Policies

For questions regarding the policies, forms and procedures listed below, please contact Jennifer White, Registrar, 244-3353 or jenwhite@illinois.edu.

Policies

• Mission Statement

• Patron Conduct

• Spurlock Museum Bylaws

• Spurlock Museum Guidelines for Professional Practices

• Student Staff Manual

• Collections Management Policy

  • Description and Scope of Collections

    1. Registration

       1. Museum Collections and Collections Related Numbering Systems
       2. Receipt of Objects
       3. Acquisitions
       4. Outgoing Loans
       5. Incoming Loans
       6. Undocumented Property and Objects found in Collections
       7. Abandoned Property and Unclaimed Loans
       8. Deaccessions
       9. Appraisal
       10. Insurance of Collections and Loans

    2. Care and Preservation

       1. Artifact Handling
       2. Environmental Monitoring
       3. Preservation of Displayed Collections
       4. Packing and Shipping
       5. Inventory Policy
       6. Public Access to Collections
       7. Scientific Testing

    3. Photography

       1. Photography Policy
       2. Terms for Special Requests for Photography Form (in Adobe PDF)
       3. Request for Access and use of Documentary Multimedia Collection and Other Museum Images or Recordings Form (in Adobe PDF)

    4. Collections Documentation and Institutional History Records

       1. Overview
       2. Glossary

• Employee Right to Know Hazard Communication Plan