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Re: retention of awards and plaques



I was ready to toss a box load of plaques made in recogition of a
donor's gift or endowment of a room, etc., and was advised that we might
need to hang on to them just in case the donor asks about it, even
though the endowed room or whatever may no longer exist (for good PR,
politics, or what not).

We have yet to take up the matter with the committee that governs the
archives.  Due to their bulk, however, it will need to be addressed.
One option we are considering is to ask the donor if they would like to
have the plaque.

Leslie Wagner
Archivist
Methodist Hospitals of Dallas

"Brunet, Lesley" wrote:
>
> Corporate archivists/records managers and others:
>
> Does anyone have a policy, or even a guideline, about retaining awards
> (plaques, glassware, etc.) given to a corporation either in recognition of
> their product or performance, or for community work/contributions?
>
> Anything other than a gut feeling for whether an award has historical,
> artistic, or monetary value?
>
> Thanks!
> Lesley W. Brunet, CA
> Corporate Archivist, Global Records Management
> Compaq Computer Corporation
> 281-927-0673
> lesley.brunet@compaq.com
>
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