[Nhcoll-l] FW: What should we do with our collections? Special event on Zoom - Wednesday 19 April 20:00 BST

[Andrew Haycock]

Apologies,

Details for the event can be found here:
https://www.mindat.org/message.php?m=619949


Many thanks,

Kind regards
Andrew

From: Andrew Haycock
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2023 9:12 AM
To: (nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu) <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: What should we do with our collections? Special event on Zoom - Wednesday 19 April 20:00 BST

Dear all,

Apologies for cross-posting,

Please see details below of a special event hosted by The Russell Society, and chaired by Roy Starkey:
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Special Event - What should we do with our collections? Wednesday 19 April 20:00 BST on Zoom
A question that is starting to come up more and more often in conversations is "What should I do with my collection?" Today's mineral collecting community is increasingly grey-haired and perhaps dominated by people who began collecting in the 1960s and 1970s. As such, this population of collectors and collections represents a considerable and potentially important mineralogical resource. The same is probably equally true for fossil collections.
In a special event hosted by The Russell Society, and chaired by Roy Starkey, we will present an overview of the key factors to be considered, some of the constraints and hurdles to be overcome, as well as opportunities and threats which may confront us.
We owe it to the specimens, and to those who came before us from whom we have benefited so much, to ensure that our collections are handled in a suitably responsible and satisfactory manner, and that important pieces are curated and preserved together with as much curatorial data and specimen history as possible.
Is your collection properly labelled and organised such that someone coming to it 'cold' would be able to understand what is what, and to be confident in dispersing it appropriately? Do you have a catalogue? If so, is it on paper or in electronic form? If electronic, is it regularly backed-up and in a format likely to be machine readable in the future? Does someone else know how to access it, where to find passwords etc.? Do your family members understand the importance (and perhaps financial value) of your collection? Do they know who to contact and what to do in the event of your unexpected demise? Should the collection go to a museum or university (either in its entirety or segments of it)? Is the best route to return the specimens to the collecting fraternity via a sale or auction, or would sale to a dealer a better option?
We'll be addressing these questions, and a whole lot more, in discussion with a panel of experts from the Natural History Museum (London), National Museum Wales, National Museums Northern Ireland, BGS, The Geological Curators' Group, National Museum of Ireland and National Museums Scotland.
Please make a note of the date and join us for what is perhaps a unique opportunity to assess and to learn what you need to do to put your mineral (or fossil) collection in order whilst there is still time.
We can accommodate a maximum of 100 participants. If you are not a member of The Russell Society and would like to join us, please email talks at russellsoc.org<mailto:talks at russellsoc.org> and, subject to capacity, we'll send you the Zoom link a couple of days prior to the talk.
It is planned to record the discussion and make it available as a resource for the future.
Roy Starkey
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Many thanks,

Kind regards
Andrew

GCG Rep for SPNHC

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Curator: Mineralogy & Petrology
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Natural Sciences

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