These temporary materials were reused when possible. Methods for collections housings and acceptable materials for them were chosen by the Conservator and Collections Manager. Each collection was divided into discrete packing projects depending upon written protocol. A file is kept by location and by department. Problems, either cataloguing or conservation, are red tagged and tracked in a separate list.
Pallets are color coded within and across departments.
The original volunteers were trained in 4 2-3 hour sessions. The training packet includes handling procedures, information on the different numbering systems at the museum, schedules, tasks, and other pertinent information. Skills taught were how to look at an object, how to support it, and different mounting techniques.