Kan. Admin. Regs. § 118-1-1

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 118-1-1 - Removal of property from the collection holdings of the state historical society

(a) Disposition of certain holdings in the state archives that is regulated by K.S.A. 75-3501 et seq., and K.S.A. 45-401 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall not be subject to these regulations.

(b) The disposition of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony, as defined in 43 CFR Part 10, as amended on January 13, 1997, shall not be subject to these regulations.

(c) Definitions.

(1) "Collection holdings or properties" means historical materials, including architectural drawings, artworks, artifacts, audiovisual materials, books, computer tapes or discs, governmental records, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, photographs, and other tangible objects held for public use by the state historical society as the trustee of the state.

(2) "Deaccession" means to formally remove property from the state historical society collection holdings by following established professional procedures.

(3) "Deed of gift or accession record" means the legal document describing the property and transferring the title for that property to the state historical society.

(4) "Disposition" means the transfer or termination of title to and physical custody of property removed from the state historical society collection holdings.

(5) "Documentation" means recorded information held by the society pertaining to the property, including its history, condition, changes in ownership or custody, use in research or education, and disposition.

(6) "Donation" means the surrender of physical possession and title to property for which no compensation, monetary or otherwise, is received.

(7) "Historical material" means tangible property that has historical or scientific value or significance to researchers or the general public.

(8) "Professional procedures" means those procedures utilized by the state historical society staff based on professional training and experience that are considered ethical, legal, and responsible and that are generally accepted by other professionals in that field.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 118-1-1

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 75-2701; effective Aug. 24, 1992; amended Oct. 23, 1998.