Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 16 - History, Humanities and Arts
Part 5 - Museum Division
Chapter 8 - Collections Policy of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion
- Rule 16-5-8.1 - Definitions
- Rule 16-5-8.2 - Acquisition
- Rule 16-5-8.3 - Removal from Historic Collection
- Rule 16-5-8.4 - Incoming Loans
- Rule 16-5-8.5 - Outgoing Loans
- Rule 16-5-8.6 - Documentation of Collections
- Rule 16-5-8.7 - Access to and Use of Collections and Collections Records
- Rule 16-5-8.8 - Care of the Collections
- Rule 16-5-8.9 - Risk Management
- Rule 16-5-8.10 - Ethics
Current through September 24, 2024
Introduction.
A. Purpose of Collections Policy:
The purpose of the collections policy is to provide guidelines for the Mansion's collections-related activities, insuring that these activities meet professional standards. The Mansion's collections policy is a public statement of the Mansion's commitment to care for and manage its collections properly.
B. Statement of Purpose/Mission of the Mansion:
The Mississippi Governor's Mansion is an historic structure, the official residence of the Governor, whose living quarters adjoin the historic section. The Governor's Mansion is a National Historic Landmark as designated by the United States Department of Interior. Under the provisions of Mississippi Code 1972, Section 39-5-6, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History has statutory authority for the Mansion's historic section and is responsible for both its preservation and interpretation. The Mississippi Governor's Mansion serves as both the official residence of the Governor and as an historic house museum.
The Department of Archives and History employs a full-time Mansion curator who is responsible for the management of the Mansion's historic collection and the administration of the volunteer docent program for public tours of the historic section.
The interpretation of the historic section of the Governor's Mansion, essentially a historic house museum, is on several different levels: the Mansion's Greek Revival style of architecture and its architect, William Nichols; the 1839-1842 construction and early history; the 1908-1909 renovation; the 1972-1975 restoration/renovation; the style and function of the Mansion's collection of nineteenth-century objects and furnishings; the historical significance of those specific objects associated with former governors; the historical significance of important events that occurred in the Mansion and famous persons who have visited. Dissemination of this information is primarily through guided tours of the historic section.
