Jennifer Motszko

Manuscripts Archivist

Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections

and University Archives

Inherited Collections and Collection Development at

UNCG

BackgroundPolicy needExamples of inherited collections

Collection DevelopmentGetting StartedContacting repositoriesCollection strengths and growth areasNext Steps

Outline

One of four areas in SCUASpecial CollectionsUniversity ArchivesBetty H. Carter Women Veteran Historical

CollectionManuscripts

Statistics

Manuscripts

Manuscript collections began to growHoward Coble CollectionRobert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection

Involvement of UNCG Development Department

Transformative Issues Focus Group Report to Dean – Action Items

Why a collection development policy?

Loaned to

UNCG in 1985

Donated to

the School of

HES in 1998

Deposited

with SCUA in

2000

Alma and Spencer

Garlow Doll Collection

Approximately

150 items

purchased by

Ms. Tuttle

while she

lived in China

Donated to

UNCG in 2003

Lelia Judson Tuttle Papers and Chinese

Artifacts

Self-described

“negro”

printer

Gift

agreement in

1996

Jubalee Press/ Amos Paul

Kennedy, Jr. Collection

A transcript of

a microfilm of

a transcript of

Greene’s

letters

Nathanael Greene Letters

Collection Development

Review of StacksKeepDeaccessionProblems/Issues

Assessing the Collections

Outreach

StrengthsTriad Area WritersPerforming Arts CollectionsUNCG Faculty PapersPhysical Education

Growth AreasLocal Political and Social OrganizationsWomen’s History

Collection strengths and growth areas

Drafting PolicyInternal ReviewApproval by Dean

OutreachFacultyCommunity

Next Steps