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Once an item has been donated and received into Temporary Custody, the Accessions Committee must review the donation and determine if it meets the standards of the Society's Mission Statement. For an item that meets the standard, the Accession Process begins; for an item that fails to meet the standard, the Return ,or Transfer Process begins.
ACCESSION PROCESS:
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1. NON-COMPUTER JOBS:
~~~ Assign an Accession Number
~~~ Complete preliminary description
~~~ Start Work In Progress paperwork
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2. COMPUTER JOBS:
~~~ Data Entry - Record information into the data base
~~~ Scan Item as an Image File
~or~
~~~ Scan Item as an PDF File
~or~
~~~ Photograph Item with Digital Camera
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3. NON-COMPUTER JOBS:
~~~ Preserve item(s) in archival storage supplies
~~~ Place item(s) in Storage
~~~ Complete Work In Progress paperwork
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As you can see by the images and the text, the process is broken down into manageable tasks, so please join us. We would appreciate your help.
TO VOLUNTEER AT THE ARCHIVES:
WRITE TO:
~~~~~ PAHS Archives / Volunteer
~~~~~ P.O. Box 267
~~~~~ Palmerton, PA 18071-0267
OR CALL:
~~~~~ & Leave a Message at: 1-610-824-6954
OR EMAIL:
~~~~~ contactus@palmertonhistorical.org
~~~~~ Please write "To Volunteer at the Archives" in the Subject Line
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For additional information about the Archives, return to the main page and click the various links, or call 610-824-6954, or Email: contactus@palmertonhistorical.org.
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