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Perthe collection agreement with the City of Elgin, all collection items dated pre-1982 which includes the collections of
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Lord cannot be sold, borrowed, or disposed of without written consent from the city.
The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History & Anthropology request to: (circle one of the following)
SELL
TRADE
Identify and provide an adequate description of each inventory item, identifythe recipient or destination of
the item(s), the estimated value of the item(s), or any consideration received for each item.
if trade/borrow — where will the items be traded/borrowed and include approximate return date.
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Deaccession larder
Attached please find a description and documentation of an article in the Collection of Elgin
Public Museum that it is necessary to immediately deaccession. The reason for deaccessioning is
that the curation of human skeletal remains is outside the Elgin Public Museum's mission. The
limited documentation in the Museum's possession indicates possible Native American.
affiliation. As such, all efforts have been made for the transfer of this item of human remains
with dignity and respect in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act enacted by Congress in 1990.
In November of 1993, Lisa Wisniewski, Museum Coordinator at the time under Director Nancy
Epping, sent letters to over 100 tribes in 17 states informing them of objects in our possession.
Less than half of the tribes responded. Of those that did respond, almost all wanted to know the
provenance of our collections. Within the Elgin Public Museum's Records, human remains have
been classified as Anthropology, North American, Native American. The Museum has no
documentation of the authenticity of any of these objects. Correspondence with several tribes
continued for several years but there has never been resolution for their transfer.
Earlier in this year, with City approval, we arranged with Illinois State Museum for the transfer
of all human remains in our possession. However, one item in our inventory records was missing
and presumed lost. It has since been located, and we now seek to transfer it to Illinois State
Museum_ This item is a left mandible (jawbone).
Under Elgin Public Museum's Collection Policy with the City of Elgin, objects acquired prior to
1982 must be approved for disposal by the City of Elgin. 1 therefore request such approval, that
this object may be placed in the hands of the Illinois State Museum as soon as possible.
Requested by:
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