moved into new

museum/storage facilities (soft

  • pening April 12-13)
  • Taxidermy birds/mammals,

fossils, skeletons, anthropological artifacts, minerals, models, casts, etc.

  • Toxins, Pests, and Legal issues!

Ruthven Museums Building Biological Sciences Building

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Toxins

  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Lead
  • Radiation
  • Asbestos
  • During a move this is

your time to:

  • Identify
  • Mark
  • Contain
  • Assemble
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Pests

  • Pests are always a

concern

  • During a move,

collections are even more susceptible to pests

  • Prior to a move, utilize

resources to schedule a freezer for use

  • If possible.. during a move:
  • Scan
  • Contain
  • Freeze (-20F)
  • Clean
  • Monitor
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Legal Issues

NAGPRA

  • Native American Graves

Protection and Repatriation Act

  • All museums that have

received federal funding

  • Has your institution ever

filed a NAGPRA inventory?

What to look out for?

  • Human remains
  • Funerary/burial objects
  • Items that could be identified

as “sacred” or “ceremonial”

Contact Info:

Telephone: 202-354-2201 FAX: 202-371-5197 E-mail: NAGPRA_Info@nps.gov

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Legal Issues

Sensitive species

  • Any endangered species

(including subspecies)

  • Birds under Migratory

Bird act

  • Specifically eagles
  • Specimens with zero

provenance

Tourist Industry

  • Jewelry (teeth, shell, bones)
  • Exotic taxidermy
  • Clothes (leather, furs)
  • Pills/supplements (animal

ingredients: bone or horn)

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Legal Issues

Contact U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services:

1)

Send them a list of photos and objects of concern

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They will send out an agent to investigate if there is cause for concern

1)

Option A: USF&WS can seize said specimens and send confirmation at a later date.

2)

Option B: USF&WS can leave specimens needed for education/exhibition, but they will own them. They will send loan paperwork at a later date.

  • Local SE Michigan Special Agent:
  • Douglas Ault: douglas_ault@fws.gov
  • 317 Metty Drive, Suite 1

Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (734) 995-0387 Fax: (734) 995-0439

  • Search USF&WS Law Enforcement

Stations by State Don’t be afraid to contact. They are here to HELP!

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Questions?

Julie Cook Collections Coordinator, Historic Ford Estates JCook@fordhouse.org 313-692-0020 Erica Travis Registrar and Collection Manager, Sloan Museum ETravis@sloanlongway.org 810-237-3435 Kelsey Wiggins Associate Registrar, U-M Museum of Natural History KelseyWi@umich.edu 734-647-3232 Lauren Fuka Collection Manager, U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology LFuka@umich.edu 734-763-0655 Contact Info: