Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 16 - History, Humanities and Arts › Part 5 - Museum Division › Chapter 8 - Collections Policy of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion › Rule 16-5-8.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
Historic Section:
The historic section of the Governor's Mansion consists of
				  the first and second floors of the original front block of the Governor's
				  Mansion completed in 1842. It does not include the 1975 town house addition nor
				  the raised basement, which runs underneath both the historic front block and
				  the 1975 addition.
The Board of Trustees, Mississippi Department of Archives
				  and History, has adopted guidelines for the public's use of the Mansion's
				  historic section and grounds
(The Mississippi Governor's Mansion
				  Historic Section and Grounds, Guidelines for Public Use
) and
				  guidelines for the Governor and First Family's use of the Mansion's historic
				  section and grounds (
The Mississippi Governor's Mansion Historic
				  Section and Grounds, Guidelines for Use by the Governor and First
				  Family
).
B.
Historic Collection:
The historic collection of the Governor's Mansion consists
				  of those objects which have direct significance to the historic section of the
				  Governor's Mansion. The majority of these objects are on exhibit in the
				  Mansion's historic section. All objects in the historic section are property of
				  the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, with the exception of a
				  twentieth-century Steinway baby grand piano and a tea set belonging to the
				  Department of Finance and Administration. Objects in the historic collection
				  are cataloged, documented, preserved, and managed according to prescribed
				  procedures based on current professional museum standards with the
				  understanding that items are subjected to use and cannot be preserved in the
				  same manner as holdings in Museum Division's Historic Objects collection. It is
				  unlawful to remove any state property under the custody of the curator from the
				  Mansion without authorization of the curator as stipulated by the Mississippi
				  Code 1972, Section
				  39-5-21.
				  Also, no property on MDAH inventory should be relocated within the Mansion
				  without the approval of the Mansion curator.
C.
Scope of Historic Collection:
The scope of the collection of the Mississippi Governor's
				  Mansion shall include furnishings and decorative arts items appropriate for
				  display in the historic section of the Governor's Mansion, typically items
				  dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The collection may also
				  include high quality reproductions, when appropriate.
D.
Delegation of Responsibility for
				Implementation of Collections Policy:
The Museum Division director is responsible for supervising
				  the proper implementation of the collections policy. The Division director has
				  delegated the day-to-day care and management of the collections to the Mansion
				  curator. Specific collections care and management procedures (for acquisition,
				  cataloging, disposal, documentation, access, loans, handling, etc.) are
				  outlined in a collections management manual developed and maintained by the
				  Mansion curator.
E.
Provision for Review and Revision of Collections Policy:
The
				collections policy will be reviewed by the Collections Committee (consisting of
				the Museum Division director, Mansion curator, and the Museum Division director
				of curatorial services) at least every five years and, when necessary,
				appropriate revisions will be presented to the Board of Trustees for the
				Board's review and approval.
Miss. Code
				  §§
										39-5-6,
				  39-5-21
				  (1972, as amended).