| The Resource Centre at the Dorman Museum can be booked
by individuals requiring access to the museum’s collection
of books, monographs, journals, archives, photographs as well
as the collection database.
The museum has extensive
collections relating to the following subject areas:
- Archaeology
- Biological Sciences
- Geology
- Local History
- Local Social History
- Local Industrial history and processes
The resources centre
is equipped with computers to access its collection database.
Access to the centre is by booking only, please ring
the main switchboard number or email
us.
It is advisable to check that the resources you require are
available prior to booking. Note that the main repository
for regional archival resources is Teesside
Archives not the museum.
The museum offers identification services free of charge.
The museum cannot normally undertake the identification of
large numbers of objects.
Items should be
deposited at the museum reception where you will be asked
to fill out a detailed form. Identifications are generally
carried out within one month depending on work load, staff
availability and use of outside experts.
Alternatively you
might like to make use of the various identification guides
available in the Resources Room -see booking procedures.
The museum does not give valuations under any circumstances.
You are requested to seek the advice of a professional valuer.
The museum is grateful to all its past donors who have
given the museum objects and specimens for its collections.
Because of the limits of storage and the high cost of object
care and conservation the museum must now limit the range
and type of objects it acquires.
The museum operates
to a Collection Management Plan which determines the strategic
development of its collections. Donations of objects for the
collections are accepted provided they fall within the scope
this Plan. Curatorial meetings are normally held monthly to
determine the suitability of donations.
If you would like
to donate material to the museum please, in the first instance,
contact the museum by email, letter or telephone. Staff can
make site visits if a large amount of material needs to be
assessed or it involves a large item.
If you would like to leave the museum a bequest of an item
or collection it is imperative that you discuss this with
a curator before making any provisions in your will to prevent
any future distress and legal difficulties.
If you require any information on making a financial
bequest please contact the Senior Curator at the museum. |
