[BCMA] University of Alberta Dentistry Museum Deaccession List

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On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Jennifer Bowser <bowser at ualberta.ca> wrote:

> 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
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