NPS Archeology Program: Managing Archeological Collections

Links

The following links take you to useful web sites that are directly related to this section. Remember, you are often leaving the National Park Service when you go to these sites. Although we recommend them, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of their content.

Funding for Collections Management
Heritage Preservation - Collections Care Resources
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities - Apply for a Grant
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
National Science Foundation - Archaeology and Archeometry

Boettcher Foundation, Colorado
The Foundation Center

Collection Rehabilitation and Needs Assessment Efforts
American Association of Museums Assessment Program
Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, US Army Corps of Engineers
Archaeological Curation - Needs Assessment Publications

Repository/Museum Accreditation Information
American Association of Museums Accreditation Program
Council of Texas Archaeologists Accreditation and Review Council (ARC)

Examples of Online Collections and Catalogs
Archaeological Research Institute collections
Arizona State Museum
Archaeology
Archives
Bishop Museum Ethnology Databases
California Academy of Sciences, Anthropology Collections Database
Canadian Museum of Civilization Collections
Lois Dowdle Cobb Museum of Archaeology Virtual Museum Collection
The Field Museum Anthropology Collections
Florida Museum of Natural History Historical Archaeology Collections
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Collections
Kansas State Historical Society Online Collections of Object and Archival Holdings
Museum Sites Online, Museum Computer Network
National Anthropological Archives - Guides to the Collections
National Park Service Web Catalog
Science Museum of Minnesota
New England Projectile Point Catalog - ArchNet