[Nhcoll-l] Personal Natural History Collections

[Peter Rauch]

You might try searching Taxacom for "private herbaria", or "personal
collection", and similar search terms. When there, click on the
question-mark next to the search box to see how to form queries.

http://taxacom.markmail.org

Peter

On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 10:12 AM Sarah K. Huber <skhuber at vims.edu> wrote:

> Does anyone have recommendations for publications that address the ethics
> of “personal” natural history collections (i.e., specimens that were
> legally collected, but sit on desks as curios), particularly when an
> individual is at a museum or institution with an established collection? I
> am specifically thinking about specimens that were collected as part of
> federally or state funded research programs, and that were collected under
> the auspices of the institution at which the individual works. I would like
> to put together a workshop on scientific collecting for incoming graduate
> students, and it would be nice to have some readings that address this
> issue.
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> Of course, if you have your own opinions that you would like to share with
> me, please feel free to e-mail me individually.
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> Thanks,
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> Sarah
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> Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D.
> Curatorial Associate, VIMS Nunnally Ichthyology Collection
> Office 804.684.7104 | Collection 804.684.7285
> skhuber at vims.edu |
> http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php
> PO Box 1346 | 1375 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA 23062
>
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