Department of the Interior Museum Program - Preserving our Legacy
Bureaus and Offices within the Department with museum collections

Bureau of Indian Affairs
More than 5,600,000 items
Housed at 102 BIA locations and 71 other institutions
Bureau of Land Management
More than 11,400,000 items
Housed at 3 BLM locations and 121 other institutions
Bureau of Reclamation
More than 2,800,000 items
Housed at 9 BOR locations and 19 other institutions
Fish & Wildlife Service
More than 5,600,000 items
Housed at 173 FWS locations and 217 other institutions

Indian Arts & Crafts Board
More than 11,000 items
Housed at 3 IACB locations
Minerals Management Service
55 items
Housed at 4 MMS locations
National Business Center
More than 5,700 items
Housed at 1 NBC location and 2 other institutions
National Park Service
More than 120,000,000 items
Housed at 321 NPS locations and 570 other institutions
Office of the Special Trustee
112 items
Housed at 5 OST locations
US Geological Survey
More than 40,000 items
Housed at 4 USGS locations and 2 other institutions

Employment and Contracting Information
USAJOBS - Your career in the U.S. Government starts here!

Internships - Through the National Council for Preservation Education

FedBizOpps - A conduit to the entire Federal contracting community

Harpers Ferry Center Office of Acquisition Management - Negotiates and establishes contracts and assistance agreements for the National Park Service

 
General Information

Departmental Manual Part 411 sets the policy for the collection, management, and care of museum property at the Department of the Interior. Museum property is a subset of the larger personal property category.

The Museum Property Handbooks provide guidance on meeting the policy set forth in Departmental Manual Part 411.

Departmental Manual Part 411

Chapter 1 - Policy & Responsibilities for Managing Museum Property (3/19/97)
Chapter 2 - Actions required for Managing Museum Property (3/19/97)
Chapter 3 - Standards for Managing Museum Property (3/19/97)

Museum Property Handbook Volume I:
Preservation and Protection of Museum Property
Chapter 1: Introduction to Museum Property Management
Chapter 2: Planning for Museum Property Management
Chapter 3: Scope of Museum Property Collections
Chapter 4: Introduction to Museum Property Preservation
Chapter 5: Agents of Deterioration
Chapter 6: Biological Infestations
Chapter 7: Housekeeping: Preventative Conservation
Chapter 8: Handling, Packing, and Shipping
Chapter 9: Museum Property Storage
Chapter 10: Conservation Treatment
Chapter 11: Museum Property Security and Fire Protection
Chapter 12: Museum Property Emergency Planning
Chapter 13: Professional Considerations
Chapter 14: Programming: Funding, and Staffing
Chapter 15: Artwork in Office Space
Appendix A: Mandates and Standards
Appendix B: Professional Organizations and Societies
Appendix C: Codes of Ethics
Appendix D: Scope of Collections Statement
Appendix E: Museum Property Management Checklist
Appendix F: Monitoring the Environment
Appendix G: Storage of Museum Property
Appendix H: Documentation of Conservation Treatment
Appendix I: Protection of Museum Property
Appendix J: Museum Property Supplies and Equipment Sources
Appendix K: Glossary
Museum Property Handbook Volume II:
Documentation of Museum Property
Chapter 1: Accountability and Documentation
Chapter 2: Accessioning
Chapter 3: Cataloging
Chapter 4: Inventory and Other Special Instructions
Chapter 5: Incoming and Outgoing Loans
Chapter 6: Deaccessioning
Appendix A: Mandates and Standards
Appendix B: Estimating Cataloging Costs
Appendix C: Historical and/or Scientific Documents
Appendix D: Classifying Museum Property
Appendix E: Lot Cataloging
Appendix F: U.S. Postal Service State and Territory Codes
Appendix G: FIPS County Codes
Appendix H: Recommended Readings for Cataloging
Appendix I: Photography
Appendix J: Marking and Numbering Museum Property
Appendix K: Techniques for Recording Measurements
Appendix L: Optional Data Categories for Accessioning
Appendix M: Optional Data Categories for Cataloging Cultural Resources
Appendix N: Optional Data for Natural History
Appendix O: Optional Data Categories - Loans
Appendix Q: Glossary
Master Index

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Sherman Indian School
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Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Bureau of Land Management
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Coulee Dam, WA
Bureau of Reclamation

National Conservation Training Center
Shepherdstown, WV
Fish & Wildlife Service

Southern Plains Indian Museum
Anadarko, OK
Indian Arts & Crafts Board

Interior Museum
Washington, DC
National Business Center

Yellowstone National Park Heritage and Research Center
Gardiner, MT
National Park Service

Contact information:

Interior Museum Program
1849 C St NW MS 2607
Washington, DC 20240

Phone: 202-208-4698

Fax: 202-513-0822

Location:
Main Interior Building
Room 2071

The Interior Museum Program is a part of the Department of Interior's Office of Acquisition and Property Management

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