Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Scope of Collection Statement
Bohnert A. 2011. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Scope of Collection Statement. Scope of Collections Statement
This Scope of Collection Statement (SOCS) was administered through the Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and developed under Cooperative Agreement with the Organization of American Historians (OAH). In keeping with the spirit of the enabling legislation and subsequent agreements between the National Park Service (NPS) and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, the Northern Arapaho Tribe and The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, a SOCS consultation meeting was held with tribal representatives. The meeting was held at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (SAND) [to be referred to as ‘site’] on May 4, 2010. A participant list is included as Appendix 1.NPS museum collections comprise the institutional memory of NPS units and typically include both natural and cultural material. The SAND collection is no different and at the time of the site visit eight (8) accessions were noted in the Accession Ledger (see Appendix 2). As of fiscal year 2009, the SAND Interior Collections Management System (ICMS) database included cultural history museum collections totaling approximately 53,817 museum objects in the disciplines of biology, archeology, ethnology, history, and archives. The currently reported cataloged archival materials total approximately 51,923 items. The cataloged archeological materials total 894 artifacts. The natural history collection (herbarium specimens) consists of approximately 1,000 biological specimens. According to the 2009 CMR, SAND has a reported cataloging backlog of 2,203 items, most of which are reported as archeological artifacts and biological specimens. No cultural artifacts from the Indian Trust property have been included in the sites museum collection since the “Dawson Ranch” property was designated as Trust property in 2005 (PL 109-45, the “Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005”).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bohnert, Allen
- Date of Issue
- 2011
- Units
- SAND
- Keywords
- acquisition, archeology collection, Archival Collection, Biology, collection management, Collections, conventions, cultural collection, deaccessions, disposition, ethnology collection, Geology, history collection, Interpretation, Laws, Legislation, Library materials, listed resources, Management Actions, mandated collections, Museum, Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990, Natural History Collection, Paleontology, Planning, Purpose, Regulations, resource management goals and objectives, restrictions, significance, uncontrolled surface collecting