An Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessment of Museum Property for the Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Region

Summary

At the request of the Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, S t Louis District (SLD), conducted a survey of museum property (archaeological collections and associated documentation) generated from archaeological Investigations conducted on Reclamation property in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Sixteen repositories In nine states curate approximately 2709.37 ft3 of artifacts and 217.79 linear feet of associated records. Each repository was assessed to determine its level of compliance with 36 CFR Part 79. Collections at each repository were examined and assigned tasks that require completion before they can comply with 36 CFR Part 79. From these tasks, SLD was able to estimate rehabilitation costs that Reclamation can use for planning purposes.

Once collections were examined, assessment teams captured information pertaining to the collections management processes available at each repository. Current systems are identified and assessed as to their compliance with 36 CFR Part 79, as well as requirements identified in the Department of Interior Departmental Manual (411 DM).

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• USACE (MCX-CMAC) - Archaeological Curation-Needs Assessments

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Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Landowner(s): Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Region

Sponsor(s): Bureau of Relcamation, Great Plains Region Museum Property Program

Repository(s): Room 103, Laboratory of Public Archaeology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Room 109, Laboratory of Public Archaeology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Room 110, Sturm Hall, Museum of Anthropolgy, University of Denver, Denver, CO; Room 111, Sturm Hall, Museum of Anthropolgy, University of Denver, Denver, CO; Room 1B, Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; Room 210, Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; Room 151A, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS; Records Room, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS; Slide Room, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS; Room 214, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS; Room 6, Spooner Hall, Museum of Anthropology University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Room 6A, Spooner Hall, Museum of Anthropology University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Room 201, Neff Hall, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS; Room 218, Neff Hall, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS; Room 221, Neff Hall, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS; Main Storage Room, Billings Curation Center, Billings, MT; Reserved Storage Room, Billings Curation Center, Billings, MT; Room 3, 101 Centennial, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE; Room 27, 101 Centennial, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE; Records Storage Room, Third Floor, Lincoln Children's Museum, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE; 1820 R Street, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE; Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE; Room 77, North Dakota Heritage Center, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND; Room 59, North Dakota Heritage Center, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND; Archaeological Research Room, Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, OK; Archaeological Stroage Room, Fifth Floor, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK; Third Floor, Old Gymnasium, Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; Third Floor, O'Harra Building, Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD; Curation Storage Room, South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD; Document/Photographic Storage Room, South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD; Photograph Storage Room, South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD; Map Storage Room, South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD; Library, South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD; Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Room 19, Buidling 5, Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Room 19B, Buidling 5, Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Room 201, Buidling 5, Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Room 2, Building 5, Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Building 33, Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Room 108, Agriculture Buidling A, University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository, Laramie, WY; Room 110, Agriculture Buidling A, University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository, Laramie, WY; Room 112, Agriculture Buidling A, University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository, Laramie, WY; Anthropology Hall, University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository, Laramie, WY

Prepared By(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Submitted To(s): Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Region Billings, Montana

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