Last updated: December 10, 2024
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National Park Service Clearinghouse Classifieds
The National Park Service posts notices of proposed deaccessions and museum items available for deaccession at this site. Notices are posted for 45 days.
The museum items posted at this site may be deaccessioned outside the Federal government only by exchange or conveyance (donation). The NPS does not deaccession museum items by sale.
The NPS may only convey museum items to institutions that are dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and qualified to manage museum collections. Private institutions must be exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial – Objects Available
The following objects are outside of the unit’s scope of collection and are available for transfer to another park or other federal agency, or conveyance to non-federal institutions.Contact for further information:
Greg Cox, Museum Curator
George Washington Memorial Parkway
700 George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean, VA 22101
greg_cox@nps.gov
Published on December 10, 2024
Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Objects Available
The following objects have been determined to be outside the site’s scope of collection. These objects include helmets, mostly military helmets, that were left as voluntarily abandoned property at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial between 1986 and 2018. Most of the objects were left by anonymous or unidentified donors. Below are general descriptions of the types of objects that are available:Military Helmet: U.S. Military issued metal helmets. Some have camouflage fabric covers and attached helmet bands.
Pith Helmet: North Vietnamese Army regular infantryman pith helmets.
Flight Helmet: US Army flight helmets APH-5, manufactured by Sierra Engineering.
Contact for more information:
Hillery York, Museum Curator
National Mall and Memorial Parks
1100 Ohio Drive, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024
202-760-1334
hillery_york@nps.gov
Published on November 22, 2024
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial – Objects Available
The following objects are outside of the unit’s scope of collection and are available for transfer to another park or other federal agency, or conveyance to non-federal institutions.
Contact for further information:
Greg Cox, Museum Curator
George Washington Memorial Parkway
700 George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean, VA 22101
greg_cox@nps.gov
Published on November 12, 2024
Yellowstone National Park – Objects Available
The following objects are outside the unit’s scope of collection as they are duplicates of tables already in the collection and are available for transfer to another park or other federal agency, or conveyance to non-federal institutions.Contact for further information:
Miriam Watson, Museum Curator Heritage & Research Center
20 Old Yellowstone Trail Gardiner, MT 59030
miriam_watson@nps.gov
Published October 31, 2024
Yellowstone National Park – Objects Available
The following objects are outside the unit’s scope of collection and are available for transfer to another park or other federal agency, or conveyance to non-federal institutions.
Contact for further information:
Miriam Watson, Museum Curator
Heritage & Research Center
20 Old Yellowstone Trail
Gardiner, MT 59030
miriam_watson@nps.gov
Published August 5, 2024