[BCMA] Criteria for evaluating trophies?

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hi Nancy,
Museums are not just for keepsakes for the rich and famous. Here at Telkwa Museum and also at the Smithers Museum we have some some rotating exhibits on many topics from the different sports  to agriculture and also ones on ethnic groups reflecting the background of the local population. Many seemingly ordinary trophies can have very interesting stories. These can highlight both pioneer merchants or other donors and the recipients. As museums are often visited by the descendants of local pioneers it is nice for them to see trophies which bring back memories. I would certainly keep all perpetual trophies and even best in divisions but might think twice when every member of a team received a small cup.
Just my some thoughts.
Doug Boersema
Telkwa Museum

On 2011-10-24, at 4:08 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:

> Hi everyone,
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> I’d be grateful for guidance or suggestions about evaluating trophies. We own a sizeable collection of trophies, stretching back 100 years, that recognize achievements in community horticultural fairs, company-sponsored teams such as bowling leagues, sporting events and scholastic achievement.
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> Our local School District is planning a move from its current building to a new facility next year. They say they have “lots and lots of trophies” that they don’t want to keep. Before we engage in a conversation about whether some of the trophies should be transferred to the Museum & Archives, rather than discarded, I’ll want to develop a set of significance criteria to help guide our decision making. If names such as famous NV athletes Harry Jerome or Karen Magnussen appear on any of the trophies they’re probably keepers. But what other criteria would you use when deciding whether to accession a trophy?
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> Thanks ,
> Nancy
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> Nancy Kirkpatrick, Director
> North Vancouver Museum & Archives
> Community History Centre - 3203 Institute Road
> North Vancouver, BC  V7K 3E5
> Tel: 604.990.3700 ext 8001  Fax: 604.987.5688
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