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Brown, James A.          1981      The Potential of Systematic Collections           for Archaeological Research. In *The Research Potential of Anthropological           Museum Collections*, edited by Anne-Marie E. Cantwell, James B. Griffin,           and Nan A. Rothschild, pp. 65-77. The New York Academy of Sciences,           New York. 

1982      On the Structure           of Artifact Typologies. In *Essays on Archaeological Typology*,           edited by Robert Whallon and James A. Brown, pp. 176-189. Center for           American Archeology Press, Evanston, IL. 

Burcaw, G. Ellis          1975      *Introduction to Museum Work*.           The American Association for State and Local History, Nashville 

Cantwell, Anne-Marie, James B. Griffin, and Nan A. Rothschild,           editors          1981      *The Research Potential of Anthropological           Museum Collections*. The New York Academy of Sciences, New York.           

Carnett, Carol          1991      *Legal           Background of Archeological Resources Protection*. Technical           Brief No. 11, Archeological Assistance Division, National Park Service,           U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 

Christenson, Andrew L.          1979      The Role of Museums in Cultural Resource           Management. *American Antiquity* 44(1):161-163 

Dunnell, Robert C.          1984      The Ethics of Archaeological Significance           Decisions. In *Ethics and Values in Archaeology*, edited by Ernestene           L. Green, pp. 62-74. The Free Press, New York. 

Engelbrecht, William, Lynn Ceci, Leonard Eisenberg,           Dolores Elliot, Charles Hayes, III, Peter Pratt, Wendell Rhodes, and           Dennis Wentworth          1988      *A Guide to Anthropological Collections           from New York State*. Compiled by the Collections Inventory Committee,           New York Archaeological Council. 

Ford, Richard I.          1977      *Systematic Research Collections           in Anthropology: An Irreplaceable National Resource*. Harvard University,           Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA.           

Funk, Robert E.          1976      *Recent Contributions to Hudson           Valley Prehistory*. New York State Museum Memoir 22. The State Education           Department, Albany. 

Glassow, Michael          1977      Issues in Evaluating the Significance           of Archaeological Resources. *American Antiquity* 43(3):413-420.           

Green, Ernestene L. International Council of Museums          1984      Introduction. In *Ethics and Values           in Archaeology*, edited by Ernestene L. Green, pp. ix-xii. The Free           Press, New York. 

International Council of Museums          1987      Code of Professional Ethics. In *ICOM           Statutes/Code of Professional Ethics*. ICOM, Maison de l'Unesco,           Paris, France. 

Jelks, Edward B.          1990      Curation of Federal Archeological           Collections in the Southwest: A Status Report. Paper presented in a           symposium entitled, "Using and Abusing Archeological Collections," at           Preservation Challenges for the 1990s: A Conference for Public Officials,           June 5-7, Washington, D.C. 

Lindsay, Alexander J., Jr., Glenna Williams-Dean, and           Jonathan Haas          1980      *The Curation and Management of           Archeological Collections: A Pilot Study*. Interagency Archeological           Services, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 

Lipe, William          1974      A Conservation Model for American           Archaeology. *The Kiva* 39 (3-4). 

McManamon, Francis P.          1990      A Regional Perspective on Assessing           the Significance of Historic Period Sites. *Historical Archaeology*           24(2):14-22. 

Malaro, Marie          1979      Collections Management Policies.           *Museum News* 58(2):57-61. 

Marquardt, William H.          1977      *Regional Centers in Archaeology:           Prospects and Problems*. Missouri Archaeological Society Research           Series No.14, Columbia, MO. 

Marquardt, William H., Anta Montet-White, and Sandra           C. Scholtz          1982      Resolving the Crisis in Archaeological           Collections Curation. *American Antiquity* 47(2):409-418. 

Milner, George R.          1987      Contract Excavations, Collections           Management, and Academic Archaeology. Paper presented at the Annual           Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,           Chicago. 

New York State Association of Museums          1974      The Ethics and Responsibilities of           Museums with Respect to the Acquisition and Disposition of Collection           Materials. 

National Park Service          1990      Chapter 2: Scope of Museum Collections.           *Museum Handbook*, Part 1, Revised. National Park Service, Washington,           D.C. 

Parker, Arthur C.          1907      *Excavations in an Erie Indian           Village and Burial Site at Ripley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.* Bulletin           117, New York State Museum, Albany. 

1922      *The Archaeological           History of New York*. Bulletins 235, 236, New York State Museum,           Albany. 

Pearce, Susan M.          1990      *Archaeological Curatorship*.           Leicester University Press, London. 

Ritchie, William A., and Robert E. Funk          1973      *Aboriginal Settlement Patterns           in the Northeast*. New York State Museum Memoir 20. The State Education           Department, Albany. 

Salwen, Bert          1981      Collecting Now for Future Research.           In *The Research Potential of Anthropological Museum Collections*,           edited by Anne-Marie E. Cantwell, James B. Griffin, and Nan A. Rothschild,           pp. 567-574. The New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 

Schiffer, Michael B., and John H. House          1977      Cultural Resource Management and           Archeological Research: The Cache Project. *Current Anthropology*           18:43-68. 

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Sullivan, Lynne P.          1987      Renovation of the New York State           Museum's Archaeological Collections: Phase I (NSF Grant BNS-8709135).           

1989      Renovation of the           New York State Museum's Archaeological Collections: Phase II--Records           Documentation, Organization, and Assessment (NSF Grant BNS-8907268).           

Sullivan, Lynne P., Edward V. Curtin, Lisa M. Anderson,           Penny Ann Perella, and Stuart Mendelson          1990      *A Guide to the Archaeological           Collections of the New York State Museum*. New York State Museum           Circular 53. The State Education Department, Albany. 

Towle, Linda A., and Darcie A. MacMahon, editors          1986      *Archeological Collections Management           at Minute Man National Historical Park*. Volumes 1-4. Division of           Cultural Resources, North Atlantic Regional Office, National Park Service,           U.S. Department of the Interior, Boston. 

Trimble, Michael K. and Thomas B. Meyers          1991      *Saving the Past from the Future:           Archaeological Curation in the St. Louis District*. U.S. Army Corps           of Engineers, St. Louis District, St. Louis, MO. 

U.S. General Accounting Office          1987      *Cultural Resources: Problems Protecting           and Preserving Federal Archeological Resources*. U.S. General Accounting           Office, Washington, D.C. 

**Endnotes**

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1.	          The terms "museum" and "repository" are used interchangeably to indicate           any facility as defined in *Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered           Archeological Collections*, 36 CFR Part 79, Section 79.4(j). 

2.	          It is important to note that fully one-third of the states have yet           to enact some form of state-level curation legislation to ensure basic           care for those collections which do not fall under Federal jurisdiction           (Carnett 1991, Fig. 1). 

3.Native           American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-601,           25 U.S.C. 3001-3013) 

4.	          36 CFR Part 79.5(d), 79.12, *Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered           Collections;* Proposed Rule. Published in the Federal Register 55(177):37671-37672.           (1990) 

5.           At present, there is no centralized site file that contains listings           of all known sites that are recorded in various institutional (museums,           universities, etc.) files for the State of New York. 

6.	          P.L. 59-209, 16 U.S.C. 431-433 (1906); 43 CFR Part 3. 

7.	          P.L. 96-95, as amended by P.L. 100-555 and 100-588, 16 U.S.C. 470aa-mm           (1988), 43 CFR Part 7. 

8.	          36 CFR Part 6l.4(b)(3), *Procedures for Approved State and Local Government           Historic Preservation Programs*. 

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**curation                 in the context of cultural resource management**

**curation                 as resource management**

**the                 ethical dilemma in the context of research museums**

**the                 new york state museum's collections: a case study of the present                 sample**

**mechanisms                 for effecting collections management by museums**

**steps                 toward coordinated regional planning**

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