[NHCOLL-L:3687] Re: Donation Legal Advice

[Anita F. Cholewa]

I'm not certain but I believe it has to be /accepted /by Dec 31.  Some 
one else will know for sure.  Check with your museum's legal department.

Anita
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Anita F. Cholewa, Ph.D.
Curator of the herbarium
Bell Museum of Natural History
University of Minnesota
1445 Gortner Ave
ST PAUL MN 55108-1095

Karen Morton wrote:

> We are looking for advice on how to handle a 2007 year-end donation.  
> A potential donor vigorously attempted to donate some mineral 
> specimens to our museum in the last week of 2007.  Unfortunately our 
> entire Collections staff, and half of the Administrative staff, was 
> already out on vacation.  The donor has an appraisal letter for the 
> minerals that is dated from December 2007, and faxed it to the museum 
> to the only person they could get in contact with before the end of 
> the year. 
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> Our museum has a policy of NOT back-dating donations, but does a dated 
> appraisal letter and a good-faith effort change the situation?  We 
> welcome any advice from those of you who have had similar circumstances.
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> Respectfully,
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> Karen Morton
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> Collections Manager
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> Museum of Nature and Science
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> P.O. Box 151469
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> Dallas, TX 75315-1469
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> Phone: 972-201-0595
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> Fax: 214-428-4356
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