As of 06/04/2018

Series 1748: Museum Accreditation Self-study Documents. 1974 – 2011.
Dept. of Archives and History (RG 31). State Historical Museums (SG 8).

      This series consists primarily of supporting documents for the accreditation self-study for the State Historical Museum (SHM or OCM) [Old Capitol Museum] and the accreditation self-study for the Manship House Museum (MHM) performed by the American Association of Museums (AAM). Documentation includes such items as the museum mission statement, its long-range plan, an organizational chart, principal vitae of staff members, 1975-1984 Manship collection photographs, MHM and OCM exhibit information/photographs, unlabeled CD’s (may be degraded), some correspondence, and pertinent sections of the museum's collection policy. Box #4791 contains an "Index of Attachments" that gives a relatively complete list of the items found in the State Historical Museum accreditation self-study. Box #7289 contains an "Index of Attachments" that gives a relatively complete list of the items found in the Manship House Museum accreditation self-study. Arrangement is solely by box.

Accreditation Visiting Committee information: 1986, 199630316
Mississippi Writers Calendars: 1994-199530313
Supporting documents for Manship House accreditation: 20007289
Supporting documents for SHM accreditation: 19964791
Supporting documents for SHM accreditation: 19964792
1998-2005: OCM Accreditation34040
2004-2005: Improvements- Donation Box, Ethics Policy, and Evaluations34040
2004-2007: Correspondence34040
2005: MDAH Strategic Profile34040
1996: Completed Accreditation Self-Study34040
2004-2005: Completed Accreditation Self-Study34040
2004-2007: Blank Accreditation Self-Study34040
2004-2005: Accreditation Images34040
2003-2005: Accreditation Attachments34040
2008-2011: MHM Reaccreditation34040
2009: MHM Self-Study34040
Museum Accreditation Handbooks34040
1996-2000: OCM Strategic Plan34040
1983-2011: OCM Accreditation Self-Study34040
2009-2010: MHM Accreditation34040
1983-2007: OCM Reaccreditation34040
Foundation for Mississippi History- Bylaws34040
1974: Mississippi Museum of Natural Science- Charter of Incorporation (Copy)34040
Museums: Accreditation Self-Study34040
OCM: Collections Policy34040
Resumes34040
1996-1997: OCM Reaccreditation/Self-Study34041
2000: MHM Accreditation34041
Dec, 2009: MHM Accreditation and Self-Study Questionnaire34041
2006-2007: Museum Accreditation Handbooks (1-4)34041
2004-2005: Reaccreditation Notebook34041
2004-2005: OCM Accreditation Self-Study (interrupted by Hurricane Katrina)34041
Accreditation and Self-Study- Explanations and Examples34041
1996: OCM Accreditation and General Information34041