SPEC Kit 333: Art &Artifact Management · 33
Rules for Archival Description
The revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging—authorities and lexicons
Artifacts Collections
17. Does your library/unit/collection hold artifacts? N=68
Yes 64 94%
No 4 6%
Types of Artifacts Collected
18. Which of the following types of artifacts are represented in your collections? Check all that apply.
N=63
Historic photographs 61 97%
Historic objects 53 84%
Material culture 47 75%
Architectural drawings, designs, models 47 75%
Costumes 30 48%
Merchandise 23 37%
Archeological objects 21 33%
Natural history specimens 12 19%
Other type of artifact 16 25%
Please describe the other type of artifact.
Awards, trophies, historical clothing, mementos
Cuneiform tablets, scrolls, manuscripts
Ephemera (postcards, stamps, pins, flyers, advertisements, patent medicine cards, comics)
Rules for Archival Description
The revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging—authorities and lexicons
Artifacts Collections
17. Does your library/unit/collection hold artifacts? N=68
Yes 64 94%
No 4 6%
Types of Artifacts Collected
18. Which of the following types of artifacts are represented in your collections? Check all that apply.
N=63
Historic photographs 61 97%
Historic objects 53 84%
Material culture 47 75%
Architectural drawings, designs, models 47 75%
Costumes 30 48%
Merchandise 23 37%
Archeological objects 21 33%
Natural history specimens 12 19%
Other type of artifact 16 25%
Please describe the other type of artifact.
Awards, trophies, historical clothing, mementos
Cuneiform tablets, scrolls, manuscripts
Ephemera (postcards, stamps, pins, flyers, advertisements, patent medicine cards, comics)
