Greetings!
   
  I need some advice.  I am serving as the first archivist at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum and am likely facing the same problem MANY of you have experienced.  We have a TON of stuff that was never properly numbered, documented, or stored and not a whole lot of storage space.  
   
  In order to create space and a collection that more properly suits our mission, I would like to either give items to other (more appropriate) museums or find another solution for relieving such items of their duties at this museum.  The problem is, with a lack of documentation (and therefore no direction as to the wishes of the donors regarding depositing items elsewhere) I am not sure of the proper/ethical route to take while still being practical.  
   
  I would appreciate any assistance I can gain from my fellow comrades!
   
  Sincerely,
  Ashley McLendon
  Archivist
   
  Mississippi Armed Forces Museum
  Camp Shelby, Mississippi

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