[Genealib] Donated Genealogy Research

[Tom]

Debra Spindle,
We do accept genealogical research for our manuscript collection. As more 
and more book titles, census, etc., go online, we are looking for something 
that will be a draw for the library in the future. As an archive to house 
Ohio-related genealogical collections, this provides a service for Aunt 
Fannie and others who do not want their 35-years of work pitched - and a 
gold mine for those who find a family surname in a collection. Yes, those 
photocopies are available from county histories, online newspapers, etc., 
but it took that researcher 35 years to collect the material and piece it 
together in family groups.
Yes, at some point in the future, we may scan the collections and keep only 
historically valuable documents - if space becomes an issue.
Of course, we are a research library of a genealogical society. Historical 
societies (like your facility) and especially public libraries would have 
very different viewpoints taking the path recommended by the previous 
responders to your inquiry. Such material may not be appropriate for these 
institutions.
Thanks.
Tom Neel, Library Director
Ohio Genealogical Society
713 S Main St
Mansfield OH 44907-1644
www.ogs.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debra Osborne Spindle" <dspindle at okhistory.org>
To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:23 PM
Subject: [Genealib] Donated Genealogy Research


> Please tell me what your agency does when someone wants to donate Aunt
> Fannie's 35 years of research files. (Much of what is in that file is
> photocopies of materials we hold in the library.)  We're not talking about
> books or pedigree charts or family group sheets, but copies of census
> records and handwritten notes and photocopies of articles.
>
> Do you have a portion of your written policy that addresses this?
>
> We will appreciate any advice you have to offer us.  I think I know what I
> would do but I have colleagues who want to know what others do. And it is
> always helpful to hear from others in the trenches.  (We are working with
> both a library and a manuscript archive.)
>
> Thank you for your help--
>
>
> Debra
>
> Debra Osborne Spindle, PhD, MLIS
> Reference Librarian
>
> Oklahoma Historical Society
> Research Division
> 2401 N. Laird
> Oklahoma City, OK  73132
> 405.522.5239
> www.okhistory.org
>
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