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| NPS Museum Handbook
What is the *Museum Handbook*?
It is a reference guide on how to manage, preserve, document, access and use museum collections.         
**There are three parts to the NPS *Museum Handbook*:****Part I, Museum CollectionsPart II, Museum RecordsPart III, Museum Collections Use**
NPS *Museum Handbook* with Quick Reference
23.8 MB
(PDF includes all three parts of the *Museum Handbook*)
PDF includes quick reference and keyword search ("find") across entire *Museum Handbook* (Part I, II, and III)
         NPS *Museum Handbook* Quick Reference
(PDF includes Quick Reference Only)
         The NPS *Museum Handbook*, Part I, Museum Collections
It focuses on standards and procedures of preventive care for musuem collections with information on:
Preservation and conservation 
Emergency planning 
Handling and shipping objects 
Integrated pest management 
Security and fire protection 
Storage buildings, equipment and techniques 

It also includes numerous appendices on techniques for the preservation of specific types of materials found in museum collections including:
Archeological objects 
Cellulose nitrate film 
Ceramics, glass and stone 
Leather and skin objects 
Metal objects 
Paintings 
Paper objects 
Photo collections 
Textiles 
Wooden objects 

The NPS *Museum Handbook*, Part II, Museum Records
It provides guidance on documentation and accountability for the following types of objects:
Archeology 
Ethnography 
History 
Archival and manuscript collections 
Biology 
Geology 
Paleontology 

It addresses the following topics:
Accessioning 
Cataloging 
Inventorying 
Marking objects 
Record photography 
Incoming and outgoing loans 
Deaccessioning 

The NPS *Museum Handbook*, Part III, Museum Collections Use
It addresses the following topics:
Evaluating and documenting museum collections use 
Legal issues 
Publications 
2-Dimensional reproductions 
3-Dimensional reproductions 
Special uses of museum collections 
Using museum objects in exhibits 
Furnished historic structures 
Research 
Guidance for planning research space 
Reference interview process 

For additional information, click here to email, or write to:
           National Park Service           Museum Management Program           1849 C Street, NW, Room NC230           Washington, D.C. 20240           U.S.A |
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