[BCMA] University of Alberta Dentistry Museum Deaccession List

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Dear BC Museums Association List-Serv members,

The University of Alberta Museums has undertaken an initiative to review
and refine its Dentistry Museum collection to strengthen its purpose within
the Department of Dentistry through teaching, research and community
engagement.

A component of this initiative involves deaccessioning artifacts that do
not fit the Acquisition strategy of the collection. As such, the University
of Alberta Museums is deaccessioning 1,845 historical artifacts and 64
natural history specimens from the Dentistry Museum. We ask you to please
forward this notice to the appropriate person within your institution to
review the attached list should there be an interest regarding any of the
artifacts or specimens. In keeping with our policy, we are offering for
transfer these items to other Canadian public institutions for a period of
thirty (30) days as we strongly believe that they should, wherever
possible, remain part of Canada's cultural heritage.

Throughout this initiative, we have followed the highest standards of
practice and have insured this process conforms to government legislation
and policy, as well as the University of Alberta Museums and Collections
Policy. Our process included several reviews by dental and natural history
experts, the Dentistry Curator and several Collections Management staff
within the University of Alberta's Museums and Collections Services. As per
our policy, the list of selected artifacts and specimens received final
approval for deaccessioning from the University of Alberta Board of
Governors.

Should your institution be interested in any of the listed artifacts or
specimens, we can share further information and images with you. Please
contact Jennifer Bowser, Collections Management Advisor
(Registration/Preventive Conservation), by June 21, 2015 at 1-780-492-0775
or bowser at ualberta.ca if you have any questions or wish to express your
interest.

Sincerely,
Jennifer

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*Jennifer Bowser*
Collections Management Advisor (Registration/Preventive Conservation)
Museums and Collections Services
*University of Alberta Museums*
Ring House 1
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Canada, T6G 2E1
T: 780 492 0775
F: 780 492 6185
E: bowser at ualberta.ca
W: www.museums.ualberta.ca
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