4 Sep
2015
4 Sep
'15
2:04 p.m.
On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, jwsmobile wrote:
On 9/4/2015 12:54 PM, Tothwolf wrote:
Anyone happen to notice this?
Acquisition Policy for the Houston Computer Museum
http://www.hlctm.org/serv02.htm
[...]
"The item should be of museum quality (exceptions will be made for certain
items). Primary consideration will be given to the museum's ability to
provide proper care and storage for any artifact or works of art. No item
should be considered for acquisition if its physical condition exceeds the
museum's financial ability to provide for its care and preservation."
"The museum must be able to provide proper storage for any acquisition
under consideration."
[...]
"The museum acknowledges its responsibility to ascertain that items
offered, whether by purchase, exchange, gift, or bequest, are not stolen,
wrongfully converted, or acquired under false pretences. All such items
will be declined."
"If the museum should discover that it has inadvertently acquired an item
that is proven to have been obtained in violation of the above statement,
the museum shall seek to return the item to its legal owner or shall seek
to determine, through outside recognized and competent authorities, the
proper means of disposition."
[...]
With the storage situation, does this mean he is in violation of his
501(c)(3) requirements?
What does this mean for that vanload of gear Keys took out from under me
via false pretenses?
On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, William Donzelli wrote:
Keys had a table at VCF SW 3.0 but I'm not sure if that really counts
as an exhibit.
http://www.computerculture.org/events/vcfsw3/
He got a big collection of SDS systems which I helped store the tape
drives and printers for. Al was supposed to get the media, but it never
got to me to get to Al and back. It seems
to happen all the time with collectables (I must admit I
have a loft room full, and I don't have anywhere to exhibit) but to
me this needs PEOPLE and then a PLAN and lastly a Kick Starter
project to get it exhibitable, if indeed any of it is exhibit able. I
can't see any responses in a.f.c but if any one can let me know what
the money is needed for and how its going to be spent then I could
start considering donating...
Consider, however, that Keys and the Houston Computer Museum has been
sort of a black hole for the past 15 years. I do not know if anyone
has really seen any sort of exhibit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWogDZ9weSs
If a museum did not materialize when he was 55 or 60, they probably
are not going to materialize at 70 or 75.
And if the Houston Computer Museum is a proper museum, there will be a
clause in the bylaws guiding the disposition of the artifacts to other
501c3 entities.