Subject: FW: Archiving groups of paperwork Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:23:23 -0600 Message-ID: <8F88A39438AC7A47945889B1D9DCD2F1CA19DD@oshkosh02.ci.oshkosh.wi.us> From: "Cross, Scott" <scross@ci.oshkosh.wi.us>
Kathy,
Your question has been forwarded to me. An archival donation from a
single source only receives one accession number.
When cataloging the collection onto PastPerfect, you can assign any
number of "Object ID numbers" depending on the "Level of Description"
that you want.
If you go to the Oshkosh Public Museum's "Virtual Exhibit" take a look
at the "Joseph Arnold Collection". This is a good example of how to
catalog archival collections onto PastPerfect at multiple levels.
http://www.oshkoshmuseum.org/Virtual/exhibit3/e30001a.htm
Scott Cross
Archivist
Oshkosh Public Museum
1331 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh WI 54901-2799
920-236-5773
scross@ci.oshkosh.wi.us
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Subject: Fw: Archiving groups of paperwork
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Laakso <mailto:dchs@douglashistory.org>
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:53 PM
Subject: Archiving groups of paperwork
Can anyone answer this question? I don't deal with accessions so I
really don't know.
A volunteer is asking how to accession groups of paper from the same
place - do you give each piece of paper an accession number? We have
several land deeds, mortgage paperwork and insurance policies that
belonged to an insurance company. Does each piece get an accession
number and entered into PastPerfect as individual pieces of a
collection? Or would it be ok to make the collection of papers one
accession?
Thanks.
Kathy Laakso
Douglas County Historical Society
Superior